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Exhibit 21
CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION
List of Subsidiaries
ABS Educational Heritage, LLC (DE) | ||
AIU Online, LLC (DE) | ||
AI Collins Graphic Design School, Ltd. (DE) | ||
Allentown Business School, Ltd (DE) | ||
American European Middle East Corporation, L.L.C. (GA) | ||
American InterContinental University, Inc. (GA) | ||
AIU Educational Heritage, LLC (DE) | ||
American Intercontinental University-London, Ltd. (UK) | ||
American Intercontinental University-London, Limited U.S. (DC) | ||
Briarcliffe College, Inc. (NY) | ||
Briarcliffe Educational Heritage, L.L.C. (DE) | ||
Brooks College, Ltd (DE) | ||
Brooks Institute of Photography, LLC (DE) | ||
Brown Institute, Ltd. (DE) | ||
California Culinary Academy, LLC (DE) | ||
California Culinary Academy, Inc. (CA) | ||
Career Education Corporation France SAS (FR) | ||
Career Education Corp Luxembourg, S.a.r.l. (Luxembourg) | ||
Career Education Student Finance, LLC (DE) | ||
CEC e-Learning LLC (IL) | ||
CEC Employee Group, LLC (DE) | ||
CEC Europe, LLC (DE) | ||
CEC Europe, LLC & Investors, S.C.S. (Luxembourg) | ||
CEC Europe, LLC & Investors & CIE, S.C.S. (Luxembourg) | ||
CEC Food and Beverage LLC (DE) | ||
CEC Holdings I, Inc. (DE) | ||
CEC Management, Inc. (IL) | ||
CEC Real Estate Holding, Inc. (DE) | ||
Centre d'Etudes Européen du Sud Ouest (CEE SO) S.a.r.l. (France) | ||
Centre d'Etudes Européen Rhône-Alpes (CEE Rhône-Alpes) S.a.r.l. (France) | ||
The Cooking & Hospitality Institute of Chicago, Inc. (IL) | ||
CTU Corporation, Inc. (fka MDJB, Inc.) (CO) | ||
Colorado Technical University, Inc. (CO) | ||
Curriculum Holding Co., LLC (DE) | ||
Education & Training, Incorporated (DE) | ||
EduTrek International, Inc. (GA) | ||
EduTrek Systems, Inc. (GA) | ||
Gibbs College of Boston, Inc., a private two-year college (MA) | ||
Harrington Institute of Interior Design, Inc. (IL) | ||
Hoban Holding, Inc. (PA) | ||
IADT-South, LLC (DE) | ||
IAMD Limited (DE) | ||
Formastrat SA ((FR) | ||
Sup Sante SARL (FR) | ||
Societe Francaise d'Etude et de Formation (SFEF) SARL (FR) | ||
Organisation et Development (O&D) SAS (FR) | ||
Societe d'Expansion Economique et Culturelle du Bassin de las Villette (SEEC | ||
bassin de lat Villette) SAS (FR) | ||
SCI Bassin des "Perspectives Courreges" de la Villette (FR) |
SCI Ateliers "Perspective Courreges" de la Villette (FR) | ||
SCI 24 Rue Raze (FR) | ||
SCI Quartier des Chartons (FR) | ||
International Academy of Design-Orlando, Inc. (FL) | ||
International Academy of Design and Technology-Detroit, Inc. (MI) | ||
International Academy of Design and Technology-Nashville, LLC (DE) | ||
International Academy of Design and Technology, Toronto Ltd (ON) | ||
International Academy of Merchandising & Design, Inc. (FL) | ||
International Academy of Merchandising & Design, Ltd. (IL) | ||
JDV Online LLC (DE) | ||
KGS Educational Heritage, LLC (DE) | ||
The Katharine Gibbs Corporation-Melville (NY) | ||
The Katharine Gibbs School of Montclair, Inc. (NJ) | ||
The Katharine Gibbs Corp-New York (NY) | ||
The Katharine Gibbs School of Norwalk, Inc. (CT) | ||
Katharine Gibbs of Philadelphia, LLC (PA) | ||
The Katharine Gibbs School of Piscataway, Inc. (NJ) | ||
The Katharine Gibbs School of Providence, Inc. (RI) | ||
LCB Culinary Schools, LLC (DE) | ||
Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts Inc. (PA) (formerly PICA) | ||
LCB Educational Heritage, LLC (DE) | ||
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, LLC (DE) | ||
LCB - Chicago Beverages, LLC (IL) | ||
LCB - Chicago Group, LLC (IL) | ||
Market Direct, Inc. (IL) | ||
Marlin Acquisition Corp. (FL) | ||
McIntosh College, Inc. (DE) | ||
Missouri College, Inc. (MO) | ||
Online Group Services, LLC (DE) | ||
Orlando Culinary Academy, Inc. (FL) | ||
PA Culinary Acquisition Corporation (DE) | ||
PA Culinary Educational Heritage, LLC (DE) | ||
Sanford Brown College, Inc. (DE) | ||
Scottsdale Beverages, LLC (NV) | ||
Scottsdale Culinary Institute, Ltd. (DE) | ||
Scottsdale Group, LLC (NV) | ||
Southern California School of Culinary Arts, Ltd. (DE) | ||
School of Computer Technology, Inc. (DE) | ||
TCA Acquisition, L.P. (TX) (Texas Culinary Academy) | ||
TCA Group, Inc. (TX) | ||
TCA Beverages, Inc. (TX) | ||
Ultrasound Technical Services, Inc. (NY) | ||
WAI, Inc. (DE) | ||
Washington Business School, Ltd. (DE) | ||
Western Culinary Institute, Ltd. (DE) | ||
WCI-Atlanta Beverages, LLC (GA) | ||
WCI-Atlanta Group, LLC (GA) | ||
Words of Wisdom, LLC (IL) |
CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION List of Subsidiaries