Exhibit 23.1 

                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our reports included in this Form 10-K, into CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION's
previously filed Registration Statement File Nos. 333-60339 and 333-60335.

                                          Arthur Andersen LLP 

                                          /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP 

Chicago, Illinois 
March 16, 1999