Exhibit 99.1

                        EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
               ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT ADDITION, NEW RESPONSIBILITIES
                           SUPPORTING COMPANY PROGRESS

(PITTSBURGH- March 7, 2005) Education Management Corporation (NASDAQ: EDMC)
today announced the addition of Joe Charlson as Senior Vice President -
Strategic Marketing, and new responsibilities for David J. Pauldine, Executive
Vice President and President of The Art Institutes.

John R. McKernan, Jr., EDMC's Chief Executive Officer, said, "These changes
better align our resources to support the Company's important growth
initiatives. Joe Charlson will bring solid marketing expertise and new
strategies and techniques for reaching a broader prospective student population.
Also, with Dave Pauldine focusing on admissions, start-ups, and The Art
Institutes, we can more effectively leverage his strong operational background
to enhance the process of successfully introducing an increased number of
start-up locations in key markets."

In his new role, Mr. Charlson will provide leadership to all marketing areas
within EDMC and further define key student market segments and marketing
strategies to better identify and reach those potential students who will
benefit from an education at an EDMC school. Before joining EDMC, Mr. Charlson
co-led a $1.5 billion retail pharmacy business for Target. Prior to working for
Target, he assisted companies in major business transformations and the
development of growth strategies as a management consultant with McKinsey &
Company. Mr. Charlson, who holds a Master of Science degree from Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard Business School, possesses a
strong background in strategic marketing.

David J. Pauldine served as Chief Marketing Officer of EDMC prior to his new
responsibilities. As part of this organizational change, Mr. Pauldine will
continue to direct the overall admissions process and lead The Art Institutes
while assuming additional duties of leading the Company's start-ups team. EDMC
opened five new school locations during fiscal year 2005 and has plans to open a
minimum of five additional locations in fiscal year 2005. Mr. Pauldine joined
EDMC in 1998 as Senior Vice President of Marketing and previously served as
President of The Art Institute of Seattle and The Art Institute of Fort
Lauderdale. He received a Master of Arts in Leadership from Antioch University.

Education Management Corporation (www.edmc.com) is among the largest providers
of private post-secondary education in North America, based on student
enrollment and revenue. Student enrollment exceeded 66,000 as of fall 2004. EDMC
has 70 primary campus locations in 24 states and two Canadian provinces. EDMC
education institutions offer a broad range of academic programs concentrated in
the media arts, design, fashion, culinary arts, behavioral sciences, health
sciences, education, information technology and business fields, culminating in
the award of associate's through doctoral degrees. EDMC has provided
career-oriented education for over 40 years.

This press release may include information that could constitute forward-
looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such forward-looking statements
may involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from any future results encompassed within the forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include
those matters disclosed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission
filings. Past results of EDMC are not necessarily indicative of its future
results. EDMC does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements.