Exhibit 10.14

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE
CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION
1998 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

        WHEREAS, Career Education Corporation (the "Company") has established
and maintains the Career Education Corporation 1998 Employee Incentive
Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), effective as of April 1, 1998, as amended on
July 29, 1998, February 17, 1999, January 24, 2000, April 5, 2002, and May 19,
2003; and

        WHEREAS, the Company desires to further amend the Plan to increase the
total number of shares of Common Stock (unless otherwise stated in this
Amendment, defined terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the Plan) reserved and available for distribution pursuant to Awards under the
Plan;

        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, pursuant to the power and authority
reserved to the Company by Section 13.1 of the Plan, and pursuant to the
authority delegated to the Committee, the Plan be and hereby is amended,
effective February 27, 2004, in the following manner:

        Section 4.1 is amended by deleting its first sentence and replacing it
with the following:

"4.1Number of Shares.    Subject to the adjustment under Section 4.6, the total
number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for distribution
pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 22,800,000 shares of Common Stock
authorized for issuance as of the Effective Date."

        Except as provided herein, the Plan shall remain in full force and
effect.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to be executed
effective as of the 27th day of February, 2004.

 
 
CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION
 
 
By:
/s/ John M. Larson

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John M. Larson
President and Chief Executive Officer

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