PITTSBURGH, May 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Education Management Corporation (Nasdaq: EDMC), a leading provider of post-secondary education, announced that the shareholders of the Company voted to adopt the previously announced merger agreement between the Company and private investors led by Providence Equity Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners at a special shareholders meeting held earlier today.

The Merger is expected to close on or about June 1, 2006, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of closing conditions.

Education Management Corporation (http://www.edmc.com) is among the largest providers of private post-secondary education in North America, based on student enrollment and revenue. EDMC has 72 primary campus locations in 24 states and two Canadian provinces. EDMC's 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, legal studies and business fields, culminating in the award of associate's through doctoral degrees. EDMC has provided career-oriented education for over 40 years.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements in this press release that relate to future results and events, including statements about EDMC's anticipated financial and operating performance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and EDMC does not undertake any obligation to update these forward- looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, and future results could differ materially from EDMC's historical performance. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include: general economic, political, and industry conditions; EDMC's effectiveness in its regulatory compliance efforts; the effects of extensive and changing regulations on EDMC's business; changing market needs and technology; EDMC's ability to add and integrate new schools and grow its online programs; increased competition; EDMC's ability to recruit and retain key personnel; and other matters disclosed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including EDMC's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Contact:
James Sober, CFA
Vice President, Finance
(412) 995-7684

SOURCE Education Management Corporation

Web site: http://www.edmc.com/
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