Pittsburgh, PA, October 20, 2008 -- Education Management LLC, a leading provider of post-secondary education, announced today that it plans to host a conference call to review fiscal 2009 first quarter results on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Interested parties can access the live webcast of the conference call at www.edmc.com. Participants can also listen to the conference call by dialing 303-262-2125. Please log-in or dial-in at least 10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure a connection.

A replay of the conference call will be available by dialing 303-590-3000 and providing the access code of 11101214#. The replay will begin at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 13, 2008 and end at midnight on Thursday, November 20, 2008. An archive of the webcast will be available for one year on the Investor Relations section of the Education Management website (www.edmc.com).

About Education Management

Education Management (www.edmc.com), with approximately 96,000 students as of the fall of 2007, is among the largest providers of post-secondary education in North America, based on student enrollment and revenue. Education Management has 88 locations in 28 U.S. states and in Canada. Education Management's educational 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. Education Management 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 Education Management are not necessarily indicative of its future results. Education Management does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

FOR: Education Management LLC
COMPANY CONTACTS:
James Sober, CFA
Vice President, Finance
(412) 995-7684