Education Management Corporation to Host Fiscal 2014 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, October 31, 2013

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Management Corporation (NASDAQ:EDMC), a leading provider of post-secondary education, announced today it will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 31, 2013.  Company executives will review financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014.  Results for the quarter are expected to be released after the market close on Wednesday, October 30, 2013.

Interested parties can access the live webcast of the conference call at www.edmc.edu.  Participants can also listen to the conference call by dialing 412-317-6789. 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 877-344-7529 and providing the access code of 451200.  The replay will begin at approximately 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 31, 2013 and end at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 15, 2013.  An archive of the webcast will be available for one year on the Investor Relations section of the Education Management website (www.edmc.edu).

About Education Management Corporation

Education Management Corporation (www.edmc.edu), with approximately 132,000 students as of October 2012, is among the largest providers of post-secondary education in North America, based on student enrollment and revenue, with a total of 110 locations in 32 U.S. states and Canada.  We offer academic programs to our students through campus-based and online instruction, or through a combination of both.  We are committed to offering quality academic programs and continuously strive to improve the learning experience for our students.  Our educational institutions offer students the opportunity to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees and certain specialized non-degree diplomas in a broad range of disciplines, including design, media arts, health sciences, psychology and behavioral sciences, culinary, fashion, business, education, legal and information technology.

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.

COMPANY CONTACT: 
John Iannone
Director of Investor Relations
(412) 995-7727

SOURCE Education Management Corporation