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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): MARCH 10, 1998
COMPUTER LEARNING CENTERS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 0-26040 36-3501869
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification
of incorporation) Number)
11350 RANDOM HILLS ROAD
SUITE 240
FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA 22030
(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 359-9333
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events
On March 10, 1998, Computer Learning Centers, Inc. ("CLC") announced that
the Company was served with a complaint on March 10, 1998 by the Attorney
General of the State of Illinois alleging that the Company violated the
state's Private Business and Vocational School Act and the Consumer Fraud and
Deceptive Business Practices Act for students enrolled at its Schaumburg,
Illinois Learning Center.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated March 10, 1998 relating to CLC Schaumburg complaint
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COMPUTER LEARNING CENTERS, INC.
By: /s/ CHARLES L. COSGROVE
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Charles L. Cosgrove
Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 16, 1998
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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CLC Schaumburg complaint.
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Exhibit 99.1
COMPUTER LEARNING CENTERS INC. MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT
FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1998--Computer Learning Centers,
Inc. (Nasdaq National Market: CLCX) ("CLC") today announced that it has been
served with a complaint by the Attorney General of the State of Illinois
alleging that the Company violated the state's Private Business and
Vocational School Act and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices
Act for students enrolled at its Schaumburg, Illinois Learning Center. The
lawsuit is confined only to the Company's Schaumburg Learning Center and does
not affect any other CLC Learning Center, including the Chicago Learning
Center.
Reid Bechtle, President and Chief Executive Officer of CLC, commented, "We
believe that CLC Schaumburg, like all of our Learning Centers, has operated
and continues to operate in accordance with state and federal regulatory
standards and in the best practices of our industry. We intend to vigorously
defend ourselves against these allegations. We will continue to serve the
best interests of students and employers in and around the Schaumburg area as
we have done since 1994."
Computer Learning Centers provides information and computer-related education
and training at 25 Learning Centers in the United States. The Company
designs programs and courses to meet current information technology education
needs, offering instruction focused on client/server systems and applications
programming, networking administrative and management, help desk operations
and computer technical support.
CONTACT:
Computer Learning Centers Inc.
Charles Cosgrove, Chief Financial Officer
703/359-7702
or
CLCX's INVESTOR RELATIONS COUNSEL:
The Equity Group Inc.
Devin Sullivan
212/836-9608
KEYWORD: VIRGINIA ILLINOIS
BW1277 MAR 10, 1998
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