Cooking school to close U.S. campuses

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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 27: Chefs prepare ahead of the announcement of the winner of the UK’s most prestigious hospitality scholarship, the Le Cordon Bleu UK Scholarship Award 2013, receiving the award from chef Pierre Koffmann at a reception at Le Cordon Bleu’s Centre of Excellence in London’s Bloomsbury Square. Zoe McReynolds beat entrants from all over the UK to scoop the £30,000 prize, and will now study the world-renowned Le Grand Diplome at Le Cordon Bleu before enjoying an apprenticeship with Koffmann at Le Cordon Bleu on March 27, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images For Le Cordon Bleu)

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — A French culinary school best known as the alma mater of famed chef Julia Child is closing its 16 U.S. campuses.

Career Education Corp. cites new federal regulations cracking down on for-profit career colleges for its decision to stop enrolling new students in Le Cordon Bleu after January and to close its campuses by September 2017.

The company says that negotiations with a potential buyer fell through.

The Schaumburg, Illinois-based company operates cooking schools in Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Las Vegas; Miami; suburban Minneapolis; Orlando, Florida; Portland, Oregon; Pasadena, Sacramento, and San Francisco, California; Scottsdale, Arizona; Seattle and suburban St. Louis.

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