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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001046568
PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORPORATION
000-23245
1750 E. Golf Road
Schaumburg
IL
60173
(847) 781-3600
DAVID C CZESZEWSKI TRST
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
30894
978109.26
65536259
06/13/2025
NASDAQ
Common
12/14/2021
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Issuer
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12/14/2021
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Common
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Issuer
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Issuer
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
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