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PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORPORATION
000-23245
1750 E. Golf Road
Schaumburg
IL
60173
(847) 781-3600
TODD SHERMAN NELSON
Officer
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
16000
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NASDAQ
COMMON
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