NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top education companies were mixed at the close of trading:

Apollo Group rose $.14 or .5 percent, to $29.02.

Career Education Corp. fell $.05 or 1.3 percent, to $3.80.

DeVry fell $.08 or .3 percent, to $23.97.

Strayer Education Inc. fell $.01 or percent, to $66.30.