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

Apollo Group rose $.05 or .3 percent, to $18.68.

Career Education Corp. fell $.05 or 1.8 percent, to $2.67.

DeVry rose $.04 or .2 percent, to $25.38.

Strayer Education Inc. fell $.27 or .6 percent, to $47.31.