Some notable private education names have been rising during Friday's trading session. This sector has been under pressure throughout 2010 and is the target of some prominent short selling hedge funds. Here is how a number of notable for-profit education names are performing on Friday. Apollo Group (NYSE:

) +3.28% to $36.51 Strayer Education (NASDAQ:

) +0.93% to $136.76 Corinthian Colleges (NASDAQ:

) +5.19% to $4.46 Career Education (NASDAQ:

) +2.84% to $18.84 ITT Educational Services (NYSE:

) +2.10% to $59.93