ChinaCast Education to Report Third Quarter Financial Results on November 9, 2010

BEIJING, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- ChinaCast Education Corporation ("ChinaCast" or the "Company", Nasdaq: CAST), a leading for-profit, post-secondary education and e-Learning services provider in China, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, after the close of the market.

ChinaCast's management team will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 am ET, Wednesday, November 10, 2010.  The dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

A replay of the earnings conference call will be available at the following numbers:

The replay will be available starting at 11:00 am ET, Wednesday, November 10, 2010, through 11:59 pm ET, Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

Additionally, a live and archived version of the earnings call will be available at www.chinacasteducation.com.  Please access the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time in order to download and install any necessary software.

About ChinaCast Education Corporation

Established in 1999, ChinaCast Education Corporation is a leading for-profit, post-secondary education and e-Learning services provider in China. The Company provides post-secondary degree and diploma programs through its three universities in China: The Foreign Trade and Business College of Chongqing Normal University, the Lijiang College of Guangxi Normal University and Hubei Industrial University Business College. These universities offer fully accredited, career-oriented bachelor's degree and diploma programs in business, economics, law, IT/computer engineering, hospitality and tourism management, advertising, language studies, art and music. The Company provides its e-Learning services to post-secondary institutions, K-12 schools, government agencies and corporate enterprises via its nationwide satellite/fiber broadband network. These services include interactive distance learning applications, multimedia education content delivery, English language training and vocational training courses. The Company is listed on NASDAQ Global Select Market with the ticker symbol CAST.

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