EVCI to Attend NASDAQ Hearing

EVCI Career Colleges Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: EVCI) today announced that it will attend a hearing before a NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel") on Thursday, July 19, 2007. As previously announced, the Staff of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (the "Staff") notified EVCI on June 13, 2007 that its securities were subject to delisting. The Staff notice was based on EVCI's non-compliance with NASDAQ's $1.00 per share bid price requirement and the fact that EVCI did not obtain shareholder approval for and prior to the completion of the recent private placement of securities with ComVest Investment Partners III, L.P. and certain members of management (the "ComVest Financing"). In response to this notice, EVCI requested a hearing resulting in a stay of delisting pending the issuance of a decision by the Panel following the upcoming hearing.

As previously announced, EVCI has acknowledged that NASDAQ rules required EVCI to obtain shareholder approval for the ComVest Financing prior to its closing, absent an exception. Accordingly, pursuant to NASDAQ rules, EVCI applied for an exception to the shareholder approval requirements based on the fact that its financial viability would have been seriously jeopardized by the delay in obtaining shareholder approval prior to closing the transaction. Notwithstanding EVCI's financial condition, the Staff determined to deny EVCI's request for an exception, based on management's participation in the ComVest Financing on the same terms as ComVest, and advised EVCI that it would initiate delisting proceedings if the transaction closed as proposed without shareholder approval. EVCI closed the ComVest Financing as scheduled on May 23, 2007 so that it would have the funds necessary to preserve its financial viability.

On July 11, 2007, EVCI received an additional notice of non-compliance from the Staff indicating that EVCI's decision to close the ComVest Financing notwithstanding the Staff's advice raises public interest concerns under Marketplace Rule 4300 and IM-4300. EVCI will present its views with respect to this notice and the Staff's June 13th notice at Thursday's hearing and will request that the Panel provide it with additional time to effect a reverse stock split following the stockholders' meeting scheduled for July 31, 2007, thereby addressing the bid price issue, and to take certain other remedial measures designed to address the shareholder approval issue. However, there can be no assurance that the Panel will grant EVCI's request for continued listing.

About EVCI Career Colleges Holding Corp.

EVCI is the holding company for Technical Career Institutes, Interboro Institute and the Pennsylvania School of Business.

Founded in 1909, TCI offers two-year associate degree and certificate programs. With an emphasis on technology, TCI offers programs within three major divisions: business and new media technology, computer and electronics technology and climate control technology. TCI's main campus is on 31st Street diagonally across from Penn Station, and is supported by a nearby annex facility. EVCI acquired TCI in September 2005.

Founded in 1888, Interboro offers degree programs leading to the Associate in Occupational Studies degree and Associate in Applied Sciences degree. Its programs include accounting, business management, ophthalmic dispensing, paralegal studies, office technologies and security services and management. Interboro has a main campus in mid-town Manhattan, and an extension center in each of Flushing, New York and the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, New York. EVCI acquired Interboro in January 2000.

PSB offers two Associate in Specialized Business Degree programs and two diploma programs in information technology as well as three recently authorized business diploma programs. PSB is seeking authorization to award the Associate in Special Business Degree for those programs. PSB relocated to downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania in May 2005. EVCI acquired PSB in January 2005.