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EXHIBIT 4.1

THE WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW. THE WARRANT AND THE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION
THEREFROM UNDER SAID ACT OR LAWS. THE COMPANY MAY REQUEST, AS A CONDITION TO ANY
TRANSFER, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO IT STATING THAT SUCH
TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF
SAID ACT.

THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS PROVISIONS ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A.

Warrant No. RR-1                                                   50,000 Shares

                                     WARRANT

                           To Purchase Common Stock of

                        EVCI CAREER COLLEGES INCORPORATED

     This certifies that, for value received, Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc. or its
registered assigns (the "Holder") is entitled to purchase from EVCI Career
Colleges Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at any time and
from time to time after the date hereof until the Expiration Date, the number of
shares of Common Stock (as defined below) of the Company as set forth above, in
whole or in part, including fractional parts, at a purchase price of one dollar
and fifty cents ($1.50) per share (the "Purchase Price"). The number of Warrant
Shares (as defined below) and the Purchase Price therefor are subject to
adjustment as herein after set forth in Section 6.

     SECTION 1. Certain Definitions. For all purposes of this Warrant, the
following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

     "Additional Shares of Common Stock" means all shares of Common Stock issued
by the Company after the date hereof, other than Warrant Shares, whether now
authorized or not, other than Excluded Shares.

     "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other
Federal agency then administering the Securities Act.

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     "Common Stock" means and includes the Company's authorized common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share, and also includes any Common Stock of any class of
the Company hereafter authorized that shall not be limited to a fixed sum or
percentage of par value in respect of the rights of the holder thereof to
participate in dividends and in the distribution of assets upon the voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, and includes
any Common Stock of any class or classes resulting from any successive changes
or reclassifications or reclassification thereof.

     "Convertible Securities" means evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock
or other securities which are convertible into or exchangeable, with or without
payment of additional consideration in cash or property, for Additional Shares
of Common Stock, either immediately or upon the occurrence of a specified date
or a specified event.

     "Current Market Price" means the 10-day average closing bid prices of a
share of Common Stock as reported on NASDAQ for the period of 10 consecutive
Trading Days ending on the date of determination; provided, however, if the
Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on NASDAQ, as reported on the
principal national security exchange or quotation system on which the Common
Stock is quoted or listed or admitted to trading; or, if not quoted or listed or
admitted to trading on any national securities exchange or quotation system, the
closing bid price of such security on the over-the-counter market on the day in
question as reported by Bloomberg LP, or a similar generally accepted reporting
service, as the case may be, or if not listed or admitted for trading on any
national securities exchange or quoted in the over-the-counter market, the
Current Market Price shall be the Fair Value on such date.

     "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
any similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

     "Excluded Shares" means:

     (a) (i) shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options,
warrants (including this Warrant) and convertible preferred stock that are
outstanding on the date in July, 2002 on which the Promissory Note in the
principal amount of $550,000 is initially issued to Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc.
by the Company (the "Issue Date") and (ii) such number of additional shares of
Common Stock as may become issuable upon the exercise of such options, warrants
and convertible preferred stock by reason of adjustments required pursuant to
the anti-dilution provisions applicable to such securities as in effect on the
Issue Date;

     (b) (i) shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options and
warrants granted or issued by the Company to its employees, officers, directors,
consultants and advisors, up to a maximum number of such shares issuable at any
point in time while this Warrant is exercisable that does not exceed 17.5% of
the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock; provided, in each such
case, that the exercise price for any such share shall not be less than 85% of
the Fair Value of the Common Stock on the date of grant or issuance (the
"Minimum Price"), and (ii) such additional number of shares of Common Stock as
may become issuable pursuant to the terms of any such options or warrants by
reason of adjustments required pursuant to anti-dilution provisions applicable
to such securities in order to reflect any subdivision or combination of Common
Stock, by reclassification or otherwise, or any dividend on Common Stock payable
in Common Stock and anti-dilution adjustments that do not adjust the exercise
price below the Minimum Price;

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     (c) shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants issued to
equipment lessors, banks or other institutional credit financing sources of the
Company in connection with the provision of financing or the rendering of other
services to the Company up to a maximum number of shares of Common Stock
issuable at any point in time while this Warrant is exercisable that does not
exceed 5% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock; provided,
in each such case, that the exercise or purchase price for any such share shall
not be less than Minimum Price, and (ii) such additional number of shares of
Common Stock as may become issuable pursuant to the terms of any such warrants
by reason of adjustments required pursuant to anti-dilution provisions
applicable to such securities in order to reflect any subdivision or combination
of Common Stock, by reclassification or otherwise, or any dividend on Common
Stock payable in Common Stock and anti-dilution adjustments that do no adjust
the exercise price below the Minimum Price.

     "Expiration Date" means 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the last day of the
36th month following the month in which the Company pays its obligations in full
under the Promissory Note that is dated the date of this Warrant, is in the
principal amount of $550,000 and is payable by the Company to Rosenthal &
Rosenthal, Inc.

     "Fair Value" means, on any date specified herein (i) in the case of cash,
the dollar amount thereof, (ii) in the case of a security admitted for trading
on any national securities exchange or quoted in the over-the-counter market,
the Current Market Price, and (iii) in all other cases as determined in good
faith jointly by the Company and the Holder; provided, however, that if such
parties are unable to reach agreement within 30 days, the Fair Value shall be
determined in good faith by an independent investment banking firm selected
jointly by the Company and the Holder or, if that selection cannot be made
within ten days, by an independent investment banking firm selected by the
American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules; and provided
further that the Company shall pay all of the fees and expenses of any third
parties incurred in connection with determining the Fair Value.

     "Options" means any rights, options or warrants to subscribe for, purchase
or otherwise acquire either Additional Shares of Common Stock or Convertible
Securities.

     "Other Securities" means any stock (other than Common Stock) and other
securities of the Company or any other Person (corporate or otherwise) which the
holder of this Warrant at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have
received, upon the exercise of this Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common
Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in
exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to
Section 7 or otherwise.

     "outstanding" means, when used with reference to Common Stock, at any date
as of which the number of shares thereof is to be determined, all issued shares
of Common Stock, except shares then owned or held by or for the account of the
Company or any subsidiary of the Company, and shall include all shares issuable
in respect of outstanding scrip or any certificates representing fractional
interests in shares of Common Stock.

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     "Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint
venture, trust, incorporated organization, association, corporation,
institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government (whether federal,
state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including, without limitation, any
instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).

     "Purchase Price" means the purchase price set forth in the initial
paragraph hereof, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of
Section 6 hereof.

     "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

     "Trading Day" means a day on which the Nasdaq SmallCap Stock Market is open
for the transaction of business.

     "Warrant" means this warrant evidencing the right to purchase up to an
aggregate maximum amount of not more than 50,000 shares of Common Stock, subject
to increase and adjustment as provided herein, and any warrant issued in
exchange, division, substitution, transfer or replacement hereof.

     "Warrant Shares" means the shares of Common Stock purchased or purchasable
by the Holder of this Warrant upon the exercise hereof pursuant to Section 2
hereof.

     SECTION 2. Exercise of Warrant.

     (a) This Warrant may be exercised at any time, in whole or in part, for all
or any part of the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, prior
to the Expiration Date. To exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, the
Holder shall complete the notice of exercise attached hereto (the "Notice of
Exercise"), and deliver this Warrant and, except as otherwise provided in this
Section 2, cash in an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Price of the shares
of Common Stock being purchased, together with the Notice of Exercise, to the
Company at its office referred to in Section 9. Upon receipt thereof, the
Company shall, as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten (10)
business days thereafter, execute or cause to be executed and deliver or cause
to be delivered to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the
aggregate number of full shares of Common Stock specified in said Notice of
Exercise, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share, as hereinafter
provided. The stock certificate or certificates so delivered shall be, to the
extent possible, in such denomination or denominations as the Holder shall
request in the Notice of Exercise and shall be registered in the name of the
Holder or such other name as shall be designated in the Notice of Exercise,
subject to compliance with applicable securities laws. This Warrant shall be
deemed to have been exercised and such certificate or certificates shall be
deemed to have been issued, and the Holder or any other person or entity so
designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record
of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Notice of Exercise, together
with the cash, if any, and this Warrant, are received by the Company as
described above. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company
shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing
Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the
Holder to purchase the unpurchased shares of Common Stock called for by this
Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this
Warrant. All shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant
pursuant to the terms hereof shall be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and without any preemptive rights. The Company shall pay all
expenses, taxes and other charges payable in connection with the preparation,
execution and delivery of stock certificates pursuant to this Section, unless
such tax or charge is imposed by law upon the Holder, in which case such taxes
or charges shall be paid by the Holder. The Company shall not be required,
however, to pay any tax or other charge imposed in connection with any transfer
involved in the issue of any certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of this Warrant in any name other than that of the Holder, and in
such case the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any stock
certificate until such tax or other charge has been paid or it has been
established to the satisfaction of the Company that no such tax or other charge
is due.

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     (b) In lieu of payment of the Purchase Price in cash, the Holder may make
such payment, by way of cashless exercise, as follows:

         (i) by delivery of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate Current
Market Price on the date of exercise equal to the Purchase Price, subject,
however, to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; or

         (ii) through the written election of the Holder to have withheld by the
Company from the shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise,
Common Stock having an aggregate Current Market Price on the date of exercise
equal to the Purchase Price.

     SECTION 3. Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue a
fractional share of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant. As to any
fraction of a share which the Holder of this Warrant would otherwise be entitled
to purchase upon exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of
such final fraction in an amount equal to the same fraction of the Fair Value
per share of Common Stock on the date of exercise.

     SECTION 4. Ownership of this Warrant.

     (a) The Company shall deem and treat the Holder as the holder and owner of
this Warrant (notwithstanding any notations of ownership or writing hereon made
by anyone other than the Company) for all purposes and shall not be required to
give effect to any notice to the contrary, until presentation of this Warrant
for registration of transfer as provided in this Section 4.

     (b) Subject to Section 5, this Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender
hereof by the Holder to the Company at its office referred to in Section 9, for
new Warrants of like tenor and date representing in the aggregate the right to
purchase the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, each of
such new Warrants to represent the right to purchase such number of shares of
Common Stock as shall be designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.
Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all
rights hereunder are transferable in whole or in part upon the books of the
Company by the Holder hereof in person or by a duly authorized attorney, and a
new Warrant shall be executed and delivered by the Company of the like tenor and
date as this Warrant but registered in the name of the transferee, upon
surrender of this Warrant duly endorsed, at said office or agency of the
Company. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it
of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and, in case of
loss, theft or destruction, of an agreement of unsecured indemnity and upon
surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company will make
and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date, in lieu of this Warrant. This
Warrant shall be promptly cancelled by the Company upon the surrender hereof in
connection with any exchange, transfer or replacement. The Company shall
prepare, issue and deliver at its own expense (other than transfer taxes) the
new Warrant or Warrants under this Section 4.

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     SECTION 5. Restrictions. This Warrant and the Warrant Shares may not be
sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of without registration under the
Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption therefrom.

     SECTION 6. Anti-Dilution Provisions; Adjustments.

     6.1 Adjustment of Number of Shares -- Issuance of Additional Shares of
Common Stock. Upon each adjustment of the Purchase Price as a result of the
calculations made in Section 6.2, this Warrant shall thereafter evidence the
right to receive, at the adjusted Purchase Price, that number of shares of
Common Stock (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a share) obtained by
dividing (i) the product of the aggregate number of shares covered by this
Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and the Purchase Price in effect
immediately prior to such adjustment of the Purchase Price by (ii) the Purchase
Price in effect immediately after such adjustment of the Purchase Price.

     6.2 Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock. In case the Company at
any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall issue or sell
Additional Shares of Common Stock (including Additional Shares of Common Stock
deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 6.4 or Section 6.5 but excluding
Additional Shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of Rights referred
to in Section 6.10), without consideration or for a consideration per share less
than the Current Market Price, immediately prior to such issue or sale, then,
and in each such case, subject to Section 6.8, the Purchase Price shall be
reduced, concurrently with such issue or sale, to a price (calculated to the
nearest .001 of a cent), determined by multiplying such Purchase Price by a
fraction

          (a) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (i) the number of
     shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue or sale
     and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock which the gross consideration
     received by the Company for the total number of such Additional Shares of
     Common Stock so issued or sold would purchase at the Current Market Price,
     and

          (b) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common
     Stock outstanding immediately after such issue or sale, provided that, for
     the purposes of this Section 6.2.1, (x) immediately after any Additional
     Shares of Common Stock are deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section
     6.4 or Section 6.5, such Additional Shares of Common Stock shall be deemed
     to be outstanding, and (y) treasury shares shall not be deemed to be
     outstanding.

     6.3. Dividends and Distributions. In case the Company at any time or from
time to time after the date hereof shall declare, order, pay or make a dividend
or other distribution on the Common Stock of (i) cash, (ii) any evidences of its
indebtedness, any shares of its stock or any other securities or property of any
nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any distribution of other or
additional stock or Convertible Securities, Options or other securities or
property, by way of dividend or spin-off, reclassification, recapitalization or
similar corporate rearrangement) or (iii) any warrants or other rights to
subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of its
stock or any other securities or property of any nature whatsoever, then

     (a) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable shall be adjusted to equal the product obtained by multiplying the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (1) the numerator of which
shall be the Current Market Price at the date of taking such record and (2) the
denominator of which shall be such Current Market Price minus the amount
allocable to one share of Common Stock of (x) any such cash so distributable and
(y) the Fair Value of any and all such evidences of indebtedness, shares of
stock, other securities or property or warrants or other subscription or
purchase rights so distributable, and

     (b) the Purchase Price shall be adjusted to equal (1) the Purchase Price
immediately prior to the adjustment multiplied by the number of shares of Common
Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the adjustment
divided by (2) the number of shares for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately after such adjustment.

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     A reclassification of the Common Stock (other than a change in par value,
or from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value) into shares
of Common Stock and shares of any other class of stock shall be deemed a
distribution by the Company to the holders of its Common Stock of such shares of
such other class of stock within the meaning of this Section 6.3 and, if the
outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be changed into a larger or smaller
number of shares of Common Stock as a part of such reclassification, such change
shall be deemed a subdivision or combination, as the case may be, of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock within the meaning of Section 6.5.

     6.4. Treatment of Options and Convertible Securities. In case the Company
at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall issue, sell, grant
or assume, or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any
class of securities of the Company entitled to receive, any Options or
Convertible Securities (whether or not the rights thereunder are immediately
exercisable), then, and in each such case, the maximum number of Additional
Shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto, without
regard to any provisions contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such
number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of
Convertible Securities, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible
Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Shares of Common Stock issued as of
the time of such issue, sale, grant or assumption or, in case such a record date
shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date (or, if
the Common Stock trades on an ex-dividend basis, on the date prior to the
commencement of ex-dividend trading), provided that such Additional Shares of
Common Stock shall not be deemed to have been issued unless (i) the
consideration per share (determined pursuant to Section 6.6) of such shares
would be less than their Fair Value on the date of and immediately prior to such
issue, sale, grant or assumption or immediately prior to the close of business
on such record date (or, if the Common Stock trades on an ex-dividend basis, on
the date prior to the commencement of ex-dividend trading), as the case may be,
and (ii) such Additional Shares of Common Stock are not purchasable pursuant to
Rights referred to in Section 6.10, and provided, further, that

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          (a) whether or not the Additional Shares of Common Stock underlying
     such Options or Convertible Securities are deemed to be issued, no further
     adjustment of the Purchase Price shall be made upon the subsequent issue or
     sale of Convertible Securities or shares of Common Stock upon the exercise
     of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible
     Securities;

          (b) if such Options or Convertible Securities by their terms provide,
     with the passage of time or otherwise, for any increase in the
     consideration payable to the Company, or for any decrease in the number of
     Additional Shares of Common Stock issuable, upon the exercise, conversion
     or exchange thereof (by change of rate or otherwise), the Purchase Price
     computed upon the original issue, sale, grant or assumption thereof (or
     upon the occurrence of the record date, or date prior to the commencement
     of ex-dividend trading, as the case may be, with respect thereto), and any
     subsequent adjustments based thereon, shall, upon any such increase or
     decrease becoming effective, be recomputed to reflect such increase or
     decrease insofar as it affects such Options, or the rights of conversion or
     exchange under such Convertible Securities, which are outstanding at such
     time;

          (c) upon the expiration (or purchase by the Company and cancellation
     or retirement) of any such Options which shall not have been exercised or
     the expiration of any rights of conversion or exchange under any such
     Convertible Securities which (or purchase by the Company and cancellation
     or retirement of any such Convertible Securities the rights of conversion
     or exchange under which) shall not have been exercised, the Purchase Price
     computed upon the original issue, sale, grant or assumption thereof (or
     upon the occurrence of the record date, or date prior to the commencement
     of ex-dividend trading, as the case may be, with respect thereto), and any
     subsequent adjustments based thereon, shall, upon such expiration (or such
     cancellation or retirement, as the case may be), be recomputed as if:

               (i) in the case of Options for Common Stock or Convertible
          Securities, the only Additional Shares of Common Stock issued or sold
          were the Additional Shares of Common Stock, if any, actually issued or
          sold upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange
          of such Convertible Securities and the consideration received therefor
          was the consideration actually received by the Company for the issue,
          sale, grant or assumption of all such Options, whether or not
          exercised, plus the consideration actually received by the Company
          upon such exercise, or for the issue or sale of all such Convertible
          Securities which were actually converted or exchanged, plus the
          additional consideration, if any, actually received by the Company
          upon such conversion or exchange, and

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               (ii) in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, only the
          Convertible Securities, if any, actually issued or sold upon the
          exercise of such Options were issued at the time of the issue or sale,
          grant or assumption of such Options, and the consideration received by
          the Company for the Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to have
          then been issued was the consideration actually received by the
          Company for the issue, sale, grant or assumption of all such Options,
          whether or not exercised, plus the consideration deemed to have been
          received by the Company (pursuant to Section 6.6) upon the issue or
          sale of such Convertible Securities with respect to which such Options
          were actually exercised;

          (d) no readjustment pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) above shall
     have the effect of increasing the Purchase Price by an amount in excess of
     the amount of the adjustment thereof originally made in respect of the
     issue, sale, grant or assumption of such Options or Convertible Securities;
     and

          (e) in the case of any such Options which expire by their terms not
     more than 30 days after the date of issue, sale, grant or assumption
     thereof, no adjustment of the Purchase Price shall be made until the
     expiration or exercise of all such Options, whereupon such adjustment shall
     be made in the manner provided in subdivision (c) above.

     6.5. Treatment of Stock Dividends, Stock Splits, etc. If at any time the
Company shall:

          (a) take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose
     of entitling them to receive a dividend payable in, or other distribution
     of, Additional Shares of Common Stock,

          (b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger
     number of shares of Common Stock, or

          (c) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
     number of shares of Common Stock, by a reverse stock split or otherwise,

          then (i) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant
is exercisable immediately after the occurrence of any such event shall be
adjusted to equal the number of shares of Common Stock which a record holder of
the same number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to the occurrence of such event would own or be entitled to
receive after the happening of such event, and (ii) the Purchase Price shall be
adjusted to equal (A) the Purchase Price multiplied by the number of shares of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the
adjustment divided by (B) the number of shares for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately after such adjustment.

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     6.6. Computation of Consideration. For the purposes of this Section 6,

          (a) the consideration for the issue or sale of any Additional Shares
     of Common Stock shall, irrespective of the accounting treatment of such
     consideration,

               (i) insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the amount of
          cash received by the Company, without deducting any expenses paid or
          incurred by the Company or any commissions or compensations paid or
          concessions or discounts allowed to underwriters, dealers or others
          performing similar services in connection with such issue or sale,

               (ii) insofar as it consists of property (including securities)
          other than cash, be computed at the Fair Value thereof at the time of
          such issue or sale, and

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               (iii) in the case where Additional Shares of Common Stock are
          issued or sold together with other stock or securities or other assets
          of the Company for a consideration which covers both, be the portion
          of such consideration so received, computed as provided in clauses (i)
          and (ii) above, allocable to such Additional Shares of Common Stock,
          such allocation to be determined in the same manner that the Fair
          Value of property not consisting of cash or securities is to be
          determined as provided in the definition of "Fair Value" herein;

          (b) Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued
     pursuant to Section 6.4, relating to Options and Convertible Securities,
     shall be deemed to have been issued for a consideration per share
     determined by dividing

               (i) the total amount, if any, received and receivable by the
          Company as consideration for the issue, sale, grant or assumption of
          the Options or Convertible Securities in question, plus the minimum
          aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the
          instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision
          contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration to
          protect against dilution) payable to the Company upon the exercise in
          full of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible
          Securities or, in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the
          exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion
          or exchange of such Convertible Securities, in each case computing
          such consideration as provided in the foregoing subdivision (a),

               by

               (ii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth
          in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision
          contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number to
          protect against dilution) issuable upon the exercise of such Options
          or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities; and

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          (c) Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued
     pursuant to Section 6.5, relating to stock dividends, stock splits, etc.,
     shall be deemed to have been issued for no consideration.

     6.7. Dilution in Case of Other Securities. In case any Other Securities
shall be issued or sold or shall become subject to issue or sale upon the
conversion or exchange of any stock (or Other Securities) of the Company or to
subscription, purchase or other acquisition pursuant to any Options issued or
granted by the Company (or any such other issuer or Person) for a consideration
such as to dilute, on a basis consistent with the standards established in the
other provisions of this Section 6, the purchase rights granted by this Warrant,
then, and in each such case, the computations, adjustments and readjustments
provided for in this Section 6 with respect to the Purchase Price and the number
of shares purchasable upon Warrant exercise shall be made as nearly as possible
in the manner so provided and applied to determine the amount of Other
Securities from time to time receivable upon the exercise of the Warrants, so as
to protect the holders of the Warrants against the effect of such dilution.

     6.8. De Minimis Adjustments. If the amount of any adjustment of the
Purchase Price per share required pursuant to this Section 6 would be less than
$.01, such amount shall be carried forward and the adjustment with respect
thereto made at the time of and together with any subsequent adjustment which,
together with such amount and any other amount or amounts so carried forward,
shall aggregate a change in the Purchase Price of at least $.01 per share. All
calculations under this Warrant shall be made to the nearest .001 of a cent or
to the nearest one-hundredth of a share, as the case may be.

     6.9. Abandoned Dividend or Distribution. If the Company shall take a record
of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive
a dividend or other distribution (which results in an adjustment to the Purchase
Price under the terms of this Warrant) and shall, thereafter, and before such
dividend or distribution is paid or delivered to shareholders entitled thereto,
legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution, then
any adjustment made to the Purchase Price and number of shares of Common Stock
purchasable upon Warrant exercise by reason of the taking of such record shall
be reversed, and any subsequent adjustments, based thereon, shall be recomputed.

     6.10. Shareholder Rights Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event
that the Company shall distribute "poison pill" rights pursuant to a "poison
pill" shareholder rights plan (the "Rights"), the Company shall, in lieu of
making any adjustment pursuant to Section 6.2 or Section 6.3 hereof, make proper
provision so that each Holder who exercises a Warrant after the record date for
such distribution and prior to the expiration or redemption of the Rights shall
be entitled to receive upon such exercise, in addition to the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon such exercise, a number of Rights to be determined as
follows: (i) if such exercise occurs on or prior to the date for the
distribution to the holders of Rights of separate certificates evidencing such
Rights (the "Distribution Date"), the same number of Rights to which a holder of
a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon such exercise at the time of such exercise would be entitled in
accordance with the terms and provisions of and applicable to the Rights; and
(ii) if such exercise occurs after the Distribution Date, the same number of
Rights to which a holder of the number of shares into which the Warrant so
exercised was exercisable immediately prior to the Distribution Date would have
been entitled on the Distribution Date in accordance with the terms and
provisions of and applicable to the Rights, and in each case subject to the
terms and conditions of the Rights.

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     6.11 Other Action Affecting Common Stock. In case at any time or from time
to time the Company shall take any action in respect of its Common Stock, other
than any action described in this Section 6 for which a specific adjustment is
provided, then, unless such action will not have a materially adverse effect
upon the rights of the Holder, the number of shares of Common Stock or other
stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and/or the purchase price thereof
shall be adjusted in such manner as may be equitable in the circumstances.

     SECTION 7. Consolidation, Merger, Etc.

     7.1 Adjustments for Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets, Reorganization,
etc. In case the Company after the date hereof shall (a) consolidate with or
merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving
corporation of such consolidation or merger, or (b) permit any other Person to
consolidate with or merge into the Company and the Company shall be the
continuing or surviving Person but, in connection with such consolidation or
merger, the Common Stock or Other Securities shall be changed into or exchanged
for stock or other securities of any other Person or cash or any other property,
or (c) transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any
other Person in one or more related transactions, or (d) effect a capital
reorganization or reclassification of the Common Stock or Other Securities
(other than a capital reorganization or reclassification resulting in the issue
of Additional Shares of Common Stock for which adjustment in the Purchase Price
is provided in Section 6.2 or Section 6.3), then, and in the case of each such
transaction, proper provision shall be made so that, upon the basis and the
terms and in the manner provided in this Warrant, the Holder of this Warrant,
upon the exercise hereof at any time after the consummation of such transaction,
shall be entitled to receive (at the aggregate Purchase Price in effect at the
time of such consummation for all Common Stock or Other Securities issuable upon
such exercise immediately prior to such consummation), in lieu of the Common
Stock or Other Securities issuable upon such exercise prior to such
consummation, the amount of securities, cash or other property to which such
Holder would actually have been entitled as a shareholder upon such consummation
if such Holder had exercised this Warrant immediately prior thereto, subject to
adjustments (subsequent to such consummation) as nearly equivalent as possible
to the adjustments provided for in Section 6.

     7.2 Assumption of Obligations. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Warrant, the Company shall not effect any of the transactions described in
clauses (a) through (d) of Section 7.1 unless, prior to the consummation
thereof, each Person (other than the Company) which may be required to deliver
any stock, securities, cash or property upon the exercise of this Warrant as
provided herein shall assume, by written instrument delivered to, and reasonably
satisfactory to, the Holder of this Warrant, (a) the obligations of the Company
under this Warrant (and if the Company shall survive the consummation of such
transaction, such assumption shall be in addition to, and shall not release the
Company from, any continuing obligations of the Company under this Warrant,
including Exhibit A hereto), (b) the obligation to deliver to the Holder such
shares of stock, securities, cash or property as, in accordance with the
foregoing provisions of this Section 7, the Holder may be entitled to receive.

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     SECTION 8. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees that
it shall reserve and set apart and have at all times, free from preemptive
rights, the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock deliverable
upon the exercise in full of this Warrant, and it shall have at all times any
other rights or privileges provided for therein sufficient to enable it at any
time to fulfill all of its obligations hereunder. If at any time the number of
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to permit
the exercise in full of this Warrant, the Company will take such corporate
action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall
be sufficient for such purpose, including, without limitation, taking
appropriate board action, recommending such an increase to the holders of Common
Stock, holding shareholders meetings, soliciting votes and proxies in favor of
such increase to obtain the requisite shareholder approval and upon such
approval, the Company shall reserve and keep available such additional shares
solely for the purpose of permitting the exercise of this Warrant. The Company
covenants and agrees that all shares of Common Stock which shall be so issuable
will, upon issuance, be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of any liens, claims and restrictions (other than
as provided herein).

     SECTION 9. Notification by the Company.

     9.1 Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock or
the class or type of stock or other property for which this Warrant is
exercisable, or whenever the price at which a share of such Common Stock may be
purchased upon exercise of this Warrant, shall be adjusted pursuant to Section
6, the Company shall forthwith prepare a certificate to be executed by the chief
financial officer of the Company setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event
requiring the adjustment and the method by which such adjustment was calculated
(including a description of the basis on which the Board of Directors of the
Company determined the Fair Value of any evidences of indebtedness, shares of
stock, other securities or property or warrants or other subscription or
purchase rights referred to in Section 6.2 or Section 6.7(a)), specifying the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and
describing the number and kind of any other shares of stock or other property
for which this Warrant is exercisable, if any, and any change in the purchase
price or prices thereof, after giving effect to such adjustment or change. The
Company shall promptly cause a signed copy of such certificate to be delivered
to the Holder in accordance with Section 10 The Company shall keep at its office
or agency designated pursuant to Section 10 copies of all such certificates and
cause the same to be available for inspection at said office during normal
business hours by the Holder or any prospective purchaser of a Warrant
designated by the Holder.

     9.2 Notice of Certain Corporate Action. The Holder shall be entitled to the
same rights to receive notice of corporate action as any holder of Common Stock.

     SECTION 10. Notices. Any notice or other document required or permitted to
be given or delivered to the Holder shall be hand delivered or delivered by
nationally recognized overnight courier at, or sent by certified or registered
mail postage prepaid and return receipt requested to the Holder at the last
address shown on the books of the Company. Any notice or other document required
or permitted to be given or delivered to the Company shall be delivered at, or
sent by certified or registered mail to, the principal office of the Company, at
35 East Grassy Sprain Road, Suite 200, Yonkers, New York 10710, Attn: Chief
Executive Officer and General Counsel, or such other address as shall have been
furnished to the Holder by the Company. All such communications shall be deemed
to have been given or made when so delivered by hand, or one business day after
being sent by overnight delivery or five business days after being so mailed.

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     SECTION 11. No Rights as Shareholders; Limitation of Liability. This
Warrant shall not entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a shareholder of
the Company except as expressly set forth herein. No provision hereof, in the
absence of affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant or purchase
shares of Common Stock, and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or
privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability upon the Holder for
the Purchase Price or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is
asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

     SECTION 12. Law Governing. This Warrant shall be governed by, and construed
and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without
giving effect to the conflict of law provisions thereof.

     SECTION 13. Miscellaneous. This Warrant and any provision hereof may be
changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing
signed by the party (or any predecessor in interest thereof) against which
enforcement of the same is sought. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes
of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any of the
provisions hereof.

     SECTION 14. Registration Rights. This Warrant is subject to the
registration rights provisions contained in Exhibit A hereto.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed and
attested by its duly authorized officer as of the 12th day of July, 2002.

                                            EVCI CAREER COLLEGES INCORPORATED

                                            By: /s/ Dr. Arol I. Buntzman
                                                --------------------------------
                                            Name:  Dr. Arol I. Buntzman
                                            Title: Chairman and Chief Executive
                                                   Officer

ATTEST:

By: /s/ Michael J. O'Brien
    --------------------------
Name:  Michael J. O'Brien
Title: General Counsel

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

         The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right of
purchase represented by the within Warrant for, and to purchase thereunder,
_________________ of the Company's Warrant Shares provided for therein and
requests that certificates for such Warrant Shares be issued in the name of:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(please print name, address, and social security number or employer
identification number)

and, if said number of Warrant Shares shall not be all the shares of Common
Stock purchasable thereunder, that a new Warrant certificate for the balance
remaining of the shares of Common Stock purchasable under the within Warrant be
registered in the name of the undersigned Warrantholder or his assignee as below
indicated and delivered to the address stated below.

Dated:   ________________, 20___

Name of Warrant holder or Assignee:
___________________________________
(please print)

Address:
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________

Signature:  _______________________________________

Signature Guaranteed:   NOTE: THE ABOVE  SIGNATURE MUST  CORRESPOND  WITH THE
                        NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE WITHIN WARRANT IN
                        EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT  ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR
                        ANY CHANGE WHATEVER, UNLESS THE WITHIN WARRANT HAS BEEN
                        ASSIGNED.

                        IF WARRANT SHARES ARE TO BE ISSUED IN ANY NAME OTHER
                        THAN THAT OF THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THE WITHIN
                        WARRANT, THE REGISTERED HOLDER'S SIGNATURE SHALL BE
                        GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY OR BY A
                        MEMBER FIRM OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

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     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________
(name and address of assignee must be printed or typewritten)

the within Warrant, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing attorney to
transfer said Warrant on the books of the Company with full power of
substitution in the premises.

Dated: _________________________

Name of Warrantholder or Assignee:

_________________________________
(please print)

Address:

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________
0

Signature:  _________________________________
            SIGNATURE OF REGISTERED HOLDER

Signature Guaranteed:  NOTE: THE SIGNATURE ON THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND
                       WITH THE NAME AS IT APPEARS UPON THE FACE OF THE WITHIN
                       WARRANT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR
                       ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. SUCH SIGNATURE SHALL
                       BE GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY OR BY
                       A MEMBER FIRM OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

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                                                                       Exhibit A

                               REGISTRATION RIGHTS

     The following provisions are a part of the Warrant (the "Warrant") to
purchase shares of Common Stock of EVCI Career Colleges Incorporated that was
initially issued to Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc. in July 2002, and any warrant,
in substantially the same form as the Warrant, that is issued to any Person who
or which becomes a Holder as permitted by the Warrant-References to the
"Warrant" include each such subsequently issued Warrant. All capitalized terms
below shall have the same meanings as in the Warrant, unless otherwise defined.

     1. Registration Rights.

          1.1 Piggyback Registrations. If the Company determines to register any
of its securities under the Securities Act for sale to the public, whether for
its own account or for the account of other security holders or both (except
with respect to registration statements on Form S-8 or its then equivalent, or
in connection with a Rule 145 transaction or Form S-4 or its equivalent, or
another form not available for registering the Registrable Shares for sale to
the public), it will give prompt written notice to each holder of outstanding
Registrable Shares, and each Holder who has the right to acquire Registrable
Shares upon exercise of the Warrant, of its intention so to do and of the
proposed method of distribution of such securities. As used herein, "Registrable
Shares" means (i) all Warrant Shares that have been issued or are issuable upon
exercise of the Warrant, (ii) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with
respect to the shares of Common Stock referred to in clause (i) above upon any
stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar event and (iii) shares
of common stock, if any, or other securities that the Holder would be entitled
to receive in exchange for Common Stock in any merger, consolidation or
reorganization of the Company in which the Company shall not be the surviving
corporation, in each case which are not saleable without restriction pursuant to
Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act, but excluding shares transferred or
otherwise disposed of in violation of the Securities Act or applicable state
securities laws. Upon the written request of such holder, received by the
Company within twenty days after the giving of any such notice by the Company,
to include in the registration all, but not less than all, of the Registrable
Shares, the Company will cause the Registrable Shares as to which registration
shall have been so requested to be included in the securities to be covered by
the registration statement proposed to be filed by the Company (the
"Registration Statement"), all to the extent and under the conditions such
registration is permitted under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the managing underwriter or underwriters participating in such
offering advise the holder of Registrable Shares in writing that the total
amount of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the
amount which can be sold in (or during the time of) such offering without
delaying or jeopardizing the success of the offering (including the price per
share of the securities to be sold), then the amount of securities to be offered
for the account of the holder of Registrable Shares and other holders of
securities who have piggyback registration rights with respect thereto shall be
reduced (to zero if necessary) pro rata on the basis of the number or amount of
Common Stock (or the equivalent) requested to be registered by each such holder
participating in such offering. The holders of Registrable Shares shall be
entitled to have such Registrable Shares included in one registration pursuant
to this Paragraph 1; provided, however, that in the event that not all of the
Registrable Shares requested to be registered for sale are included in a
registration by virtue of the preceding sentence, the holders of Registrable
Shares shall be entitled to have such Registrable Shares included in an
unlimited number of registrations until all such Registrable Shares have been
registered for sale.

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          1.2 Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Company is required
by the provisions of Paragraph 1.1 to include any Registrable Shares in the
Registration Statement, the Company will, at its cost and expense, as
expeditiously as reasonably practicable:

               (a) prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement
          for the sale of the Registrable Shares on any form for which the
          Company then qualifies or which counsel for the Company shall deem
          appropriate in accordance with the intended method or methods of
          distribution thereof, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause
          such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective
          as provided herein;

               (b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments
          (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement,
          and such supplements to the related prospectus, as may be required by
          the applicable rules, regulations or instructions under the Securities
          Act during the applicable period in accordance with the intended
          methods of disposition specified by the holder of the Registrable
          Shares covered by such Registration Statement, make generally
          available earnings statements satisfying the provisions of Section
          11(a) of the Securities Act (provided that the Company shall be deemed
          to have complied with this clause if it has complied with Rule 158
          under the Securities Act), and cause the related prospectus as so
          supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities
          Act; provided, however, that before filing a Registration Statement or
          prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto (other than
          reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act), the
          Company shall furnish to the Holder and its counsel for review and
          comment, copies of all documents required to be filed;

               (c) notify holders of Registrable Shares promptly and (if
          requested) confirm such notice in writing, (i) when a Registration
          Statement or prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective
          amendment has been filed, and, with respect to such Registration
          Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become
          effective, (ii) of any request by the Commissison for amendments or
          supplements to such Registration Statement or the related prospectus
          or for additional information regarding the holder of Registrable
          Shares, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
          suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the
          sale of Registrable Shares thereunder or the initiation of any
          proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of
          any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification
          or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Shares for
          sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any
          proceeding for such purpose and (v) of the happening of any event that
          requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement,
          prospectus or documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
          therein by reference so that they will not contain any untrue
          statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
          required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
          therein not misleading;

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               (d) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of
          any order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement,
          or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification or exemption
          from qualification of any Registrable Shares for sale in any
          jurisdiction in the United States;

               (e) furnish to each seller of Registrable Shares and to each
          underwriter such number of copies of the Registration Statement and
          the prospectus included therein (including each preliminary
          prospectus) as such Persons reasonably may request in order to
          facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable
          Shares covered by the Registration Statement;

               (f) use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the
          Registrable Shares covered by the Registration Statement under the
          securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the sellers of
          Registrable Shares or, in the case of an underwritten public offering,
          the managing underwriter, reasonably shall request, provided, however,
          that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify
          generally to transact business as a foreign corporation in any
          jurisdiction where it is not so qualified or to consent to general
          service of process in any such jurisdiction;

               (g) use its reasonable best efforts to list the Registrable
          Shares covered by such Registration Statement on the principal stock
          market or securities exchange on which similar securities issued by
          the Company are then listed or quoted;

               (h) promptly notify each seller of Registrable Shares and each
          underwriter under the Registration Statement, at any time when a
          prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the
          Securities Act, of the happening of any event of which the Company has
          knowledge as a result of which the prospectus contained in the
          Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue
          statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
          required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
          therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing.
          The sellers of Registrable Shares agree upon receipt of such notice
          forthwith to cease making offers and sales of Registrable Shares
          pursuant to such Registration Statement or deliveries of the
          prospectus contained therein for any purpose until the Company has
          prepared and furnished such amendment or supplement to the prospectus
          as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of
          such Registrable Shares, such prospectus shall not include an untrue
          statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
          to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
          misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing;

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               (h) promptly notify each seller of Registrable Shares under the
          Registration Statement of (i) the effectiveness of the Registration
          Statement, (ii) the filing of any post-effective amendments to the
          Registration Statement, or (iii) the filing of a supplement to the
          Registration Statement;

               (i) use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration
          Statement remain effective until the earliest of (i) the date as of
          which all of the Registrable Shares may be sold without restriction
          pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or successor
          thereto), (ii) the date as of which all of the Registrable Shares have
          been sold, (iii) the date which is one year after the Warrant has been
          exercised in full or (iv) the date on which the Warrant expires
          unexercised;

               (j) make available for inspection upon reasonable notice during
          the Company's regular business hours by each seller of Registrable
          Shares, any underwriter participating in any distribution pursuant to
          the Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other
          agent retained by such seller or underwriter, all material financial
          and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the
          Company, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to
          supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller,
          underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with the
          Registration Statement.

          In connection with the foregoing, the sellers of Registrable Shares
shall (a) provide such information and execute such documents as may reasonably
be required in connection with such registration including a confirmation to be
bound by all the provisions of these registration rights, (b) agree to sell
Registrable Shares on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements and
(c) complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities,
underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such
underwriting arrangements.

          1.3 Expenses. All expenses incurred by the Company in complying with
Paragraph 1.1 and 1.2 including, without limitation, all registration and filing
fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and independent
public accountants for the Company and all other Persons retained by the Company
in connection with such Registration Statement, fees and expenses (including
counsel fees) incurred in connection with complying with state securities or
"blue sky" laws, transfer taxes and fees of transfer agents and registrars, fees
and disbursements (in total not exceeding $10,000 less the amount paid under
paragraph 9 of the June 14, 2002 letter agreement between Rosenthal & Rosenthal,
Inc. and the Company) of one counsel, other than the Company's counsel,
representing the Holder, selected by the Holder, and fees and disbursements of
underwriters customarily paid by the issuers or sellers of securities, but
excluding any Selling Expenses, are called "Registration Expenses". All
underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of
Registrable Shares are called "Selling Expenses". The Company will pay all
Registration Expenses in connection with the Registration Statement. All Selling
Expenses in connection with the Registration Statement shall be borne by the
participating sellers in proportion to the number of shares sold by each, or by
such participating sellers other than the Company (except to the extent the
Company shall be a seller) as they may agree.

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          1.4 Indemnification and Contribution.

               (a) In connection with the registration and sale of the
Registrable Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each seller of
such Registrable Shares thereunder together with such seller's officers,
directors, partners, employees and agents, each underwriter of such Registrable
Shares thereunder and each other Person, if any, who controls such seller or
underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and the officers,
directors, partners, employees and agents of each such controlling Person,
against any and all losses, claims, damages, judgments, costs (including,
without limitation, costs of investigation, preparation and reasonable
attorneys' fees) and liabilities, as incurred, joint or several, to which such
seller and such seller's officers, directors, partners, employees and agents,
underwriter or controlling Person and the officers, directors, partners,
employees and agents of such controlling Persons may become subject under the
Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus
contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or (ii) the omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any
violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities
law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the
Registrable Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement (but not such seller's
failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements or other rules and
regulations under the Exchange Act relating to such seller's conduct in offering
and selling Registrable Shares). The Company will promptly reimburse each such
indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them
in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action, provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in
any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information
furnished in writing by any such seller, any such underwriter or any such
controlling Person in writing specifically for use in the Registration Statement
or such prospectus. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party.

               (b) In connection with the registration and sale of Registrable
Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, each seller of such Registrable
Shares thereunder, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of
the Securities Act, each officer of the Company who signs the Registration
Statement and each director of the Company against all losses, claims, damages
or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Company or such officer, director
or controlling Person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement,
any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any

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amendment or supplement thereof, or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, and will promptly reimburse the Company
and each such officer, director and controlling Person for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, provided, however,
that such seller will be liable hereunder in any such case if and only to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with information pertaining to
such seller, as such, furnished in writing to the Company by such seller
specifically for use in the Registration Statement or such prospectus, and
provided, further, however, that the liability of each seller hereunder shall be
limited to the proportion of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense
which is equal to the proportion that the public offering price of the shares
sold by such seller under the Registration Statement bears to the total public
offering price of all securities sold thereunder, but not in any event to exceed
the net proceeds (net of all underwriting discounts and commissions) actually
received by such seller from the sale of Registrable Shares covered by such
registration statement.

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               (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of
notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder,
notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify
the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have
to such indemnified party other than under this Paragraph 1.4 and shall only
relieve it from any liability which it may have to such indemnified party under
this Paragraph 1.4 if and to the extent the indemnifying party can demonstrate
that it has been prejudiced by such omission. In case any such action shall be
brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party
of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to
participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the
defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party, and, after
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so
to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be
liable to such indemnified party under this Paragraph 1.4 for any legal expenses
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel
so selected, provided, however, that, if the defendants in any such action
include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be reasonable
defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying party or if the interests of the indemnified party
reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying
party, the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel
and to assume such legal defenses and otherwise to participate in the defense of
such action, with the expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other
expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying
party as incurred. The indemnifying party shall not consent to entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement unless (i) the sole relief provided is
monetary damages that are paid in full by the indemnifying party and (ii) such
judgment or settlement includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by
the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, from all liability
in respect of such claim or litigation for which such indemnified party would be
entitled to indemnification hereunder.

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               (d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1.4 is
unavailable to an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (other than in accordance with its terms), then each applicable
indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of such losses, claims, damages and liabilities, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one
hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the
actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages
and liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault of such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and indemnified
party, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether any action in question, including any untrue statement of a
material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been
taken by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or
indemnified party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent any such action, statement or
omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities shall be deemed to include any legal or other
fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or
proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 1.4(d) were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of
the equitable considerations referred to hererin. Notwithstanding the provisions
of this Section 1.4(d), if the indemnifying party is a holder of Registrable
Shares, such holder shall not be required to contribute any amount which is in
excess of the amount by which the total proceeds (net of all underwriting
discounts and commissions) received by such holder from the sale of the
Registrable Shares sold by such holder in the applicable offering exceeds the
amount of any damages that such indemnifying party has otherwise been required
to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.

          2. Market Standoff.

               In connection with an underwritten public offering of the
Company, if any, the holder of Registrable Securities hereby agrees to be
subject to a lockup for up to 90 days following the effective date of the
Company's registration statement filed with the Commission in connection with
the offering as required by the underwriter(s) thereof. During such period, such
holder agrees not to sell, transfer or hypothecate any securities of the Company
without the prior written consent of the underwriter(s). This provision is
self-operating but such holder agrees to execute and furnish directly to, and
for the express benefit of, the underwriter(s) any confirmation requested by the
underwriter(s).EXHIBIT 4.2

THIS NOTE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UNDER THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS NOTE HAS
BEEN, AND SUCH SECURITIES MUST BE, ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER, THAT
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

                                     FORM OF

                        EVCI CAREER COLLEGES INCORPORATED

                           CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

                                                 DUE JULY 15, 2003

     EVCI CAREER COLLEGES INCORPORATED, a Delaware Company with offices at 35
East Grassy Sprain Road, Yonkers, New York 10710 (the "Company"), hereby
promises to pay to ____________________________________________ (the "Holder"),
with an address at __________________________________, the sum in United States
currency of _______________________, together with interest as provided below,
on July 15, 2003 (the "Maturity Date").

     The following terms shall apply to this Note:

                                    ARTICLE I

                                     GENERAL

          1.1 Agreement. This Note is the Convertible Promissory Note due July
15, 2003 originally issued pursuant to the Subscription and Registration Rights
Agreement, dated __________ between EVCI and the person to whom this Note was
originally issued (the "Agreement"). This Note is entitled to the benefits of
the Agreement and is also subject to the obligations imposed by the Agreement,
including those benefits and obligations relating to registration rights.

          Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the same meaning assigned to such terms in the Agreement.

           1.2 Certain Definitions. As used herein, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

          "Automatic Conversion Date" shall mean the date upon which the
Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act.

          "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or
a day on which commercial banking institutions in the City of New York are
authorized by law to be closed. Any reference to "days" (unless Business Days
are specified) shall mean calendar days. In any circumstance where a date of
determination under this Note falls on a date that is not a Business Day, it
shall be deemed to be the next Business Day.

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          "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock, par value $.0001 per
share, of the Company and includes any stock into which such Common Stock shall
have been changed or any stock resulting from any reclassification of such
Common Stock, and all other stock of any class or classes (however designated)
of the Company the holders of which have the right, without limitation as to
amount, either to all or to a share of the balance of current dividends and
liquidating dividends after the payment of dividends and distributions on any
shares entitled to preference.

          "Company" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the introduction to
this Note, such term to include any Company or other entity which shall succeed
to or assume he obligations of the Company.

          "Conversion Price" shall mean $1.05, subject to adjustment as provided
below.

          "Current Market Price" means the average closing bid price as reported
on NASDAQ for the period of 10 consecutive Trading Days ending on the date of
determination; provided, however, if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted
to trading on NASDAQ, as reported on the principal national security exchange or
quotation system on which the Common Stock is quoted or listed or admitted to
trading; or, if not quoted or listed or admitted to trading on any national
securities exchange or quotation system, the closing bid price of such security
on the over-the-counter market on the day in question as reported by Bloomberg
LP or a similar generally accepted reporting service, as the case may be.

          "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any
successor statute.

          "NASDAQ" shall mean the NASDAQ Smallcap Market or the NASDAQ National
Market, as applicable.

          "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, Company, trust,
joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company,
unincorporated organization or any other entity or organization, including a
government or agency or political subdivision thereof, and shall include any
successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

          "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any successor
statute.

          "Trading Day" means any day on which (a) purchases and sales of
securities authorized for quotation on NASDAQ are reported thereon, (b) no event
which results in a material suspension or limitation of trading on the Common
Stock on NASDAQ has occurred and (c) at least one bid for the trading of Common
Stock is reported on NASDAQ. For the purposes of this definition only,
references to NASDAQ mean the applicable over-the-counter market or National
Securities Exchange referred to in the definition of Current Market Price.

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          1.3 Interest Rate. Interest shall accrue on this Note at 4% per annum,
and shall be payable, together with principal, on the Maturity Date. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of any event of default specified below,
the amounts then due and payable under this Note (including the entire principal
and accrued interest if such payments are accelerated at the election of the
Holder) shall bear interest equal to 10 percent per annum from the due date
thereof until paid in full or such Event of Default has been cured or waived
(the "Default Interest Rate"). The Holder, at its sole option, may require the
Company to pay the accrued interest when due under this Note wholly or partly in
cash or shares of Common Stock. The number of shares of Common Stock payable
will be calculated by dividing the amount of interest allocated by the Company
for such payment by the Current Market Price.

          1.4 No Prepayment. The Company may not prepay this Note in whole or in
part.

          1.5 Subordination. The Holder of this Note, by acceptance hereof,
hereby subordinates all indebtedness of the Company evidence by this Note or any
modification or renewal hereof to all principal, interest and other amounts
payable by the Company under any and all other indebtedness of the Company for
money borrowed and or any future indebtedness of the Company for money borrowed,
and the Holder hereof agrees not to demand, accept or receive, directly or
indirectly, any payment of principal, interest or other amount on account of the
indebtedness evidenced by this Note or any modification or renewal hereof, or
any collateral therefor, in contravention of such subordination. The Holder
agrees that, while the foregoing subordination provisions are self-operating,
the Holder will execute and deliver a subordination agreement in customary form
that is requested by any Person to which the Company is, or proposes to be,
indebted for money borrowed.

                                   ARTICLE II

                               CONVERSION RIGHTS

     The Holder shall have the right to convert the principal amount due under
this Note into shares of the Company's Common Stock as set forth below.

          2.1 Optional Conversion.

          (a) At any time prior to the Automatic Conversion Date, not less than
the entire principal amount of this Note shall be convertible, at the option of
the Holder, into the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the
Common Stock as equals the quotient of the entire principal amount of this Note
divided by the Conversion Price.

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          (b) In order to exercise such conversion right, the Holder shall
surrender this Note, at the principal office of the Company or the Company's
transfer agent for its Common Stock, or at such other office as the Company may
designate, together with the Form of Election to Convert Note attached hereto as
Exhibit A, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, duly completed and executed by the
Holder (the "Conversion Notice"); provided, however, that the Holder shall not
be permitted to designate another person to be the Holder of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of this Note if the issuance to another Person would
violate federal or state securities laws and unless the Holder pays all
applicable transfer or similar taxes with respect thereto. Within 10 Business
Days after such surrender of this Note and giving of the Conversion Notice and
payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer or similar taxes (the date by
which all of these events shall have occurred being the "Optional Conversion
Date"), the Company shall issue and deliver (i) a certificate or certificates
for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion, in the
name or names and to the address or addresses specified in the Conversion
Notice, subject to any securities law restrictions on transferability, (ii) a
check in payment for any fractional shares, as provided below, and (iii) a check
or shares of Common Stock in payment of all accrued interest as of the Optional
Conversion Date. The Conversion Notice shall constitute a contract between the
Holder and the Company whereby the Holder shall be deemed to subscribe for the
amount of Common Stock which the Holder shall be entitled to receive upon such
conversion and whereby the Company shall be deemed to agree that the surrender
of this Note, the giving of the Conversion Notice and the payment of any
applicable transfer or similar taxes shall constitute full payment of such
subscription for Common Stock to be issued upon such conversion.

          (c) On the Optional Conversion Date, the Holder shall cease to be the
Holder of this Note and all rights whatsoever with respect to this Note shall
terminate (except the rights of the Holder to receive shares of Common Stock and
cash in respect of fractional shares and to receive accrued interest) and the
Person(s) in whose name any certificate(s) for Common Stock are issuable upon
conversion shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of the shares
represented thereby for all purposes.

     2.2 Automatic Conversion.

          (a) If not previously converted, on the Automatic Conversion Date the
entire principal amount of this Note shall be automatically converted into the
number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as equals the
quotient of entire principal amount of this Note divided by the Conversion
Price.

          (b) Within five Business Days after receipt by the Company of this
Note and payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer or similar taxes, the
Company shall issue and deliver (i) a certificate or certificates for the number
of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, in the
name or names and to the address or address specified by the Holder, subject to
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, (ii) a check in
payment for any fractional shares and (iii) a check or shares of Common Stock in
payment of all accrued interest as of the Automatic Conversion Date.

          (c) At the opening of business on the Automatic Conversion Date, the
Holder shall cease to be a holder of this Note and all rights whatsoever with
respect to this Note shall terminate (except the rights of the Holder to receive
shares of Common Stock and cash in respect of fractional shares and to receive
accrued interest) and the Person(s) in whose name any certificate(s) for Common
Stock are issuable upon conversion shall be deemed to have become the holder of
record of the shares represented thereby for all purposes.

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                                  ARTICLE III

                                EVENTS OF DEFAULT

          The occurrence of any of the following events of default shall entitle
the Holder, by notice to the Company, to declare all sums of principal and
interest and all other amounts payable hereunder immediately due and payable:

          3.1 Failure to Pay Principal or Interest. The Company fails to pay any
principal or interest when due.

          3.2 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation
proceedings or other proceedings or relief under any bankruptcy law or any law
for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Company and not
dismissed within 60 days of being instituted.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                  ADJUSTMENTS

          4.1 Stock Splits and Dividends. If after the date of this Note, the
Company subdivides the Common Stock, by split-up or otherwise, or combines the
Common Stock, or issues additional shares of Common Stock in payment of a stock
dividend on the Common Stock, the Conversion Price shall forthwith be
proportionately decreased in the case of a subdivision or stock dividend and
proportionately increased in the case of a combination.

          4.2 Mergers and Reclassifications. If after the date of this Note,
there shall be any reclassification or recapitalization of the Common Stock
(other than as a result of a subdivision, combination or stock dividend provided
for in Section 4.1), or any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the
Company into, another Company or other business organization (other than a
consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing Company and which
does not result in any reclassification or recapitalization of the Common
Stock), or any sale or conveyance to another Company or other business
organization of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, then, as
a condition of such reclassification, recapitalization, consolidation, merger,
sale or conveyance, lawful provisions shall be made, and duly executed documents
evidencing the same from the Company or its successor, in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Holder, shall be delivered to the Holder, so that the Holder
shall thereafter have the right to convert this Note into the kind and amount of
shares of stock and other securities and property which the Holder would have
been entitled to receive upon conversion of this Note if such conversion had
occurred immediately prior to such reclassification, recapitalization,
consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and, in any such case, appropriate
provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interest of the Holder
to the end that the provisions hereof (including without limitation, provisions
for the adjustment of the Conversion Price) shall thereafter be applicable in
relation to any shares of stock or other securities and property thereafter
deliverable upon conversion of this Note.

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                                   ARTICLE V

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

          5.1 No Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of Holder in the
exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or
privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right,
power or privilege.

          5.2 Cumulative Rights. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are
cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

          5.3 No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any adjustment pursuant to
Section 4, the Company shall not be required to issue fractions of shares upon
conversion of this Note or to distribute certificates which evidence fractional
shares. In lieu of fractional shares, the Company shall make payment to the
Holder, of an amount in cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the Current
Market Price of a share of Common Stock on the applicable Optional or Automatic
Conversion Date.

          5.4 Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications
required or permitted to be given hereunder must be in writing and will be
deemed to have been given (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
receipt, when sent by facsimile, receipt confirmed; (iii) three days after being
sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested; or (iv) one day after
deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service; in each case
properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile
numbers for such communications shall be:

          If to the Company:

              EVCI Career Colleges Incorporated
              35 East Grassy Sprain Road
              Suite 200
              Yonkers, New York  10710
              Telephone:  (914) 787-3500
              Facsimile:  (914) 395-3498
              Attention:  Chief Financial Officer

          If to the Holder, to its address and facsimile number on the signature
page of the Agreement.

          Each party shall provide five days' prior written notice to the other
party of any change in address or facsimile number. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the conversion of this Note shall be effective in the manner provided
in Article II.

          5.5 Not Negotiable. This Note is not a negotiable instrument. It may
be transferred but only in compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws.

          5.6 Amendments. This Note and any other term hereof may not be
amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, except by written
instrument duly executed by the party against which enforcement of such
amendment, modification, supplement, termination or consent to departure is
sought.

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          5.7 Governing Law. This Note has been executed in and shall be
governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflict of laws.

          5.8 Judicial Proceedings. Any legal action, suit or proceeding brought
against the Company with respect to this Note may be brought in any court
located in Westchester County, State of New York, and by execution and delivery
of this Note, the Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any claim
(by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise) of improper venue, that it is not
subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that such courts are an
inconvenient forum or that this Note or its subject matter may not be enforced
in or by such court.

          5.9 Costs of Collection. If any payment due hereunder is not paid when
due, the Company agrees to pay all costs of collection, including reasonable
attorney's fees, all of which shall be added to the amount due hereunder, such
charges to bear interest at the Default Interest Rate.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its
name by its duly authorized officer as of this _______ day of _______ 2002.

                                     EVCI CAREER COLLEGES INCORPORATED

                                     By: _______________________________________

                                     Title: ____________________________________

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                                                                    EXHIBIT A to
                                                     Convertible Promissory Note

                        EVCI CAREER COLLEGES INCORPORATED

                            ELECTION TO CONVERT NOTE

          The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to purchase _______ shares
of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share ("Common Stock"), of EVCI CAREER
COLLEGES INCORPORATED ("EVCI") by coverting entire principal amount of the
Convertible Promissory Note (the "Note") dated _______________, in the principal
amount of $ and issued to the undersigned. The undersigned hereby requests that
certificate(s) for such shares and payment of accrued interest and for
fractional shares be issued and made as follows:

ISSUE/PAY TO*: _________________________________________________________________
                                     (NAME)

________________________________________________________________________________
                          (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)

________________________________________________________________________________
                  (SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER)

DELIVER TO:_____________________________________________________________________
                                     (NAME)
________________________________________________________________________________
                          (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)

Individual(s):

_____________________________________      _____________________________________
Signature (exactly as name appears on      Signature of spouse, joint tenant,
Note tendered)                             tenant in commmon, or other required
                                           signature

_____________________________________      _____________________________________
Print or type name                         Print or type name

Entity:

_____________________________________
Print or type name of entity (exactly
as name appears on Note tendered)

By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:

(All signatures must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution that is
a member of a recognized medallion signature guarantee program.)

Date:________________________________

     * If other than the Holder specified on the Note delivered with this
Election to Convert Note, the conversion is subject to compliance with
applicable securities laws and the payment of any applicable transfer or similar
taxes.

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