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July 27, 2009

Mr. Larry Spirgel

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Mail Stop 3720

150 F Street, N.E.

Washington D.C. 20549-4628

Re: ChinaCast Education Corporation

Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008

Filed March 16, 2009

Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2009

File No. 0-50550

Dear Mr. Spirgel:

On behalf of our client, ChinaCast Education Corporation and pursuant to my telephone conversation with Melissa Hauber, we have requested an extension of time through August 31, 2009 to respond to the Staff’s comments in its letter dated July 17, 2009.

Thanks so much.

Very truly yours,

/s/  Ronit Fischer

Ronit Fischer

Senior Counsel

cc:  Mitchell Nussbaum

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