CANTERBURY CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
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                   1600 Medford Plaza, Medford, New Jersey  08055
                       (609) 953-0044     FAX (609) 953-0062

                              For Immediate Release

                    CANTERBURY REPORTS PROFITABLE FIRST QUARTER
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                 COMPANY EXPECTS OPERATING EARNINGS PER SHARE FOR
                          YEAR TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER

Medford, New Jersey: April 16, 1997

Canterbury Corporate Services, Inc. (NASDAQ - XCEL) - announced today that for
the three months ended February 28, 1997 revenues were $3,174,279 versus
$3,229,136 in 1996.  Primary earnings per share was $.01 versus $.03 from
continuing operations and $.06 inclusive of the previously owned landscape
subsidiary.

Stanton M. Pikus, President, was quoted as saying, "Much of our time and
energy in the first fiscal quarter was spent on due diligence associated with
the acquisition Letters of Intent previously announced, as well as the
on-going search for additional acquisitions.  Operating results were impacted
due to non-recurring expenses related to: litigation (now settled) with Chase
Bank, higher personnel costs resulting from the aggressive expansion of
CALC/Canterbury Corp. and the necessity to gear up for multi-service
information technology related expansion associated with the acquisitions
previously reported.  The first quarter was also the first period we are
reporting which does not include ownership of the landscape subsidiary.  Now
that we have completed the reengineering of our Company and our business plan
is focused within the information technology industry, we expect subsequent
quarters to show significantly improved earnings per share, both quarter by
quarter in 1997, and in relation to comparative quarters in 1996."

The Canterbury Companies have historically provided a variety of computer and
management training programs and consulting services which are marketed to
Fortune 1000 companies.  CALC/Canterbury Corp. offers computer software
training and is a Microsoft Solution Provider and Authorized Technical
Education Center. CALC/Canterbury Corp. also offers training for Lotus, Apple,
Borland and many more software manufacturers.  MSI/Canterbury Corp. offers
sales training, management development and various forms of communications and
personal development courses.  The Company has embarked upon an active
acquisition program within the information technology sector and has
previously announced the signing of Letters of Intent to acquire profitable
software consulting and development, as well as computer consulting companies.

This press release contains forward looking statements. The actual results
might differ materially from those projected in the forward looking
statements.  Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual
results to materially differ from those in forward looking statements is
contained in Canterbury Corporate Services, Inc.'s SEC filings, including


periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, copies
of which are available upon request from the Canterbury investor relations
department.