....and here is an outstanding set of AE tutorials right here on the COW:
http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2012/02/after-effects-basics-tutorials-...
The COW does a bad job of organizing tutorials. This list on the Adobe web site is much better. I forget if Andrew Devis, the presenter, uses AE CS 5.5 or AE CS6, but it won't make any difference to you.
Dave LaRonde
Promotion Producer
KGAN (CBS) & KFXA (Fox) Cedar Rapids, IA