New Horizons Computer Learning Centers

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New Horizons Computer Learning Centers
Industry Training, Certification, Job Placement
Founded Laguna Hills, California, United States, 1982
Website NewHorizons.com

New Horizons (in full: New Horizons Computer Learning Centers) is an IT training organization owned by New Horizons Worldwide Inc. The company operates a franchise network in 72 countries. [1] [2] In 2019, Training Industry included New Horizons in its annual list of 20 IT training companies, as reported by TechRepublic. [3]

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New Horizons offers courses in computer technology, software applications, and business skills. Its catalog includes certification programs authorized by vendors such as Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA, and VMware. Courses are delivered through classroom instruction, online instructor-led sessions, and self-paced laboratory exercises, with availability varying by location. [1]

Company history

New Horizons was founded by Michael Brinda in Laguna Hills, California in 1982. In 1985, the company expanded its curriculum to include Lotus and C++ courses and relocated to Irvine, California. In 1988, it added Windows programming courses and subsequently moved its headquarters to Santa Ana.

In 1993, New Horizons opened its first international branch in Mexico City. The company was acquired in 1994 by Handex Consulting & Remediation LLC, [4] after which it expanded into South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Around this time, it established its first European location in Barcelona.

New Horizons began trading on NASDAQ in 1996 under the ticker symbol NEWH, later changed to NWRZ in 2009. [5] By 1997, the company operated 154 training centers, including 100 Microsoft Certified Technical Education Centers (CTECs). In 2004, it partnered with the EC-Council to offer Certified Ethical Hacker and Countermeasures Training. [6] In 2011, its North American centers were designated as VMware Authorized Training Centers.

In 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the New Horizons center in Spokane agreed to pay a $120,000 settlement to resolve allegations of submitting false claims related to the Department of Veterans Affair's G.I. Bill program. [7]

Awards and recognition

New Horizons has received recognition for both its business growth and its training and technology partnerships.

In the early 2000s, the company was recognised for rapid growth. In 2000, Fortune listed New Horizons among America’s “100 Fastest Growing Companies”, and Forbes included it in its list of the “200 Best Small Companies”. In 2001, Bloomberg BusinessWeek named the company one of its “100 Hot Growth Companies”.

Subsequent awards focused on training and partner performance. In 2003, New Horizons received a Gold Excellence in eLearning Award from the Brandon Hall Group. [8] It was named Partner of the Year for Technology Innovation at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Program Awards in 2006, [9] and received the US & Canada Learning Partner of the Year award at the Cisco Partner Summit in 2009. [10] The company has also been recognised within the professional training sector. In 2011, TrainingIndustry.com named New Horizons one of its Top 20 IT Training Companies. [11] In 2012, it was selected as a finalist for Microsoft’s Learning Competency Marketing Excellence Partner of the Year Award, [12] and in 2015 it received the Global Training (VATC) Partner of the Year Award at VMware Partner Exchange. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "New Horizons Enters into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by an Investor Group Led by Camden Partners". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Franchising Information - New Horizons Computer Learning Centers". New Horizons. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Reese, Hope (2020-02-19). "The top 20 IT training companies". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  4. ↑ "Edgar Pro". Yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  5. ↑ "( NEWH ) Stock price". NASDAQ.com. 2009-09-17. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  6. ↑ "New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Inc. Granted VMware Authorized Training Center (VATC) Status". September 22, 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Spokane for-Profit College and General Manager to Pay Over $120,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability in Connection With G.I. Bill". www.justice.gov. US Department of Justice. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Independent Research About Employee Training and Talent Management". Brandon-Hall.com. Archived from the original on 1998-12-06. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  9. ↑ "Independent Research About Employee Training and Talent Management". Brandon-Hall.com. Archived from the original on 1998-12-06. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  10. ↑ "New Horizons Computer Learning Centers Wins United States and Canada Learning Partner of the Year Award at Cisco Partner Summit". New Horizons Computer Learning Centers. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "2011 TOP 20 IT TRAINING COMPANIES". TrainingIndustry.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "New Horizons Computer Learning Centers Selected as a Finalist for the 2012 Microsoft Learning Competency Marketing Excellence Partner of the Year Award". New Horizons Computer Learning Centers. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "VMware Partner Network Award Winners Honored at Partner Exchange 2015 (NYSE:VMW)". Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
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