this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message new horizons computer learning centers industry training certification job placement founded laguna hills california usa 1982 revenue us 33.98 million 2009 website newhorizons.com new horizons computer learning centers is the world s largest independent it 1 training company with over 300 locations in 70 countries . new horizons computer learning centers inc. is a subsidiary of new horizons worldwide inc. new horizons operates as a franchise model to support the worldwide expansion of their training centers . 2 new horizons provides instruction in the use of personal computers computer software and business skills . new horizons offers vendor authorized training and certifications for microsoft cisco comptia and vmware . training methods include instructor led courses both in person and online as well as self directed labs . in many cases students are provided with courseware developed by preferred courseware vendor logical operations . many students attend with the support of their employers as part of corporate training programs . new horizons also caters to individual students looking to change or advance their careers providing certification and job placement assistance . contents 1 company history 2 awards and recognition 3 references 4 external links company history edit new horizons was founded in laguna hills in 1982 . in 1985 after adding lotus and c to its curriculum the company moved to larger offices in irvine . the addition of classes in windows programming in 1986 necessitated another expansion to offices in santa ana . by 1992 further additions to its course offerings enabled the company to expand nationwide . the first international location opened in mexico city in 1993 . the following year new horizons was purchased by handex consulting & remediation llc 3 which resulted in further international expansion into south america asia africa and the middle east . at this point new horizons had become the largest network of microsoft authorized technical education centers atecs . the company s first european location in barcelona was opened shortly thereafter . in 1996 new horizons began trading on nasdaq under the ticker symbol of newh changed to nasdaq nwrz on sep. 17 2009 . 4 within a year new horizons became the largest independent it training company in the world with over 154 training centers and 100 microsoft certified technical education centers ctecs . new horizons and the ec council became partners in 2004 to deliver certified ethical hacker and countermeasures training . in 2011 new horizons was granted vmware authorized training center status allowing north american centers to deliver vmware training . 5 in 2012 new horizons computer learning centers celebrated its 30th anniversary . awards and recognition edit 2000 fortune names new horizons one of america s 100 fastest growing companies and forbes rates new horizons one of the 200 best small companies 2001 bloomberg businessweek names new horizons to its list of 100 hot growth companies 2003 new horizons wins a gold excellence in elearning award from the brandonhall group 6 2006 new horizons is honored as partner of the year for technology innovation at the 2006 microsoft worldwide partner program awards 2009 new horizons wins us & canada learning partner of the year at the cisco partner summit . 7 2010 new horizons computer learning centers wins cisco excellence in acceleration award at cisco partner summit 8 2011 new horizons computer learning centers wins cisco worldwide learning partner award of excellence for collaboration 9 2011 trainingindustry.com names new horizons one of its top 20 it training companies . 10 2012 new horizons selected as at microsoft learning competency marketing excellence partner of the year award finalist 11 2015 new horizons computer learning centers receives global training vatc partner of the year award at vmware partner exchange 2015 12 references edit new horizons enters into definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by camden partners . yahoo finance . retrieved 15 august 2012 . franchising information new horizons computer learning centers . new horizons . retrieved 24 september 2012 . edgar pro . yahoo.brand.edgar online.com . retrieved 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