New Mountain Learning
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| Founded | 2012 |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Key people | Eric Cantor (Chairman and CEO) Peter Esposito (Group President) Joy Hoppe (Vice President and CFO) Mick Demakos (CDO) |
| Publication types | books, magazines |
| Imprints | EMC Publishing, Paradigm Publishing, JIST Publishing, RCL Benziger, Standard Publishing |
| Owner(s) | Wicks Group |
| Official website | newmountainlearning |
New Mountain Learning, LLC is a privately held[1] publishing company founded in 2012[2] and headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The company publishes educational textbooks and software, including supplements and assessment tools for PreK-12, post-secondary, workforce development, and religious education fields.
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Corporate organization
New Mountain Learning consists of five divisions:
PreK-12
EMC Publishing was founded in 1954,[3] and develops and produces PreK-12 textbook programs in world languages,[2] business education, literature and language arts, and social studies with supplementary and multimedia materials.[4]
Post-secondary
Paradigm Publishing specializes in post-secondary publishing, offering textbook programs in computer technology, health careers, biotechnology, accounting, business technology, distance learning, and career management with supplementary and multimedia materials.[4][5]
Workforce development
JIST Publishing (Job Information, Seeking and Training),[6] has award-winning[7][8] materials on job-search, career exploration, occupational information, life skills, and character education. Founded by James Michael Farr[9] in 1981[10] and acquired by EMC in 2007.[11]
Applications and programming
Lawrenceville Press is a publisher of computer application and programming textbooks.[12] Founded in 1981[12] and acquired by EMC in 2007.[13]
Religious education
CFM Publishing, the religious education division of New Mountain Learning [14] consists of two publishers:
- Standard Publishing, a publisher associated with the Christian churches and churches of Christ, founded in 1872 and acquired by Wicks Group in 2006[15]
- RCL Benziger, originated in Switzerland in 1792 by Joseph Charles Benziger.[16] In July 2007 the Benziger name and product line was purchased from McGraw Hill by CFM Publishing [17] and merged with Texas based Catholic publisher RCL - Resources For Christian Living (acquired at the same time) to form RCL Benziger.[18]
Products
Snap (stylized as "SNAP"[19]) consists of the following web-based training and assessment learning management software: Keyboarding Online Labs; Snap 2013 (for Microsoft Office 2013) Snap 2010 (for Microsoft Office 2010); Snap 2007 (for Microsoft Office 2007); and Snap 2003 (for Microsoft Office 2003).
EMC Languages is a language program scheduled for release in 2014.[20] According to their website, it is "a dynamic learning environment designed to drive educator effectiveness and student fluency in K-12 and post-secondary world language classrooms."[21] A collaboration with the University of Minnesota, students will use video platforms to demonstrate their skills through assessments and discussions via webcam.[20]
Users
Below is a selection of academic institutions that use New Mountain Learning materials:
- Community College of Philadelphia[22]
- Community College of Rhode Island[23]
- Ivy Tech Community College[24]
- Kaskaskia College[25]
- Kirkwood Community College[26]
- Parkland College[27]
- Schoolcraft College[28]
- Skyline College[29]
- Spencerian College[30]
References
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