In 2018, New Mountain Learning was acquired by private equity firm CIP Capital from The Wicks Group, who had acquired and merged the New Mountain divisions.[3] Later in 2018, CIP acquired Carnegie Learning and merged New Mountain into Carnegie Learning.[4]
Corporate organization
New Mountain Learning consisted of five divisions:
PreK-12
EMC Publishing was founded in 1954,[5] 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.[6]
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.[6][7]
Workforce development
JIST Publishing (Job Information, Seeking and Training),[8] has award-winning[9][10] materials on job-search, career exploration, occupational information, life skills, and character education. Founded by James Michael Farr[11] in 1981[12] and acquired by EMC in 2007.[13]
Applications and programming
Lawrenceville Press is a publisher of computer application and programming textbooks.[14] Founded in 1981[14] and acquired by EMC in 2007.[15]
Religious education
CFM Publishing, the religious education division of New Mountain Learning [16] consists of two publishers:
RCL Benziger, originated in Switzerland in 1792 by Joseph Charles Benziger.[18] In July 2007 the Benziger name and product line was purchased from McGraw Hill by CFM Publishing [19] and merged with Texas-based Catholic publisher RCL - Resources For Christian Living (acquired at the same time) to form RCL Benziger.[20] RCL Benziger was sold to Kendall Hunt Publishing in 2016.
EMC Languages is a language program scheduled for release in 2014.[22] 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."[23] A collaboration with the University of Minnesota, students will use video platforms to demonstrate their skills through assessments and discussions via webcam.[22]
Users
Below is a selection of academic institutions that used New Mountain Learning materials:
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