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Why Choose Us?

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Real Skills. Real Credentials. Real Opportunities.

At the Center for Apprenticeship and Adult Training, part of New Horizons Regional Education Center, we believe education should lead directly to opportunity. Whether you're starting a new career, advancing in your current field, or gaining skills for the future, our affordable, hands-on training programs are designed to help you succeed. With industry-recognized credentials, experienced instructors, strong employer partnerships, and a commitment to student success, New Horizons provides a fast, practical pathway to high-demand careers without the high cost of traditional education.

Our Differentiators

We Are Non-Profit

That means we are able to offer the lowest prices around to provide students with essential training they need to get into or back into the workforce. Any funds received from our community funnel straight back into New Horizons.

We Ensure Career-Readiness

We partner with over 100 different businesses in the Trades, Medical, Consumer, and Science industries to not only help maintain our curriculum, but also provide pathways for students to do internships, externships, or be hired! Many of our classes will invite guest speakers and hold hiring events in class. Not only that, but all of our instructors come directly from the industry with licenses, credentials, and networks to help you be confident and career-ready.

Our Programs Give You Credentials

All programs at The Center for Apprenticeship & Adult Training offer a credential or a direct pathway to a credential that you can take with you anywhere and use for your resume and job search. Have a question about what credential a program offers? Talk to our staff! The staff at New Horizons is knowledgeable and friendly and can help get all of your questions answered.

We Are Affordable

Why pay more to reach the same goal? At an average cost of just $877, New Horizons training costs less than half the price of Community College programs and nearly one-ninth the cost of Technical Schools and Universities. New Horizons provides an affordable, fast-track pathway to career-focused skills, helping students enter the workforce with less debt and greater opportunity.

Our Partners & Certifications

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The American Welding Society logo, featuring the letters AWS in blue within a diamond shape.
The ASE logo, featuring white 'ASE' text on a blue cog-like background.
Logo of the National Healthcareer Association with a stylized 'N' and 'A'.
Logo featuring a torch over a silhouette of Virginia, with the text 'Virginia Education'.
A blue triangle with a yellow star superimposed on it, against a black background.
The logo features the text 'iCEV' in large blue letters with a green accent.
Virginia Living Top Schools & Universities 2022 award emblem.

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