Innovation in IT Education:
Remote Classroom Instruction
ONLC Training Centers was founded in 1983 when Jim
Palic and Andy Williamson left their positions as mainframe programmers with the
Dupont Company to start one of the industry's first computer training companies based on traditional instructor-led, classroom training.
Little did they know at that time that 30 years later they would be leading a charge to keep the classroom as part of the new virtual training experience. They call their methodology Remote Classroom Instruction (RCI™)
Business Innovation Award 2010 Finalist
ONLC Training Centers' Remote Classroom Instruction technology earns Finalist honors for the “Business Innovation of the Year for 2010” conferred by American Business Awards.
Roaring out of a Recession
Why did ONLC Training Centers flourish during the 27 month recession?
What strategies did it use to become the Fastest Growing Microsoft Authorized Training company (according to Inc. Magazine) while other training companies shut down operations and reduced their schedule of public classes?
ONLC must have been doing something that was aligned with its customer’s training needs.
The Classroom as a Centerpiece of a Great Learning Experience
While other companies adopted a purely virtual training model, ONLC took another approach—one that embraced the classroom as an important part of the virtual training experience. We established over 300 training sites with small classrooms that seat 1 to 4 students.
Those remote classrooms can then be attached to wherever the instructor is teaching. Students from multiple classrooms can be combined. By aggregating students from classrooms across the country, ONLC can easily meet its minimum enrollment requirements and cancel fewer events.
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ONLC's Growth Over Time(best viewed in Internet Explorer with the latest Flash plugin)
This flash animation shows ONLC’s rapid expansion to locations nationwide. In 2009 alone, ONLC invested over $3 million to establish and maintain classroom facilities to deliver live instructor-led training.
Video: Tour of Remote Classrooms
Take a quick 1-minute video tour of several of our remote classrooms. These are just a few of our more than 300 training facilities located throughout the country.
RCI Under the Hood
Any company can add a few virtual students to an existing traditional class. However, only ONLC has made the deep infrastructure investment to seamlessly link students from hundreds of training locations every day of the week. Our Remote Classroom Instruction management software makes this large scale remote training possible with minimal technical glitches.
RCI Under the Hood
Get a glimpse “under the hood” of the RCI technology that we use to manage instructor and classroom resources, manage book ordering, and manage and monitor computer connections.
In Conclusion
Over the past decade, the IT training industry has undergone many changes. Advancements in technology make it possible for training companies to offer training anywhere over the internet. However, the classroom was an important part of the traditional training experience and should not be forgotten.
ONLC Training Centers recognizes the importance of the classroom. We have aligned our organization around that belief and have made the necessary investments in facilities, computers, and software to provide virtual training—in a classroom—on a large scale. These innovations allows you, our clients, to get the training you want, where you want it.
ONLC Training Centers has grown to be the largest IT training company in the US with over 300 classroom training locations. Click the links below to learn why so many people are selecting us as their training provider.
•U.S. Locations
Over 300 sites across North America...
Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Huntsville, AL
Mobile, AL
Montgomery, AL
Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Arkansas
Bentonville, AR
Little Rock, AR
California
Bakersfield, CA
El Segundo, CA
Fresno, CA
Glendale / Burbank, CA
Irvine, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Manhattan Beach, CA
Orange, CA
Petaluma, CA
Pleasanton, CA
Redwood City, CA
Riverside, CA
Sacramento, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Walnut Creek, CA
Woodland Hills, CA
Colorado
Boulder, CO
Centennial, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Denver, CO
Grand Junction, CO
Loveland, CO
Massachusetts
Andover, MA
Boston, MA
Braintree, MA
Danvers, MA
Mansfield, MA
Norwell, MA
Springfield, MA
Taunton, MA
Waltham, MA
Westborough, MA
Woburn, MA
Worcester, MA
Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Detroit, MI
Grand Rapids, MI
Kalamazoo / Portage, MI
Lansing, MI
Novi, MI
Traverse City, MI
Troy, MI
New Jersey
Bridgewater, NJ
Iselin, NJ
Jersey City, NJ
Morristown, NJ
Mt. Laurel, NJ
Paramus, NJ
Princeton, NJ
Red Bank, NJ
New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
New York
Albany, NY
Bohemia, NY
Buffalo, NY
Harrison / Rye, NY
Henrietta, NY
Manhattan, NY
Mt. Kisco, NY
New York City, NY
Poughkeepsie, NY
Rochester, NY
Syracuse, NY
Uniondale, NY
Oregon
Beaverton, OR
Bend, OR
Eugene, OR
Medford, OR
Portland, OR
Roseburg, OR
Salem, OR
Tualatin, OR
Pennsylvania
Allentown, PA
Erie, PA
Exton, PA
Harrisburg, PA
Lancaster, PA
Malvern, PA
Mechanicsburg, PA
Monroeville, PA
Morgantown, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
State College, PA
Wayne, PA
Wexford, PA
Wilkes-Barre, PA
York, PA
Rhode Island
Warwick / Providence, RI
South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Greenville, SC
Mt. Pleasant / Charleston, SC
South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD
Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN
Franklin, TN
Johnson City, TN
Knoxville, TN
Memphis, TN
Nashville, TN
Texas
Amarillo, TX
Austin, TX
Bryan / College Station, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Dallas, TX
El Paso, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Grapevine, TX
Houston, TX
Irving / Las Colinas, TX
Katy, TX
Keller, TX
League City, TX
Midland, TX
Plano / Frisco, TX
Round Rock, TX
San Antonio, TX
Spring / The Woodlands, TX
Sugar Land, TX
Trophy Club, TX
Waco, TX
Wichita Falls, TX
Utah
Provo, UT
Salt Lake City, UT
Vermont
Burlington/Shelburne, VT
Virginia
Alexandria, VA
Arlington, VA
Charlottesville, VA
Fairfax, VA
Fredericksburg, VA
Glen Allen, VA
Lynchburg, VA
Manassas, VA
McLean, VA
Newport News, VA
Norfolk, VA
Reston, VA
Richmond, VA
Roanoke, VA
Virginia Beach, VA
Washington
Bellevue, WA
Bellingham, WA
Bothell / Redmond, WA
Kennewick / Pasco, WA
Mukilteo / Everett, WA
Olympia / Lacey, WA
Puyallup, WA
Seattle, WA
Tacoma / Federal Way, WA
Spokane, WA
West Virginia
Martinsburg, WV
Wisconsin
Brookfield, WI
Glendale, WI
Green Bay, WI
Madison, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Wyoming
Casper, WY
Cheyenne, WY
•U.S. Locations by City
Attend hands on, instructor-led computer classes at our more than 300 classroom locations in these cities...
Akron, OH
Albany, NY
Albuquerque, NM
Alexandria, VA
Allentown, PA
Alpharetta, GA
Amarillo, TX
Andover, MA
Ann Arbor, MI
Annapolis, MD
Arlington, VA
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Bakersfield, CA
Baltimore, MD
Baton Rouge, LA
Beachwood, OH
Beaverton, OR
Bend, OR
Bedford, NH
Bellevue, WA
Bellingham, WA
Bentonville, AR
Bethesda, MD
Bettendorf, IA
Birmingham, AL
Bloomington, MN
Boca Raton, FL
Bohemia, NY
Boise, ID
Boston, MA
Boulder, CO
Bradenton / Sarasota, FL
Braintree, MA
Bridgewater, NJ
Brookfield, WI
Bryan / College Station, TX
Buckhead, GA
Buffalo, NY
Canton, OH
Carson City, NV
Casper, WY
Cedar Rapids, IA
Champlin, MN
Charlotte, NC
Chattanooga, TN
Centennial, CO
Cheyenne, WY
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Columbia, MD
Columbia, MO
Columbia, SC
Columbus, GA
Columbus, OH
Corpus Christi, TX
Dallas, TX
Danbury, CT
Danvers, MA
Dayton, OH
Des Moines, IA
District of Columbia
Dublin, OH
Duluth, GA
East Granby, CT
Edina, MN
El Paso, TX
El Segundo, CA
Elk Grove, CA
Erie, PA
Erlanger, KY
Eugene, OR
Evansville, IN
Exton, PA
Fairfax, VA
Fayetteville, NC
Fort Worth, TX
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Myers, FL
Fort Wayne, IN
Franklin, TN
Frederick, MD
Fredericksburg, VA
Fresno, CA
Frisco, TX
Glendale, CA
Glendale, WI
Grand Junction, CO
Grand Forks, ND
Grand Rapids, MI
Grapevine, TX
Great Falls, MT
Green Bay, WI
Greenbelt, MD
Greensboro, NC
Greenville, SC
Gurnee, IL
Harrisburg, PA
Harrison, NY
Hartford, CT
Henderson, NV
Henrietta, NY
Hickory, NC
Houston, TX
Huntsville, AL
Independence, OH
Indianapolis, IN
Irvine, CA
Irving / Las Colinas, TX
Iselin, NJ
Jackson, MS
Jacksonville, FL
Jersey City, NJ
Johnson City, TN
Joliet, IL
Kalamazoo / Portage, MI
Kansas City, MO
Katy, TX
Keller, TX
Kennesaw, GA
Kennewick, WA
Kissimmee, FL
Knoxville, TN
Lafayette, LA
Lancaster, PA
Land O' Lakes, FL
Las Vegas, NV
League City, TX
Lee's Summit, MO
Lenexa, KS
Lexington, KY
Lincoln, NE
Little Rock, AR
Londonderry, NH
Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Loveland, CO
Lynchburg, VA
Macon, GA
Madison, WI
Manchester, NH
Mandeville, LA
Manhattan, NY
Manhattan Beach, CA
Mansfield, MA
Martinez, GA
Martinsburg, WV
McLean, VA
Medford, OR
Memphis, TN
Miami, FL
Midland, TX
Milford, CT
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Miramar Beach, FL
Mobile, AL
Montgomery, AL
Monroeville, PA
Morristown, NJ
Morrisville, NC
Mount Laurel, NJ
Mount Pleasant, SC
Mukilteo, WA
Naperville, IL
Naples, FL
Nashua, NH
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
New York City, NY
Newington, CT
Newport News, VA
Norfolk, VA
Norwell, MA
Novi, MI
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Oklahoma City, OK
Olympia / Lacey, WA
Omaha, NE
Orange, CA
Orange Park, FL
Orlando, FL
Overland Park, KS
Owings Mills, MD
Palm Beach, FL
Paramus, NJ
Petaluma, CA
Peoria, IL
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Plano, TX
Plantation, FL
Pleasanton, CA
Portland, ME
Portland, OR
Poughkeepsie, NY
Princeton, NJ
Provo, UT
Puyallup, WA
Quad Cities, IA IL
Raleigh, NC
Red Bank, NJ
Redmond, WA
Redwood City, CA
Reno, NV
Reston, VA
Richmond, VA
Riverside, CA
Roanoke, VA
Rochester, NH
Rochester, MN
Rochester, NY
Rockford, IL
Rockville, MD
Rolling Hills, CA
Roseburg, OR
Round Rock, TX
Rye, NY
Sacramento, CA
Salem, OR
Salt Lake City, UT
San Antonio, TX
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Sarasota / Bradenton, FL
Savannah, GA
Schaumburg, IL
Scottsdale, AZ
Seattle, WA
Shelburne, VT
Shelton, CT
Sioux Falls, SD
South Bend, IN
South Burlington, VT
St. Louis, MO
St. Paul, MN
St. Petersburg, FL
Spokane, WA
Spring / The Woodlands, TX
Springfield, MA
Springfield, MO
Stamford, CT
State College, PA
Sugar Land, TX
Syracuse, NY
Tacoma / Federal Way, WA
Tallahassee, FL
Tampa, FL
Taunton, MA
Toledo, OH
Traverse City, MI
Troy, MI
Tualatin, OR
Tucson, AZ
Tulsa, OK
Uniondale, NY
Virginia Beach, VA
Wallingford, CT
Walnut Creek, CA
Waltham, MA
Warrenville, IL
Warwick / Providence, RI
Washington, DC
Waterbury / Cheshire, CT
Wayne, PA
West Chester, OH
Westborough, MA
Wexford, PA
Wichita, KS
Wichita Falls, TX
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Williston, ND
Wilmington, DE
Wilmington, NC
Woburn, MA
Woodland Hill, CA
Worcester, MA
Youngstown, OH
•Canada Locations
You can attend any ONLC class right from your PC via RCI™ including these areas in Canada...
Alberta
Calgary, AB
Edmonton, AB
Grande Prairie, AB
Lethbridge, AB
Lloydminster, AB
Medicine Hat, AB
Red Deer, AB
Wood Buffalo, AB
British Columbia
Abbotsford, BC
Burnaby, BC
Campbell River, BC
Chilliwack, BC
Clayoquot, BC
Coldstream, BC
Comox, BC
Courtenay, BC
Cranbrook, BC
Duncan, BC
East Kootenay, BC
Fort St. John, BC
Kamloops, BC
Kelowna, BC
Maple Ridge, BC
Nanaimo, BC
New Westminster
North Cowichan, BC
Okanagan, BC
Parksville, BC
Peace River, BC
Penticton, BC
Port Alberni, BC
Port Coquitlam
Prince George, BC
Qualicum Beach, BC
Richmond, BC
Saanich, BC
Strathcona, BC
Surrey, BC
Vancouver, BC
Vernon, BC
Victoria, BC
Manitoba
Brandon, MB
Winnipeg, MB
New Brunswick
Bathurst, NB
Beresford, NB
Dieppe, NB
Fredericton, NB
Miramichi, NB
Moncton, NB
North Esk, NB
Quispamsis, NB
Riverview, NB
Saint John, NB
Newfoundland & Labrador
Conception Bay, NL
Corner Brook, NL
Mount Pearl, NL
St. John's, NL
Ontario
Augusta, ON
Barrie, ON
Belleville, ON
Brampton, ON
Brant, ON
Brantford, ON
Brockville, ON
Burlington, ON
Cambridge, ON
Centre, ON
Chatham, ON
Clarington, ON
Cornwall, ON
Elizabethtown, ON
Ennismore, ON
Frontenac, ON
Georgian Bluffs, ON
Guelph, ON
Hamilton, ON
Innisfil, ON
Kawartha Lakes, ON
Kent, ON
Kingston, ON
Kingsville, ON
Kitchener, ON
Kitley, ON
Lakefield, ON
Lakeshore, ON
LaSalle, ON
Leamington, ON
London, ON
Laurentian Valley, ON
Midland, ON
Mississauga, ON
Niagara, ON
Niagara Falls, ON
Norfolk, ON
North Bay, ON
Orillia, ON
Oshawa, ON
Ottawa, ON
Owen Sound, ON
Pembroke, ON
Penetanguishene, ON
Peterborough, ON
Quinte, ON
Ramara, ON
Sarnia, ON
St. Catharines, ON
St. Clair, ON
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Smith, ON
South Stormont, ON
Stratford, ON
Sudbury, ON
Tay, ON
Tecumseh, ON
Thunder Bay, ON
Timmins, ON
Toronto, ON
Vaughan, ON
Waterloo, ON
Welland, ON
Wellington, ON
Whitby, ON
Windsor, ON
Woodstock, ON
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, PE
Stratford, PE
ONLC Training Centers was founded in 1983 when Jim
Palic and Andy Williamson left their positions as mainframe programmers with the
Dupont Company to start one of the industry's first computer training companies based on traditional instructor-led, classroom training. 
While other companies adopted a purely virtual training model, ONLC took another approach—one that embraced the classroom as an important part of the virtual training experience. We established over 300 training sites with small classrooms that seat 1 to 4 students. 