Prometric

Prometric is a U.S. company in the test administration industry. Prometric operates a test center network composed of over 10,000 sites in 160 countries. Many examinations are administered at Prometric sites including those from Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry , Microsoft, IBM, Apple, the Common Admission Test of the IIM's, the European Personnel Selection Office, the Medical College Admission Test, the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination, Architect Registration Examination, and the USPTO registration examination.Prometric's corporate headquarters are located in Canton (Baltimore, Maryland) in the United States.

History

Prometric's testing centers were originally part of Sylvan Learning Systems, who sold the company to the Thomson Corporation in 2000. The Thomson Corporation announced its desire to sell Prometric in the fall of 2006, and Educational Testing Service announced its plans to acquire it. On Monday, October 15, 2007, Educational Testing Service (ETS) closed its acquisition of Prometric from the Thomson Corporation. Prometric is currently a wholly owned, independently operated subsidiary of ETS, allowing ETS to maintain non-profit status.

Business

Prometric sells a range of services, including test development, test delivery, and data management capabilities. Prometric delivers and administers tests to approximately 500 clients in the academic,...
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