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Accelebrate is an American IT training and consulting company based in Atlanta, Georgia. The company provides on-site and online instructor-led IT training courses throughout North America and Europe. Accelebrate has provided training for University of Alabama, Compuware, Coventry Health Care, MasterCard, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, and Tyson Foods and has notable partnerships with Merit Network.

History
Accelebrate was founded in 2002 by Steven Heckler. While the company's official headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia the company sends instructors through North America and Europe for their on-site course. Since XXXX, Accelebrate has offered online courses with worldwide availability. Since the company's founding, Accelebrate has been actively involved in the development community, often sponsoring and hosting user groups throughout the US.

Services
Accelebrate offers instructor-led courses in online and on-site formats. Much of the company's clientele consists of corporations, government agencies, or NGOs, who seek training for IT teams, notably in preparation for system changes and/or technology upgrades. Unlike notable competitors such as Udacity and Codecademy, Accelebrate focuses only on courses led by instructors rather than MOOCs.

Accelebrate's model for providing relevant and high quality instructors involves having few "on staff" instructors; instructors are hand chosen based on industry experience, notable work, and student evaluations. Notable instructors to have taught for Accelebrate include XXX, XXX, and XXX.

Reception
The company's training offerings are well regarded in the software development and web programing industries. The company is frequently recommended as a resource for aspiring developers and programmers.

Competitors
Notable competitors for Accelebrate include:
 * Lynda.com
 * Learning Tree International
 * Udemy
 * Global Knowledge Training