The Teaching Company

The Great Courses
Company typePrivate
IndustryEducation
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Founders
  • Thomas M. Rollins
Headquarters,
United States
Products
  • The Great Courses
Owner
WebsiteTheGreatCourses.com
TheGreatCoursesPlus.com
Some of the course materials produced by The Teaching Company, July 2013
A former company logo

The Teaching Company, doing business as "The Great Courses," formerly Wondrium, is a media production company which produces educational, video, and audio content in the form of courses, documentaries, and series under two content brands: The Great Courses Plus and The Great Courses.[1] The company distributes their content globally through a mix of direct-to-consumer models, such as their streaming service Wondrium.com and TheGreatCourses.com, as well as distribution through third party platforms like the Apple TV app, Audible, Amazon Prime, and Roku.[2]

The Teaching Company, founded by Tom Rollins in 1990, changed its name to The Great Courses and then to Wondrium, It is currently owned by Brentwood Associates PE and is headquartered in Chantilly which is west of Fairfax, Virginia.

  1. ^ Spangler, Todd (2021-04-27). "The Teaching Co. Wants Bigger Bite of Streaming With Rebranded 'Wondrium' Service". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  2. ^ "The Great Courses Signature Collection Now Available Through Apple TV Channels". MacRumors. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2022-12-23.