SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K
(Mark One)

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES  EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934

     For the fiscal year ended     December 31, 1996

[ ]  TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION  13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the transition period from        to

                          Commission file number 0-7282

                             COMPUTER HORIZONS CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          New York                                          13-2638902
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(State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)


    49 Old Bloomfield Avenue
    Mountain Lakes, New Jersey                               07046-1495
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number,
    including area code:                                  (201) 402-7400

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                               Name of each exchange
Title of each class                            on which registered

      None                                            None

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                     Common Stock (Par value $.10 per share)
                                (Title of class)

                    Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
                                (Title of class)

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ X ]   No [   ]
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         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,
to the best of  registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information
statements  incorporated  by  reference  in Part  III of this  Form  10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [  ]

         The  aggregate  market value of the  registrant's  voting stock held by
non-affiliates  of the  registrant  as of  March  20,  l997,  was  approximately
$408,313,000.

         Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of each of the  registrant's
classes of common stock as of March 20, l997: 16,233,702 shares.

 
                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 

         There is incorporated  herein by reference the  registrant's (i) Annual
Report to Shareholders  for the year ended December 3l, l996, in Part II of this
Report and (ii) Proxy  Statement  for the 1997 Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders,
expected to be filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission on or before
April 7, 1997, in Part III hereof.


                           

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                                     PART I  


Item 1.  Business

General

         The Company  provides a wide range of information  technology  services
and  solutions  to major  corporations.  Historically  a  professional  services
staffing  firm,  the  Company  has,  over the past  five  years,  developed  the
technological  and  managerial  infrastructure  to offer its clients value added
services  including CHC's Signature 2000(TM) solution for the millennium change,
client/server systems development and migration,  enterprise network management,
document imaging  practices,  outsourcing and offshore software  development and
maintenance  ("solutions").  The Company markets  solutions to both existing and
potential  clients  with the  objective  of  becoming a  preferred  provider  of
comprehensive  information  technology  services and solutions for such clients.
Solutions engagements, which represented less than five percent of the Company's
consolidated   revenues  in  1992,   accounted  for  approximately  30%  of  its
consolidated  revenues in 1996. The Company  believes that the range of services
and solutions that it offers,  combined with its worldwide network of 43 offices
and  subsidiary   organizations,   provides  it  with  significant   competitive
advantages in the information technology marketplace.

         In 1996, the Company expanded operations by opening offices in Toronto,
Canada and London, England.  Together with the offices operated by the Company's
joint venture, Birla Horizons International,  the Company has established itself
as an international enterprise, with global capabilities.

         The  Company's  clients  primarily  are Fortune  1,000  companies  with
significant  information  technology  budgets and recurring staffing or software
development needs. In 1996, the Company provided information technology services
to 453 clients.  During 1996, the Company's  largest client,  AT&T accounted for
9.8% of the Company's consolidated revenues, with no other client accounting for
more than 5% of such revenues.

         With the trend in the commercial market moving towards fully integrated
information  systems solutions,  the Company offers its clients a broad range of
business and technical  services as a service  outsourcer and systems integrator
capable of providing  complex total  solutions.  This total  solutions  approach
comprises  proprietary  software and tools,  proven processes and methodologies,
tested project  management  practices and resource  management  and  procurement
programs.

         The  Company  offers a range of  information  technology  services  and
solutions,  which include (1) professional  services staffing,  (2) the solution
for the millennium change, (3) client/ server systems development and migration,
(4)  enterprise  network  management,   (5)  document  imaging  practices,   (6)
outsourcing,   (7)  offshore  software  development  and  maintenance,  and  (8)
knowledge transfer.

         (1) Professional  Services Staffing:  Providing highly skilled software
professionals  to augment the internal  information  management  staffs of major
corporations  remains the Company's  primary  business.  The Company  offers its
clients centralized vendor management, supplying their staffing needs from among
the Company's  over 2,500  software  professionals.  The Company is committed to
expanding its professional  services staffing operations in conjunction with its
solutions business.
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         (2)  Solution  for the  Millennium  Change:  CHC's  Signature  2000(TM)
offering combines an internally developed proprietary software toolkit,  skilled
resources,  proven  methodologies,  experienced project  management,  as well as
significant millennium project experience. It analyzes, locates, reports on, and
then restructures all programs and database  definitions affected by the absence
of a century date field to permit  processing of dates after  December 31, 1999.
The solution is customized  for each  particular  enterprise  and deals with all
collateral issues. In effect, CHC's Signature 2000(TM) provides the Company with
an opportunity to facilitate field expansion,  while  simultaneously  performing
other systems upgrades such as language conversions and platform migrations.

         (3) Client/Server  Systems  Development and Migration:  The Company has
the   capability   to  develop  and  implement   open  computer   systems  using
client/server  architecture and integrating servers, mini and mainframe systems,
workstations,  terminals  and  communication  gateways into  complete,  flexible
networks. Such services include project management,  selection of viable systems
platforms,  creation of migration  plans,  development  of  customized  software
applications,  and systems and database integration.  The Company specializes in
integrating local area network ("LAN")  environments  into single  heterogeneous
networks  and  unifying  enterprise  networks  into  wide area  network  ("WAN")
environments.

         (4) Enterprise Network Management:  As application development migrates
to  distributed  systems  platforms,  so too must  the  disciplines  of  systems
management. The Company's enterprise network management offering is comprised of
experienced technical professionals whose only business focus is the development
and  integration  of  centralized   management  platforms  for  mission-critical
distributed  systems  environments.  The  Company's  staff  handles  large-scale
integration  projects,  including those requiring vendor product integration and
custom  software  development  associated  with LAN/WAN  monitoring and control,
network asset management, software distribution and help desk support.

         (5)   Document    Imaging    Practices:    The   Company    offers   an
open-architectured  document  management  solution  that  enables its clients to
seamlessly  image-enable  existing  applications  that can reside on mainframes,
mid-range or PC environments. The client is able to obtain a total solution that
utilizes the Company's  proprietary toolset,  UNIDOC(TM),  to provide customized
design, development and deployment for their document management needs.

         (6) Outsourcing:  Spurred by global competition and rapid technological
change, big companies, in particular, are downsizing and outsourcing for reasons
ranging  from cost  reduction to capital  asset  improvement  and from  improved
technology  introduction to better  strategic  focus. In response to this trend,
the Company has created a group of regional  outsourcing  centers with 24 hour/7
day a week  support,  which are fully  equipped with the latest  technology  and
communications,  as well as a complete staff that includes  experienced  project
managers,  technicians and operators.  These professionals  facilitate essential
data functions including:  applications development,  systems maintenance,  data
network management, voice network administration and help desk operations.

         (7)  Offshore  Software  Development  and  Maintenance:  For major U.S.
corporations  under the  constraints  of downsizing and  cost-cutting,  offshore
software  development  and  maintenance   provides  a  high  quality,   low-cost
alternative  to having these  services  performed  domestically.  Through  Birla
Horizons  International,  a joint venture  established in India,  the Company is
able to provide offshore development,  legacy systems maintenance and conversion
services,  which can be ported to client computers at satellite  speed.  Quality
control and project  management  remain  localized  through one of the Company's
domestic offices.
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         8) Knowledge  Transfer:  The Company offers both standard curricula and
custom-tailored  courses  for  a  client's  particular  environment  and  needs.
Comprehensive courses cover languages,  hardware, software, tools, methodologies
and  management  and  productivity   skills.  The  Company's  offerings  include
application  downsizing,  graphical  interfaces,  open  systems,  computer-aided
software   engineering  ("CASE")  and  information   engineering   technologies,
relational  technology and personal computer software and hardware.  The Company
also has reseller and training rights in selected markets to certain development
tools used as an aid in building client/server applications.

Personnel

         As of December  3l,  1996,  the  Company had a staff of 2,916,  of whom
2,510 were computer professionals.  The Company devotes significant resources to
recruitment of qualified professionals and provides continuing in-house training
and  education,  and a career path  management  development  program  within the
Company.

Competition

         The Company competes in the commercial  information technology services
market which is highly  competitive and served by numerous firms,  many of which
serve only their respective local markets. The market includes participants in a
variety of market segments,  including systems consulting and integration firms,
professional   services  companies,   application   software  firms,   temporary
employment  agencies,  the  professional  service  groups of computer  equipment
companies  such as  Hewlett-Packard  Company,  Unisys  Corporation  and  Digital
Equipment Corporation,  facilities management and management information systems
("MIS") outsourcing  companies,  certain "Big Six" accounting firms, and general
management  consulting  firms. The Company's  competitors also include companies
such  as  Andersen  Consulting,  Technology  Solutions  Corporation,   Cambridge
Technology  Partners,  Inc.,  Cap Gemini  America,  Business  System Group,  the
consulting  division of Computer Sciences  Corporation,  Analysts  International
Corp., CIBER, Inc., Computer Task Group Inc., and Keane Inc.

         Many participants in the information technology consulting and software
solutions market have significantly  greater financial,  technical and marketing
resources and generate greater  revenues than the Company.  The Company believes
that the principal competitive factors in the commercial  information technology
services industry include  responsiveness to client needs,  speed of application
software development,  quality of service,  price, project management capability
and technical  expertise.  Pricing has its greatest  importance as a competitive
factor in the area of professional  service staffing.  The Company believes that
its ability to compete also depends in part on a number of  competitive  factors
outside its control,  including the ability of its  competitors to hire,  retain
and motivate  skilled  technical  and  management  personnel,  the  ownership by
competitors  of software  used by potential  clients,  the price at which others
offer comparable  services and the extent of its competitors'  responsiveness to
customer needs.
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Item 2. Properties

         The Company's Corporate and Financial Headquarters, its Unified Systems
Solutions,  Inc.  subsidiary,  its  ComputerKnowledge  division,  as well as its
Eastern  Regional  Office,  comprising  approximately  43,500  square feet,  are
located at 49 Old Bloomfield  Avenue,  Mountain Lakes, New Jersey.  The Mountain
Lakes  leases are for terms  expiring  December 31,  1999,  at a current  annual
rental of  approximately  $734,000.  As of December 3l,  l996,  the Company also
maintained facilities in Arizona, California,  Colorado,  Connecticut,  Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts,  Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,  Pennsylvania,  Tennessee,
Texas,  Toronto and Washington D.C. with an aggregate of  approximately  136,400
square feet. The leases for these  facilities are at a current annual  aggregate
rental of approximately $1,854,000. These leases expire at various times with no
lease  commitment  longer than  December 31, 2001.  In addition,  through  Birla
Horizons  International,  the Company has offices in New Delhi,  India;  London,
England; California; New Jersey, and Toronto, Canada.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

        There are no material pending legal proceedings.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

        None.

                        Executive Officers of the Company 

         The following table sets forth certain  information with respect to the
executive  officers  of the  Company,  who are  elected to serve  until the next
annual meeting of the Board of Directors and until their  successors are elected
and qualify. All the positions listed are or were held by such officers with the
Company.
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                                                                                 PERIOD
NAME                         AGE                        TITLE                   POSITION HELD
----                         ---                        -----                   -------------
<S>                          <C>            <C>                                 <C>
John J. Cassese              52             Chairman of the Board               1982-Present
                                            and President
                                            Director                            1969-Present

William J. Murphy            52             Executive Vice President            1997 - Present
                                            and CFO


Bernhard Hubert              52             Senior Vice President               1982-1995
                                            and CFO
                                            Executive Vice President            1995-1996
                                            and CFO*
                                            Director*                           1995-1996

Michael J. Shea              36             Controller                          1995-Present
                                            Vice President                      1996-Present

*Resigned effective December 31, 1996.
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                                     PART II


Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity
             and Related Stockholder Matters

         The  information  required by this item is contained  under the caption
"Market and Dividend Information" in the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders
for the year  ended  December  3l,  1996,  which  material  is  incorporated  by
reference in this Form 10-K Annual Report.

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

         The  information  required by this item is contained  under the caption
"Selected Financial Data" in the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for the
year ended  December 3l, 1996,  which material is  incorporated  by reference in
this Form 10-K Annual Report.


Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
           Condition and Results of Operation

         The  information  required by this item is contained  under the caption
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis"  in the  Company's  Annual  Report  to
Shareholders   for  the  year  ended  December  3l,  1996,   which  material  is
incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K Annual Report.

Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

         The  financial  statements  together  with the report  thereon by Grant
Thornton  LLP,  Independent  Certified  Public  Accountants,  appearing  in  the
Company's  Annual Report to  Shareholders  for the year ended December 31, 1996,
are incorporated herein by reference.  Such information is listed in Item 14(a)1
of this Form 10-K Annual Report.


Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
             on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

         There  have  been  no  disagreements  with  the  Company's  independent
accountants involving accounting and financial disclosure matters.
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                                    PART III

Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

         (a)  The   information   called   for  by  Item  10  with   respect  to
identification  of directors of the Company is incorporated  herein by reference
to the material under the caption "Election of Directors" in the Company's Proxy
Statement for its 1997 Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders  which is expected to be
filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on or before April 7, 1997
(the "1997 Proxy Statement").

         (b) The  information  called for by Item 10 with  respect to  executive
officers  of the  Company  is  included  in  Part I  herein  under  the  caption
"Executive Officers of the Company".

Item 11.  Executive Compensation

         The  information  called  for by  Item 11 with  respect  to  management
remuneration  and  transactions  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to the
material under the caption "Executive Compensation" in the 1997 Proxy Statement.

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

         The  information  called  for by  Item  12  with  respect  to  security
ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is incorporated  herein by
reference  to  the  material  under  the  caption  "Certain  Holders  of  Voting
Securities" in the 1997 Proxy Statement.

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
         None
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                                     PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement
               Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a) 1. The following  consolidated  financial  statements  for 1996 and
1995, appearing in the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders, are incorporated
herein by reference.

     - Consolidated balance sheets as of December 3l, 1996 and 1995    
     - Consolidated statements of income for each of the               
        three years in the period ended December 31, 1996
     - Consolidated statement of shareholders' equity for each of the  
        three years in the period ended December 31, 1996
     - Consolidated statements of cash flows for each of the           
        three years in the period ended December 31, 1996
     - Notes to consolidated financial statements                      
     - Report of independent certified public accountants on           
        the consolidated financial statements

            2.  Schedule II - Valuation  and  qualifying  accounts for the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.

                 -Report of independent certified public accountants on         
the financial statements schedule.

            All other  schedules are omitted  because they are not applicable or
the required  information is shown in the consolidated  financial  statements or
notes thereto.

            3. The exhibit index  
                               
            4. Consent of Grant Thornton LLP 
                 
          (b) No  reports  on Form  8K  were  filed  during  the  quarter  ended
December 31, 1996.
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                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                           COMPUTER HORIZONS CORP.


Date:  March 21, 1997                 By: /s/ John J. Cassese    
                                          ------------------------
                                          John J. Cassese, Chairman
                                          of the Board and President


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
this  report has been  signed  below by the  following  persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

                                           COMPUTER HORIZONS CORP.


Date:  March 21, 1997                 By: /s/ John J. Cassese   
                                          ------------------- 
                                          John J. Cassese, Chairman
                                          of the Board and President
                                          (Principal Executive Officer) 
                                          and Director

Date:  March 21, 1997                 By: /s/ William J. Murphy 
                                          ----------------------
                                          William J. Murphy,
                                          Executive Vice President and CFO
                                          (Principal Financial Officer)

Date:  March 21, 1997                 By: /s/ Michael J. Shea 
                                          ----------------------
                                          Michael J. Shea
                                          Vice President and Controller
                                          (Principal Accounting Officer)

Date:  March 21, 1997                 By: /s/ Thomas J. Berry 
                                          --------------------
                                          Thomas J. Berry, Director


Date:  March 21, 1997                 By: /s/ Rocco J. Marano 
                                          ------------------- 
                                          Rocco J. Marano


Date:  March 21, 1997                 By: /s/ Wilfred R. Plugge 
                                          --------------------- 
                                          Wilfred R. Plugge, Director

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit                 Description                                        Incorporated by Reference to
-------                 -----------                                     -------------------------------------
<S>              <C>                                                    <C>
3(a-1)           Certificate of Incorporation as amended                Exhibit 3(a) to Registration
                 through 1971.                                          Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
                                                                        2-42259).

3(a-2)           Certificate of Amendment dated May 16,                 Exhibit 3(a-2) to Form 10K for the
                 1983 to Certificate of Incorporation.                  fiscal year ended February 28, 1983.

3(a-3)           Certificate of Amendment dated June 15,                Exhibit 3(a-3)  to Form 10K for the
                 1988 to Certificate of Incorporation.                  fiscal year ended December 31, 1988.

3(a-4)           Certificate of Amendment dated July 6,                 Exhibit 3(a-4) to Form 10K
                 1989 to Certificate of Incorporation.                  for the fiscal year ended
                                                                        December 31, 1994.
3(a-5)           Certificate of Amendment dated February                Exhibit 3(a-4) to Form 10K for the
                 14, 1990 to Certificate of                             year ended December 31, 1989.
                 Incorporation.

3(a-6)           Certificate of Amendment dated May 1,                  Exhibit 3(a-6) to Form 10K
                 1991 to Certificate of Incorporation.                  for the fiscal year ended
                                                                        December 31, 1994.
3(a-7)           Certificate of Amendment dated July 12,                Exhibit 3(a-7) to Form 10K
                 1994 to Certificate of Incorporation.                  for the fiscal year ended
                                                                        December 31, 1994.
3(b)             Bylaws, as amended and presently in                    Exhibit 3(b) to Form 10K for the
                 effect.                                                year ended December 31, 1988.

4(a)             Rights Agreement dated as of July 6,                   Exhibit 1 to Registration Statement
                 1989 between the Company and Chemical                  on Form 8-A dated July 7, 1989.
                 Bank, as Rights Agent ("Rights
                 Agreement") which includes the form of
                 Rights Certificate as Exhibit B.

4(b)             Amendment No. 1 dated as of February                   Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 on
                 13, 1990 to Rights Agreement.                          Form 8 dated February 13, 1990 to
                                                                        Registration Statement on Form 8-A

4(c)             Amendment No. 2 dated as of August 10,                 Exhibit 4(c) to Form 10K
                 1994 to Rights Agreement.                              for the fiscal year ended
                                                                        December 31, 1994.
4(d)             Employee's Savings Plan and Amendment                  Exhibit 4.4 to Registration
                 Number One.                                            Statement on Form S-8 dated
                                                                        December 5, 1995.

4(e)             Employee's Savings Plan Trust Agreement                Exhibit 4.5 to Registration
                 as Amended and Restated Effective                      Statement on Form S-8 dated
                 January 1, 1996.                                       December 5, 1995.

10(a)            Employment Agreement dated as of                       Exhibit 10(a) to Form 10K for the
                 February 16, 1990 between the Company                  year ended December 31, 1989.
                 and John J. Cassese
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10(b)            Employment Agreement dated as of                       Exhibit 10(c) to Form 10K for the
                 February 16, 1990 between the Company                  year ended December 31, 1989.
                 and Bernhard Hubert.
10(c)            Employment Agreement dated as of March
                 6, 1997 between the Company and Michael
                 J. Shea.                                       
10(d)            Note Agreement dated as of March 15,                   Exhibit 10(i) to Form 10K for the
                 1988 between the Company and                           year ended December 31, 1988.
                 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
                 Company.

10(e)            1991 Directors' Stock Option Plan, as                  Exhibit 10(g) to Form 10K
                 amended.                                               for the fiscal year ended
                                                                        December 31, 1994.
10(f)            1994 Incentive Stock Option and                        Exhibit 10(h) to Form 10K
                 Appreciation Plan.                                     for the fiscal year ended
                                                                        December 31, 1994.
10(g)            $15,000,000 Promissory Note payable to
                 Chemical Bank                                  

10(h)            $10,000,000 Discretionary Line of
                 Credit from PNC Bank.                          

11               Statement regarding Computation of Per
                 Share Earnings.                                

13               Annual Report to Security Holders.
                                                                
21               List of Subsidiaries. 
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                                  Computer Horizons Corp. and Subsidiaries

                              SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

                            For the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994




                   Column A                      Column B         Column C        Column D       Column E

                                                 Balance at       Charged to                     Balance at
                                                 beginning        costs and      Deductions -      end of
                   Description                   of period        expenses       describe(l)       period
                   -----------                   ---------        --------       -----------       ------
<S>                                              <C>              <C>             <C>            <C>
Year ended December 31, 1996
  Allowance for doubtful accounts                $840,000         $487,000        $124,000       $1,203,000
                                                 --------         --------        --------       ----------


Year ended December 31, 1995
  Allowance for doubtful accounts                $566,000         $465,000        $191,000       $  840,000
                                                 --------         --------        --------       ----------

 
Year ended December 31, 1994
 Allowance for doubtful accounts                 $462,000         $244,000        $140,000       $  566,000
                                                 --------         --------        --------       ----------



Notes

(1) Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries.
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           REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                    ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE




Board of Directors and Shareholders
Computer Horizons Corp.

In  connection  with  our  audit of the  consolidated  financial  statements  of
Computer Horizons Corp. and Subsidiaries referred to in our report dated January
27,  1997,  which is  included  in the 1996 Annual  Report to  Shareholders  and
incorporated  by reference in this Form 10-K,  we have also audited  Schedule II
for each of the years ended  December 31, 1996,  1995 and ]994.  In our opinion,
this  schedule  presents  fairly,  in all  material  respects,  the  information
required to be set forth therein.





GRANT THORNTON LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
January 27, 1997





               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



Board of Directors and Shareholders
Computer Horizons Corp.


We have issued our report dated January 27, 1997,  accompanying the consolidated
financial  statements   incorporated  by  reference  in  the  Annual  Report  to
Shareholders  of Computer  Horizons Corp.  (the  "Company") on Form 10-K for the
year  ended  December  31,  1996.  We hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by
reference of said report in the Registration  Statements on Forms S-8,  covering
shares of common stock,  par value $.10 per share, to be offered pursuant to the
Computer  Horizons Corp.  Employee Savings Plan and the Company's 1994 Incentive
Stock Option and Appreciation Plan, 1985 Incentive Stock Option and Appreciation
Plan, as amended,  1976 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and 1991 Directors' Stock
Option Plan, as amended.



GRANT THORNTON LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
March 18, 1997