The Tutoring Center franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.31 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$30,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

$500 · Flat $/month, not a % of gross sales

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

Currently $60/month, autodrafted monthly; franchisor can raise it up to a $200/month cap on 30 days' notice, subject to inflation adjustment

Other fees

Semi-Annual Program Fee $600 twice/year; Regional Seminar Fee $300/year (Designated Owner); Late Charges $250 per late payment plus $250/month until paid

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$4,000 to $6,600 to cover royalties, technology fees, employee wages, utilities, phones, taxes and other operating costs for the first 3 months before the Center generates revenue.

Fees sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.31 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Student enrollment (average and median), broken into quartiles; explicitly not gross sales, revenue, income, or profit

Reporting period

January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021

Sample

72 Centers (18 in each of 4 quartiles) out of 85 franchised Centers open as of December 1, 2021; 8 excluded for being open less than 12 months and 5 excluded for incomplete enrollment reporting; data is franchisee-reported and unaudited, with a 94% average response rate

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.71 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2021

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

89

Year-end outlets

85

Net change

-4

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

8

Terminations

7

Non-renewals

5

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

1

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.74 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

11 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$139,800

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

7 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 5

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does The Tutoring Center franchise cost?

standard Center (leased space): $106,420 to $180,235 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $30,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.31 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do The Tutoring Center owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Student enrollment (average and median), broken into quartiles; explicitly not gross sales, revenue, income, or profit. Sample: 72 Centers (18 in each of 4 quartiles) out of 85 franchised Centers open as of December 1, 2021; 8 excluded for being open less than 12 months and 5 excluded for incomplete enrollment reporting; data is franchisee-reported and unaudited, with a 94% average response rate. Period: January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.71 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for The Tutoring Center?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 5. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $139,800; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 7 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗