The Tutoring Center franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening The Tutoring Center franchise takes $114,420 – $191,235 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $45,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 1% on sales. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
The Tutoring Center franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $45,000 | $45,000 | $45,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $114,420 | $191,235 | $114,420 to $191,235 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $114,420 | $191,235 | $114,420 to $191,235 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means The Tutoring Center's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 1% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full The Tutoring Center cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How The Tutoring Center's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where The Tutoring Center's disclosed cost sits against the Professional Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $114,420 — about 1.4× the Professional Services median of $84,700.
- Initial franchise fee of $45,000 — about in line with the Professional Services median of $39,700.
Category medians are computed from the Professional Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Professional Services franchises
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How The Tutoring Center's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2020: began the window at 45 units; 93 units opened, 32 closed, ending at 89 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for The Tutoring Center or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask The Tutoring Center for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether The Tutoring Center is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether The Tutoring Center grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only The Tutoring Center can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About The Tutoring Center franchise
The Tutoring Center is a professional services franchisor with 89 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2020, it began the window at 45 units; its filings record 93 unit openings and 32 closures, ending at 89 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is The Tutoring Center Franchise Corp.. The filings indicate financing options are available; terms come from the franchisor, not from us.
Disclosure filings report 5 franchise-related lawsuits. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
From the franchisor's materials
The Tutoring Center Franchise Corp. grants franchises to operate a learning center specializing in after-school tutoring services in reading, math, writing, pre-algebra, algebra 1 and 2, geometry, test preparation and study skills for school age children
The Tutoring Center franchise: quick answers
- How much does The Tutoring Center franchise cost?
- $114,420 – $191,235 all-in to open, per The Tutoring Center's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many The Tutoring Center units are there?
- 89 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have The Tutoring Center's units held up?
- 88% of units at risk between 2017 and 2020 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).