Low-investment college planning franchise helps high school students save time and money

Class 101 is a national college planning franchise that helps high school students get into better colleges and qualify for higher amounts of scholarships and financial aid. We address a common problem: the college application process is complicated, competitive and stressful, resulting in students who don’t get enough, or any, financial aid and often end up at the wrong school.

Becoming a Class 101 franchisee is an amazing opportunity to help kids and their families find the right college at the right price. Our range of services meets a critical need that local high school counselors cannot adequately address for thousands of overwhelmed students and their parents.

Class 101 provides much-needed personalized college planning services

Through one-on-one college planning sessions, we help prepare the high school student to take ACT and SAT tests, improve GPA, build a list of schools that are a good fit, write a powerful essay, complete applications and navigate the scholarship and financial aid processes.

Students that go through the Class 101 program have some dramatic results: the average American high school student applies to two or three schools and receives about $20,000 in scholarships and aid. Class 101 students apply to an average of 10 schools and receive more than $200,000 in scholarships and aid! 

Our students also tend to stay in school. The dropout rate for incoming college freshmen is high — as many as one in three first-year students never make it to their sophomore year. The dropout rate for Class 101 students is less than 1% — far below the national average!

Get in on the ground floor of Class 101’s rapid expansion

Class 101 is positioned to become the college planning service of choice and is rapidly expanding with opportunities nationwide. If you are passionate about helping young people and have experience in education or working with youth, then Class 101 may be the perfect fit for you. If you want to empower high school students and help them find the perfect colleges, owning a Class 101 franchise is a great way to establish a strong sense of pride and purpose while helping students and their families save time and money.

We've been growing for the past decade and we have plans to open 100 additional locations by 2020, and we welcome the opportunity to speak with potential owners about bringing this unique and valuable service to their community.