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World-Class Support Systems & Multiple Revenue Streams Create Opportunity and YOY Growth for Franchisees.

ORADELL, N.J. — Huntington Learning Center, the nation’s leading K-12 tutoring and test preparation provider, reports on immense growth brand-wide as the demand for tutoring services skyrockets, with franchisees reporting their best years yet in terms of sales. Over the past 21 months, Huntington Learning Center has rolled out new programs, support systems, and tools equipping franchisees to meet demand and handle the learning loss crisis head on, while franchisees have taken community relationships and internal marketing strategies to the next level coming out of the pandemic. As a result, franchisee average unit volume is now 46% higher than that of the competition – fueling interest in the franchise opportunity.

As the pandemic began taking its toll on brick-and-mortar operations worldwide, Huntington Learning Center acted quickly to adjust its services for franchisees – launching HuntingtonHelps LIVE, a 100% online tutoring service, Huntington Study Hall, which allows centers to safely open for students to go and attend virtual school while being proctored by a Huntington tutor and Huntington Homework Help and Huntington Performance Coach, tools that enhanced learning based on assessments and communication with local schools to target key subject areas for each student, and provided sessions for students specifically targeting task maintenance and organization.

As a result of the new services and programs launched, in addition to individualized marketing efforts within the local communities they serve, Huntington Learning Center franchisees were able to maintain their tutoring businesses throughout the pandemic, with many now seeing sales and revenue numbers that are back to or exceeding what they were in 2019.

One franchisee, Troy Ingle, an Air Force veteran and past engineer, has owned his Huntington Learning Center in Fleming Island, Florida for the past five years, and he reports that 2021 has been the best year yet for his business. Creating the online tutoring option swiftly and efficiently during a critical time during the COVID pandemic in 2020 allowed for his business to be shut down for less than two months before he was able to regain students and families at his center. In addition to receiving the support from Huntington Learning Center to set his business up for success, Ingle is an active member of his community – serving on multiple school board advisory councils and assisting with providing job readiness interview opportunities to junior and senior-level high school kids.

“October 2021 proved to be the best month for business in my five-year span of owning my Huntington Learning Center business,” said Ingle. “With the new programs put into place by Huntington, combined with the curriculum and operational support I have access to, I’ve been able to experience my best year yet –but I’ve also been able to better serve my community as a strong community resource for students and families. Keeping an open line of communication with local schools, teachers and parents of the students at Huntington has allowed me to establish and maintain key relationships that allow me to reach more students’ lives in the community.”

The programs and tools created increased revenue lines for franchisees during the pandemic and beyond. Cheri Reid, Huntington Learning Center owner and operator in Skokie, Illinois, speaks on her center’s ability to maintain operations during the pandemic.

“When the pandemic hit, it became a necessity to adapt to fit the changing educational landscape,” says Reid. “Huntington launched HuntingtonHelps LIVE swiftly enough that we were still able to track students’ progression in school, and it wasn’t going down – HuntingtonHelps LIVE was effective from the start, and now it’s an expectation to provide a hybrid option for tutoring services, so we’re well-prepared.”

Huntington Learning Center is committed to empowering students to unlock their full potential. Whether it’s K-12 tutoring or test prep for college entrance exams or state standardized tests, Huntington Learning Center is able to tailor personalized plans that accelerates students’ abilities and improves their scores by focusing on individual student needs using an advanced performance tool, Navigator. Each student receives an Academic Evaluation that pinpoints academic strengths and weaknesses, and from there, tutors are able determine the best course of action. This alone makes Huntington Learning Center unique in an industry that tends to deliver a one-size-fits-all approach.

“We knew that both our franchisees and students were in need of support, and we sought to meet those needs in ways that would be mutually beneficial and efficient,” said Anne Huntington Sharma, President of Huntington Learning Center. “Our team has worked incredibly hard to adapt our tried-and-true teaching methods. This has resulted not only in more profitability for our franchise owners, but also meaning impact in the lives of our students. With a strong business model and world-class support systems fueling our systemwide performance, prospective franchisees are taking note. Our franchisees stepped up in their local communities during and post-pandemic, combining the new services and programs that our corporate team launched with their own unique strategies for growth and marketing.”

The success achieved by the brand has not gone unnoticed as the franchise industry has honored Huntington Learning Center with several recent award wins – ranking on Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2021 Franchise 500® for decades, no. 10 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2021 100 Top Low-Cost Franchises List, named Franchise Journal’s Top Brands of 2020 which honors brands that “stood by their franchisees, partners and team members to triumph through the pandemic,” and was named a Top Franchise for 2021 by Franchise Business Review. Huntington Learning Center continues to gain recognition and honors for the exceptional work it does toward fulfilling its mission to give every student the best education possible.

Already a $5 billion industry, Grand View Research reports that tutoring will grow to nearly $16 billion by 2027. To meet growing demand, Huntington Learning Center is actively seeking both single and multi-unit operators who are involved with their community and have a passion for purpose-driven business. Today, with nearly 300 centers open and several in development, the brand is on track for strategic franchise development across the country.

To learn more about Huntington Learning Center or its franchise opportunity, visit https://huntingtonhelps.com/ or https://huntingtonfranchise.com/.

Bob Scopinich Named Chief Financial Officer Upon the Retirement of Jim Emmerson.

ORADELL, N.J. — Huntington Learning Center, the nation’s leading tutoring and test prep provider with approximately 300 locations nationwide and a growing roster of online programs, has announced its new Chief Financial Officer, Bob Scopinich, with the retirement of Jim Emmerson, who served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer for 24 years. In this role, Scopinich will be tasked with building on Huntington Learning Center’s 44-year track record and strong foundation helping students and franchisees succeed.

“I am thrilled to welcome Bob Scopinich to the team. His unique experience working in the franchise industry, and specifically the franchise education space, qualifies him as the right fit to succeed Jim. The company is currently going through meaningful transformations on all fronts and I am confident that Bob will add value, innovation and leadership to get results,” said Anne Huntington Sharma, President of Huntington Learning Center.

Scopinich joins Huntington after serving as the Goddard Systems, Inc. Chief Financial Officer for 18 years. During his tenure at Goddard, Scopinich was involved in all aspects of the business, with a particular emphasis on financial performance, information technology, unit growth, and human resources. During his tenure, Goddard grew from 110 franchised locations to over 550 locations while improving margins. Franchisee financial performance and multi-unit ownership also increased significantly during this time.

“This is an exciting new chapter for me. I look forward to making a positive impact and fulfilling Huntington’s mission and vision. As a leader, I strive to create high-performing teams that seamlessly integrate their work across all stakeholders, from corporate staff to franchisees and vendors. I have always been results-driven, and Huntington is the industry leader. I believe this will be an exciting and successful journey for us,” said Scopinich.

As CFO, Scopinich leads multiple departments including finance, accounting and HR, and franchise development, in addition to being an integral member of the executive team.

Scopinich holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Interested in franchise opportunities? Contact www.HuntingtonFranchise.com // 1-800-653-8400.

Earning Gold and Silver honors, Huntington Celebrates 2021 Stevie® Award Wins.

ORADELL, N.J. — Huntington Learning Center, the nation’s leading tutoring and test prep provider with approximately 300 locations nationwide and a growing roster of online programs was recently awarded the Gold Stevie® award in the Product and Services Education category, and Huntington president Anne Huntington Sharma was named a Silver Stevie® winner as a Maverick of the Year.

The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and nonprofit, large and small.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word meaning “crowned,” the awards will be virtually presented to winners during a live event on Wednesday, June 30.

More than 3,800 nominations – a record number – from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Startup of the Year, Executive of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Virtual Event of the Year, and App of the Year, among others.

Of Huntington’s application highlighting innovative program development in the face of the pandemic, one judge stated, “[Huntington’s] PK-12 Personalized Learning Solution is a great way to have students learn many things during a challenging time. Looking at their essay, I believe [Huntington] made a huge difference in many students’ lives.”

Anne Huntington Sharma was acknowledged for doing a “great job in leveraging the company’s core assets in a trying time, as well as achieving strategic growth before the pandemic. [A] well deserved recognition.”

“This is a special moment for Huntington Learning Center. We have stayed true to our mission and vision while completely transforming our company in real time in order to not only survive, but thrive. Our students and national network of franchisees have the tools necessary to continue to fulfill our 44 year mission. To be recognized for our efforts by the American Business Awards and win multiple Stevies® is extremely humbling and means a lot,” said Anne.

For information about Huntington Learning Center visit https://huntingtonhelps.com

Interested in franchise opportunities? please visit www.HuntingtonFranchise.com or call 1-800-653-8400.

Huntington’s Offerings for the 2020-2021 Academic Year Continue to Expand as Need for Increased Education Resources Nationwide Grows.

ORADELL, N.J. — Huntington Learning Center has announced that it will partner with Fortune 500 companies nationwide to provide in-person and virtual academic programs including the recently launched study hall, tutoring and test prep programs, homework help, and academic performance coach program to their employees’ families. This expanded business-to-business offering will allow companies to tap into Huntington’s proven learning methods and provide much-needed support to their employees, many of whom are struggling to manage a full-time workload with family obligations.

“Huntington Learning Center is a family-founded, family-run, and family-focused company. Since the onset of the pandemic, we’ve heard from thousands of parents that they need more resources, and we, like the Fortune 500 companies we’re partnering with, are rising to the occasion to help meet that demand,” said Anne Huntington, President of Huntington Learning Center. “With approximately 300 locations across the nation, we’re uniquely positioned to be able to offer educational support to corporate employees and their families in many major metro and suburban markets across the country. Bridging the work and school gap for parents is just another layer of the foundation we continue to build in order to provide families and students access to the best resources possible.”

The business-to-business offerings are an expansion on previous success Huntington launched prior to the pandemic at a localized level. The new nationwide contracts are scaling Huntington’s ability to support its franchisees and support even more families across the country.

Results from the company’s ‘Back-to-School’ report affirm that Huntington’s 43-year track record of proven success continues to propel student achievement. The report concluded the average test scores of students engaged with Huntington test prep courses increase by 229 SAT and 5.4 ACT points, leading to an average of $71,000 in scholarship offers awarded to Huntington graduates. Programs are available for students grades K-12 and additionally report 2+ grade levels of growth in reading and math within three months. Huntington Learning Center provides skill-building programs, subject-specific tutoring, test prep for the SAT, ACT, and state and standardized tests, Homework Help, HutingtonHelps LIVE, Academic Performance Coach and Huntington Advantage programs, as well as free weekly webinars.

Huntington’s accredited programs and highly trained, certified teachers, are available via a live virtual tutoring platform, HuntingtonHelps LIVE, and in-person at local centers. All centers are adhering to CDC and government guidelines and following strict cleaning and social distancing standards.

To learn more call 1-800 CAN-LEARN or visit www.HuntingtonHelps.com.