Huntington Learning Center
huntingtonhelps.com
The oldest US supplemental-education franchise, offering managed tutoring and test prep in centres.
Huntington Learning Center is a US supplemental-education company founded in 1977, headquartered in Oradell, New Jersey. It is a privately held, family-led business that began franchising in 1985 and is often cited as the oldest provider of supplemental education services for K-12 students in the US.
Huntington delivers managed, largely in-centre tutoring through a network of franchised locations. Programs cover reading, writing, mathematics, phonics and study skills, subject tutoring, and test preparation for exams including the SAT, PSAT, ACT, GED and AP. Instruction follows the company’s structured assessment-and-program model rather than a tutor marketplace.
The network spans roughly 300 centres across more than 40 states, with around 260 franchise units, and was described as a ~$150M franchise business in 2018. Tuition is set locally per centre. It suits families wanting a structured, assessment-driven program and standardized test prep.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Long-established, structured assessment-led programs
- Broad academic and test-prep coverage
- Wide US centre network (~300 locations)
Cons
- Tuition not transparently published, set per centre
- Primarily centre-based, less flexible than online marketplaces
Key features
- Diagnostic assessment and individualized programs
- In-centre one-to-one and small-group instruction
- SAT/ACT and other standardized test prep
- Franchise network across 40+ states
Key facts
- Type
- Managed & Learning-Centre Tutoring
- Model
- Managed / agency
- Founded
- 1977
- Headquarters
- Oradell, New Jersey, USA
- Regions served
- United States (~300 centers, 40+ states)
- Subjects
- Reading, writing, math, study skills, science; SAT/ACT/AP/GED prep
- Pricing
- Center-set tuition; franchise investment ~$110k-$225k
- Scale
- Family-owned; ~300 centers; ~$150M franchise (2018)