Huntington Learning Center - Best PK-12 Personalized Learning Solution

Company: Huntington Learning Center, Oradell, NJ
Company Description: Huntington Learning Center is the nation's leading tutoring and test prep provider. We offer customized programs in-person, online, and hybrid options. Huntington is accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Founded in 1977, Huntington's mission is to give every student the best education possible.
Nomination Category: New Product & Service Categories - Education
Nomination Sub Category: PK-12 Personalized Learning Solution

Nomination Title: HLC 2020 Innovations

Product Launch:March 24, 2020

In March 2020 Huntington launched their completely reimagined operations model, consisting of brand new, tech-forward program offerings for K-12 students. This technological overhaul that started as a response to the sweeping COVID-19 pandemic, has transformed the 44-year-old legacy organization allowing them to continue to fulfill its mission to give every student the best education possible. Programs like HuntingtonHelpsLIVE, Huntington Study Hall, and Academic Performance Coach were created to be utilized in hybrid tutoring programs uniquely designed for every student and enabled Huntington’s franchisees to meet profitability goals disrupted by the pandemic as early as August 2020.

The success of these new learning resources has led to over 500,000 hours of modernized, integrated, remote, and in-person learning for students across the country.

Huntington’s certified teachers are providing students with remote instruction resulting in an average of 2+ grade level improvement in reading and math in as little as 50 hours as students face an increased risk of significant learning loss due to the global pandemic.

HuntingtonHelpsLIVE provides virtual instruction for K-12 students. Subjects offered include reading/writing/math/science, homework help, and study skills. Huntington also offers virtual standardized test prep sessions for a variety of exams including Advanced Placement, SAT, ACT, and state tests.

Huntington Study Hall offers students the opportunity to attend their virtual schools at an accredited Huntington Learning Center. Certified teachers are on-hand helping students throughout the day.

Huntington Academic Performance Coach helps students stay on track throughout the school year. Participating students have two, thirty-minute 1:1 sessions with their coach each week, focusing on study skills, school responsibilities, and assignments to navigate the unique learning challenges they are experiencing today.

Huntington uses research-based curricula, delivering comprehensive instruction. With 120+ reading programs across 34 different skill-sets and 50+ math lesson plans across 110 different levels, Huntington’s provides each student with a truly individualized instructional program.

Today Huntington’s results-driven, proven approach to academic success is available 100% virtually or through these new hybrid learning programs online and in student homes, meeting K-12 students’ unique needs and driving academic success in the toughest of situations.

Families and franchisees alike have seen tremendous success since adopting the new hybrid program offerings Huntington developed beginning in March 2020.

Increased program engagement is producing positive academic results for students. Hybrid tutoring reading scores are 6% higher than in-center scores and hybrid tutoring math scores are 37% higher compared to those only studying in-center. K-12 students engaging in subject tutoring have nearly doubled, at an increase of 90% over in-center-only instruction. The average length of stay for hybrid Subject Tutoring programs per student jumped from 32 to 61 hours in the past 12 months. Students utilizing hybrid Test Prep programs have increased their tutoring hours by 39%, up from 42 to 59 hours compared to in-center only test prep.

The exponential increase in length of stay (hours utilized) via hybrid tutoring is directly impacting franchise center profitability. Centers previously closed during school hours now provide tutoring throughout the day, as well as having students in-center via Huntington Study Hall. The financial impact for franchisees placed Huntington as the number one revenue-producing tutoring franchise.

Families are impressed with the positive results and support they are receiving from Huntington’s certified teachers. On March 15, 2021, one parent shared, “My son started attending sessions at Huntington because I was worried. His school had closed abruptly amid a global pandemic and he had to start at a new school. That meant new teachers, classmates, and a new way of learning. I started noticing how withdrawn he'd become and he was having trouble understanding the work. Huntington Learning Center came up with an individual learning plan for him! Since then I've noticed such a change in him! He has shown so much growth in his school work and socially! He's passing his school assessments with flying colors and I couldn't be more thrilled!”https://app.listen360.com/organizations/1658091601114698753/reviews/public

Huntington’s 2020 hybrid learning additions continue to fuel franchisee profitability and produce world-class student results!

Throughout 2020, Huntington Learning Center created a variety of digitally-driven and hybrid in-person and online learning programs to provide the highest quality customized tutoring and test prep services for their customers. To date, Huntington has seen very strong adoption of these new services by both franchisees and customers that has led to an elevated, national brand profile through the media and a return to pre-pandemic revenues for franchisees. Parent testimonials, 5-Star Google reviews, and press featuring franchisee feedback are evidence of the success and satisfaction with Huntington’s new programs. Huntington has seen an unprecedented amount of company recognition as a result of its new hybrid offerings and success. These include Entrepreneur’s Top Low-Cost Franchises, Franchise Times Top 200 Franchises, Franchise Business Review Top Franchises, Training Magazine’s TOP 125 Winner, Entrepreneur Top 500 Franchise, and Entrepreneur Top Franchise for Veterans.