Bridge International Academies Cost Comparisons

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies was born out of a conversation Jay Kimmelman, Shannon May, and Phil Frei shared in 2007. Passionate advocates for education and issues related to global poverty, our three cofounders wondered why no one was thinking about schools in developing countries the way Starbucks thought about coffee. Why hadn't anyone tried to tackle education for the bottom of the pyramid by building a large-scale chain of low-cost, high-quality schools? Costs could remain low due to scale. Quality would be ensured due to standardization. Monetizing the institution would guarantee sustainability and, importantly, place the parents in control. Our trio decided to be the first to try. Bringing with them Jay's experience founding Edusoft (an education software company in the USA), Shannon's background in education, international development, and sustainable design, and Phil's history of developing award-winning educational toys (some licensed by LEGO!), they developed the Academy-in-a-Box model that continues to guide the company today. In January 2009, the first Bridge International Academy opened in the Mukuru slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Today there are hundreds of academies with more launching every term. Expansion plans are in place on a global level with a mission of reaching 10,000,000 children.

Child Education & Tutoring Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of Bridge International Academies against other Child Education & Tutoring franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Bridge International Academies with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

Franchise Franchise Fee Royalty Advertising Fee Development Costs
A+ Nannies $15,000 0 0 $40,500-$55,600
ABC Tutors $19,500 6% $29,500-$52,500
Abrakadoodle $25,400-$56,900 8% 1% $38,028-$81,878
Athena Learning Centers $2,500-$30,000 7% 2% Nat'l $500/Mo Local $35,000-$160,000
Best in Class Education $32,000-$35,000 12% 2% $62,800-$121,880
Children's Technology Workshop $25,000 6% $81,000-$105,000
Chyten $37,500 8% up to 4% $113,900-$234,000
Club Z In-Home Tutoring Services $19,750-$34,750 6-8% 2% $33,900-$52,850
College Nannies, Sitters and Tutors $45,000 5% 2% $105,000-$158,000
CompuChild $7,500-$12,500 Varies $14,900-$29,900
Creative Tutors N/A $30,000-$85,000
Drama Kids $27,500-$57,500 8% 1% $33,800-$73,500
e² Young Engineers $30,000 $250 / 7% 5% $41,110-$51,000
Engineering for Kids $12,250-$22,500 7% 1% $27,250-$93,700
Eye Level $5,000 $32-$36/subject/mo. $1/subject/mo. $52,318-$121,650
FasTracKids $22,000 Variable $48,117-$203,517
Futura N/A $33,000-$45,000
Goddard Systems $135,000 7% 3% $697,100-$863,600
GradePower Learning $40,000 10% 3% $99,800-$270,500
GreenApple STEM N/A $25,000-$100,000
Halstrom High School $40,000 8% $118,220-$228,380
High Touch High Tech $52,500 7% $62,750-$69,000
Honors Learning Center, The $25,000 $2.5K/mo. $64,500-$68,700
Huntington Learning Centers $28,000 9.5% 2% $133,458-$276,669
Inspiration Learning Center $18,800 10% 2% $50,000-$70,000
International Dancesport Studios $37,000 10% $58,500-$79,700
Kids 'N' Clay Pottery Studio $30,000 7% $70,000-$117,000
Kids 'R' Kids $115,000 6% 1% $4,401,000-$5,701,000
KidzArt $14,900-$19,900 8% 1% $22,773-$39,207
KnowledgePoints $50,000-$60,000 $50,000-$174,500
Kumon Math & Reading Centers $1,000 $34-38/student/mo. $74,428-$156,590
Learning Experience, The $60,000 7% 1% $544,419-$3,586,419
Learning Jungle $40,000 $180,000-$400,000
LearningRx $25,000 7% -8% 3% $90,000-$149,000
Little Sunshine's Playhouse $70,000 7% $1,000-$3000 /mo $503,700-$552,500
Mad Science Group, The $25,000 8% $74,050-$110,459
Made Sewing $29,000 $44,100-$64,450
Math Squared Education $599 $18,550-$39,300
Mathnasium Learning Centers $49,000 10%+ 2%+ $112,750-$149,110
Monart School of the Arts $28,000 8% $37,100-$49,700
Montessori Kids Universe $35,000-$56,000 6% $419,911-$948,871
Odyssey Art Centers $24,000 6% $28,700-$56,200
Oxford Learning Centres $39,500 10% $125,000-$215,000
PC Kidz $9,500-$45,000 7% $19,800-$91,300
Portal Languages $15,000 7% $25,000-$50,000
Reading Friends Franchise Company $35,000 5.5% $110,950-$297,500
School Answers N/A $100,000-And Up
School is Easy Tutoring $25,000-$35,000 $25,000-$60,000
School of Rock $49,900 8% 3% $271,500-$494,100
Smarter Toddler $45,000 $690,100-$1,019,100
Stemtree $39,500 8% 2% $83,800-$149,800
Summit Learning Services $12,995-$24,995 14% $32,995-$46,995
Sylvan Learning Centers $24,000 16% $70,270-$163,625
TCYonline.com $2,499 $2,499-And Up
Tutor Doctor $44,700-$49,700 8% 2% $73,295-$100,995
TutorBright $25,000-$40,000 7% 2% $30,000-$47,500
Tutoring Center Franchise Corp., The $30,000 $1,000/mo. $106,420-$180,235
Tutoring Club $34,500 10% $66,500-$119,900
Viva the Chef $35,000 6% $200,000-$500,000
Whizard Academy for Mathematics & English $38,000 10% $125,800-$177,300
Whole Child Learning Company, The $17,500 7% 1% $32,600-$38,800
Young Rembrandts $39,500 10%-8% 1% $44,405-$51,555