Class 101

Class 101 is first to market as the nation’s premier college planning franchise. Its mission is to provide students and families with expert guidance in the college search, admissions, and financial aid process. Class 101 was started 22 years ago by Tom Pabin, who, as a youth minister, saw the need for college planning in his own community. He built a successful business in Lexington, KY and solidified his reputation as “the college planning guy.” Over the last decade, he has led the company’s transformation into a national franchise with 46 locations across the US. Class 101 has been recognized for its success by many franchise organizations and was most recently listed in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500. Class 101 has worked with more than 5,000 students, helping them earn more than more than $357,964,000 in merit scholarships. The impact of this service is immeasurable. Students discover colleges and majors that fuel their passions. They incur little or no student debt, and they enter their communities with skills and contributions that will create positive impacts for generations to come. Class 101 is a unique concept both in the service it offers and the ways in which it delivers those services. College advisors provides comprehensive college planning and guides students and families through every aspect of the college search and application process. Students have the opportunity to connect with a college advisor who serves as a trusted mentor in their lives. Advisors begin working with students as early as freshman year, so that relationship can last throughout the student’s high school career. College advisors also coordinate events at their locations to enhance this experience, including test prep classes, essay workshops, college nights, community service events, and campus visits. The ROEI-return on emotional investment-is great. Class 101 advisors have the privilege in their role of EMPOWERING students, serving families, and inspiring greatness.