When are payments due to Best In Class Education Center?
Best_In_Class_Education_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
**14.4.
Other Fees and Payments.** You agree to pay all other fees, expense reimbursements and other amounts specified in this Agreement in a timely manner as if fully set forth in this §14.
- (c) Monthly Student User Fees. "Monthly Student User Fees" are calculated by multiplying a "base fee" (as set forth in the Manual) by the total number of subjects taken by students enrolled at your Center as of the last day of the immediately preceding month.
The base fee is currently $8 per student per subject per month (Mathematics, English and STEM are each considered a separate "subject"); provided, however, that: (i) we may increase the base fee, not more than once per calendar year, upon at least 90 days' prior notice; (ii) the maximum annual increase to the base fee is $2 per student per subject per month; (iii) the maximum base fee that we may charge at any point during the Term is $15 per student per subject per month; and (iv) if you are a renewing franchisee who operates a Legacy Center (as defined below), your initial base fee will be $4 per student per subject per month but will increase by $1 each January 31st until it equals the standard base fee charged to new franchisees.
Monthly Student User Fees applicable during the first and/or last month of the Term may be prorated if the first and/or last month of the Term are less than a full calendar month.
If the number of subjects taken by a student changes during the course of a month, then you must pay the Monthly Student User Fee based on the total number of subjects taken by the student during the month, regardless of how many subjects are taken by the student at any given point in time during the month.
For purposes of this section, a "Legacy Center" refers to a Center owned by a renewing franchisee who: (i) purchased the Center from our predecessor, Best In Class Education Center, LLC; (ii) did not sign a Remote Learning Participation Addendum with Best In Class E-Academy, LLC; and (c) elects to continue to acquire and obtain educational materials from LBIS through the BC Portal without utilization of LMS.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 47–204)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Best In Class Education Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to make timely payments for various fees, expense reimbursements, and other amounts as specified in the Franchise Agreement. The agreement states that franchisees must adhere to the payment schedule outlined within the document.
Specifically, Monthly Student User Fees are calculated based on a base fee multiplied by the total number of subjects taken by students enrolled at the franchisee's center as of the last day of the immediately preceding month. The base fee is currently $8 per student per subject per month for Mathematics, English, and STEM, each considered a separate subject. Best In Class Education Center may increase this base fee no more than once per calendar year, providing at least 90 days' prior notice. The maximum annual increase is $2 per student per subject per month, with an overall maximum base fee of $15 per student per subject per month during the term.
For franchisees operating a Legacy Center (renewing franchisees who purchased their center from Best In Class Education Center, LLC, and meet other specific criteria), the initial base fee is $4 per student per subject per month, increasing by $1 each January 31st until it equals the standard base fee charged to new franchisees. Monthly Student User Fees may be prorated during the first and last months of the term if those months are less than a full calendar month. If a student changes the number of subjects they are taking during a month, the Monthly Student User Fee is based on the total number of subjects taken by the student during the month, regardless of when the change occurs.