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SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEW YORK

New Horizon Computer Learning Center franchise in New York: what the public record shows

Franchisees of New Horizon Computer Learning Center in New York have taken 9 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $292,500). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. New Horizon Computer Learning Center's national ratio is 1.4× (not clearly different from 1.0×).

SBA loan outcomes · New Yorkvs same-year franchise loans

Loans in NY

9

Charged off (all years)

3 of 9

Loss ratio in NY

—

Loss ratio nationally (not clear)

1.4×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NY. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.

Market density · New York vs nationalDense market

Businesses in this industry

7,543

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

38

national 26.5

Versus the country

+43%

denser

Every business in New Horizon Computer Learning Center's industry operating in New York — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.

Labor cost · New York vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$719

New York, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$645

same industry, all states

Versus the country

+11%

costlier to staff

What New Horizon Computer Learning Center's industry actually pays workers in New York, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is independent of the FDD: a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in New York9 systems
SystemLoans in NYCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in NYUnits in NY
The Learning Experience341 of 13——
Kiddie Academy333 of 21——
Tutor Time210 of 16——
SYLVAN LEARNING172 of 12—13
The Goddard School154 of 6——
THE LITTLE GYM102 of 7——
Huntington Learning Center90 of 4——
Goldfish Swim School60 of 3——
School of Rock60 of 3——

Other systems in New Horizon Computer Learning Center's sector whose franchisees borrowed in New York. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.

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