SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · CONNECTICUT
The Learning Experience franchise in Connecticut: what the public record shows
Franchisees of The Learning Experience in Connecticut have taken 19 SBA loans since 1991 (average $717,789), and of the 11 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 6.7% for The Learning Experience nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in CT
19
Resolved
11
Local charge-off
0.0%
National charge-off
6.7%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = CT. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor.
Businesses in this industry
1,047
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
28.5
national 26.5
Versus the country
+8%
denser
Every business in The Learning Experience's industry operating in Connecticut — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| System | Loans in CT | Local charge-off | Units in CT |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Goddard School | 14 | thin | — |
| Huntington Learning Center | 7 | thin | — |
| SYLVAN LEARNING, SYLVAN LEARNING CENTER, SYLVAN | 6 | thin | 3 |
| School of Rock | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how The Learning Experience compares to the systems a buyer in Connecticut would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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