SBA Loans for Exam Preparation and Tutoring
SBA has approved 1,204 7(a) loans worth $235M to Exam Preparation and Tutoring businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 14% versus the prior decade.
- 1,204
- 7(a) loans
- $235M
- Approved dollars
- $195,376
- Average loan size
- #245
- Rank among industries
- -14%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 6.1%
- Active-status distress
- 43%
- Franchise-branded
Exam Preparation and Tutoring is the #245 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,204 such loans worth $235M, averaging $195,376 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 14% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 261 active-status exam preparation and tutoring loans, 6.1% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.