Outsourced, hybrid, or independent — modeled, not guessed.
The right operating model depends on your enrollment profile, store mix, and appetite for operational responsibility. Tier 2 builds the five-year model that lets you compare the options in dollars.
The three pathways
Renewed outsourcing
Stay with an operator — but on benchmarked terms, with category carve-outs where the blended rate underpays you.
Hybrid
Split the four stores: outsource course materials, take merchandise or convenience in-house where the margin justifies it.
Independent
Full institutional operation — highest margin capture, highest operational load. The model shows whether your volume supports it.
What the model includes
- Five-year net revenue projection per pathway, at your enrollment profile
- Staffing, inventory, and systems cost assumptions, stated and sourced
- Sensitivity ranges — conservative band first, always
- Transition cost and timeline for any change of model
The model is delivered as a working spreadsheet with every assumption visible and editable — not a locked PDF. If the model says your current arrangement is your best option, that finding stands. We advise; you decide.
Model your own five-year comparison.
Renewed outsourcing, hybrid, or independent operation — built on your enrollment profile and store mix, not a national average. The Tier 0 Discovery call is where that starts.