THE STORY OF TUITIONEP

In 2015, our founder, Dr. Ryan Lowe, was visiting a school to see how they were doing. While he was there, Dr. Lowe noticed many annoyed and frantic parents coming into the office. They all had one thing in common. All these parents were handing the receptionist envelopes and checks to pay their monthly tuition payments.

THE STORY OF TUITIONEP

A man in his early forties walked in with a briefcase, set it on the desk, and said, “Leaving this here, see you next month!” The receptionist quickly moved the briefcase behind her desk. Dr. Lowe later found out that it was filled with $20 bills. The process seemed inefficient for everyone. The gears in Dr. Lowe’s brain started turning, as he brainstormed a solution for both parents and administrators. After almost an hour of watching parents stream in and out, the idea for TuitionEP was born. In 2018, the first version of TuitionEP was rolled out, and in 2021, the app was taken to a global audience.

THE STORY OF TUITIONEP

Parents with kids in private or independent schools understand that fees, payments, tuition, etc. will need to be paid on a consistent basis. There are many moving parts, with applications, contracts, financial aid, grant negotiations, and the actual payments and fees. There are many ways in which schools handle payments and fees, and it's common for people in the same office have different ideas about how the process works. The lack of technology platforms and systems to streamline their work affects a school's ability to organize the hundreds or sometimes thousands of payments that come in every year.
TuitionEP was built to solve the most common pain points for schools. We worked closely with schools to determine what needed to be accomplished with the app, so we could create a streamlined, flexible payment processing solution for schools and organizations.

THE STORY OF TUITIONEP

Although TuitionEP was initially built for schools, the technology is beneficial for almost any organization that needs to collect payments. This ranges anywhere from nonprofits to membership corporations to those in the service industry. Because the platform is modular, it can be customized to the needs of any business that needs to streamline their payment collection and stay on top of reports and fundraising. As we continue to expand and offer our services in more countries, we're looking to add even more features that make TuitionEP the best option out there for schools and organizations.