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Todd Mitmesser is the owner of Class 101 Conejo Valley, CA. As a coach at both the high school and college level, he has spent his career helping young students achieve their goals. He has seen first hand the importance of proactive preparation when students and families are navigating the college planning process. Todd earned […]

A career as an electrical engineer is certainly not the most direct path to becoming a college advisor, but that’s just what happened to Steve Shishani, who recently opened Class 101’s newest location in Citrus Heights, CA.  Two of Steve’s children have successfully navigated the college planning process with Steve’s help, and it was this […]

Class 101 has opened its 33rd franchise location with the addition of Rennie Cook in Norman, OK. He is excited to bring Class 101’s proven methods and systems to his community, and he is looking forward to working with Norman’s brightest and best students.   As the Director of Prospective Student Services at the University […]

This October has brought a lot of excitement to Class 101 as we welcomed Tim Brown, Laura Weitenhagen, and Chris Gallagher to our college planning team! We know that as we continue to grow across the country, we also continue to help service more students and families with the college planning process. Each of our […]

Class 101 is happy to announce that they have added a second Louisville, KY college planner! Jeanne is the owner of Class 101 Louisville/SE, where her mission is to help students and families navigate the complex process leading to successful and affordable college admission. Jeanne holds a B.A. in Public Relations/Communications from the University of […]

We are happy to welcome John Izzo as a college planner in Pittsburgh, PA. John Izzo has spent his career in education and now brings that expertise to his role as a Certified College Planner. John earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Westminster College and his Master’s degree in School Counseling from Youngstown State […]

Summer 2017 was filled with many exciting events for Class 101, including several new franchises, a successful company convention, and a new addition to our team. We are thrilled to announce that Bryan Smith has joined Class101 as the new CFO! Bryan officially became a part of the Class 101 family in July 2017, but […]

            July has been quite a busy month here at Class 101! We are excited to say that Class 101 has recently opened locations in the Boise/Meridian, and Greater Austin areas! As we continue to grow, we are able to offer our valuable services to students throughout the country so […]

This year marked the 4th annual Class 101 convention, held up in Cincinnati, OH on July 26 and 27th. In addition to networking and learning opportunities during the conference, there were also three awards given during the first day at convention!   Kim and Randy Stegemoller, owners of Class 101 Bloomington, Indiana, received the Franchise […]