Tutor.com
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Education |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, USA |
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Key people
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Mandy Ginsberg, CEO George Cigale, Founder & Chairman |
| Products | Online Tutoring, Education, Career Help, Homework Help |
| Parent | IAC |
| Website | Tutor.com |
Mandy Ginsberg, CEO
Tutor.com is an online tutoring company that connects students to tutors in an online classroom. The service offers on-demand and schedule tutoring to students in grades 4 through 12 and college. Users can connect with live tutors online in more than 40 subjects including math, science, essay writing, foreign language and test prep. Since launching in 1998, the company has facilitated over 11 million tutoring sessions with approximately 3,000 tutors.
Tutor.com was founded in 1998 by George Cigale. In its early years, the company focused on partnerships with libraries across the United States who would provide online tutoring to their patrons. The company has since expanded to multiple markets including colleges, universities, employee benefits, the United States Department of Defense and also consumer services for families to purchase directly.
In January 2013, IAC announced a purchase of Tutor.com for an undisclosed amount.
The company has been featured prominently in The Wall Street Journal,Forbes,The New York Times and CNN when discussing the increasing trend of on-demand tutoring and educational technology.
Tutor.com is located at IAC headquarters in Manhattan, New York.
Tutor.com was founded by George Cigale in 1998 who served as CEO through April 2013. Later serving as Founder and Chairman.
In April 2013 Mandy Ginsberg took over as CEO. Ginsberg previously served as CEO of Match.com. Ginsberg often appears in the press to discuss the increasing trend of online tutoring with services like Chegg Tutors (InstaEDU), e-Tutor, Bookmytrainings, and Sylvan Learning. and the issues that families face when it comes to homework and preparing for college. Notable appearances include The Today Show segment "What You Need to Know About Tutors" and Parenting.com's article "Key Signs Your Child May Need a Tutor."
Tutor.com was awarded a Parents’ Choice Gold Award in 2008 and 2009, named to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Program for the New York Region in 2006 and 2007, was honored as one of the 25 Best Small Companies for Women 2007 by Working Mother and ranked in the Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America by Inc. Magazine in 2007 and 2008. In May 2014 Tutor.com was awarded a SIIA CODiE Award for Best Postsecondary Personalized Learning Solution. Tutor.com is also a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and achieved LTI certification as a tool provider from IMS Global.
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