What College Pro Painters does

College Pro is a Canadian franchisor of residential exterior home services, founded in 1971 by Western University (Ivey Business School) student Greig Clark and headquartered in Toronto. The company originally offered residential painting through a student franchise model and has since pivoted its core offering to a six-service exterior maintenance portfolio: window cleaning, gutter cleaning, gutter guard installation, power washing, deck and walkway sealing/staining, and holiday lighting. Services are priced per job via free quotes solicited through a toll-free number (1-800-268-4248) and an online estimator, then fulfilled by local franchisees operating in designated Canadian territories across British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario.

The underlying technology is not disclosed; there is no public API, no mobile app, and no proprietary software product described in available sources — the business is operationally a labor-intensive services franchise. College Pro's distinctive structural feature is a parallel student entrepreneurship program (marketed via student.collegepro.com) that recruits roughly 300 students and recent graduates annually as Regional Managers and franchise owners, creating an integrated operator-and-labor pipeline. Franchisees receive training, systems, coaching, and brand support, and pay royalties to the parent entity; the parent operates without disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional ownership and reports no parent company or acquisition history. Customer acquisition relies on the website estimator, phone intake, and word-of-mouth referrals, with no enterprise or commercial customer segment in the served market.

Name

College Pro Painters

Legal name

College Pro

Website

https://collegepro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

College Pro is a Canadian franchisor, founded in 1971, that delivers residential exterior home services — window cleaning, gutter cleaning, gutter guards, power washing, deck sealing, and holiday lighting — to homeowners through a network of student-led franchisees across BC, Alberta, and Ontario.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Exterior Home Services

NAICS

Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (23832)

akta.pro primary industry

Deck & Fence Painting/Staining/Sealing (HSAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exterior Painting & Surface Coatings (HSAPAKAF), Exterior Painting (Siding, Trim, Doors) (HSAGADAB)

Keywords

• Residential exterior services
• Window cleaning services
• Gutter cleaning services
• Power washing services
• Franchise home maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Home Services Revenue: College Pro generates revenue through franchised operators providing residential home services including window cleaning, gutter cleaning, power washing, deck staining/sealing, gutter guard installation, and holiday lighting. Services are priced per job based on property size and scope, with franchisees paying royalties to the parent company.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

College Pro Painters delivers professional residential exterior home services across Canada through a network of local franchise operators. The core service offering has evolved from its original painting focus into six core services: window cleaning, gutter cleaning, gutter guard installation, power washing, deck and walkway sealing/staining, and holiday lighting. A complementary student franchise and Regional Manager program recruits, trains, and develops college students and recent graduates as franchisees who deliver the services to homeowners.

Product overview

College Pro Painters is a home exterior services company operating through a franchise model across Canada since 1971. The company offers six core residential services: Window Cleaning, Gutter Cleaning, Gutter Guard Installation, Power Washing, Deck & Walkway Sealing & Staining, and Holiday Lighting. These services are delivered by local franchise partners and cover exterior maintenance needs throughout the seasonal calendar. The company also operates a complementary student entrepreneurship and franchise ownership program that develops future business leaders while supporting the service delivery network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Window Cleaning

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million customers served since 1971
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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