"ColorTyme's training is constantly being refined"
Steve Gopoyan, ColorTyme franchisee since 1991

1-22-05 rtoonline ColorTyme University Staff with Captain ColorTyme on the CTU Jumbotron. Left to right; Professor Ted Schlaack, Professor Mark Shealy, and the Dean of CTU - Sam Lowe. See photo gallery of Day 1; ColorTyme Winter Operations Meeting Below

Every rent to own company has a training program. Some are more elaborate than others but ColorTyme University (CTU) can truly be described as an Institute of Higher RTO learning.

"CTU students earn their Bachelor of Rental (BOR) degree," said CTU's Ted Schlaack. Graduates can move on to earn a Masters and even a Doctorate in rental management.

ColorTyme employees must first complete the companies multimedia "ExCel" training program and be selected by franchise owners to attend the university in Dallas, Texas for advanced degrees. The company's ExCel training system, developed by CTU, is widely considered to be the model rent to own training program in the United States. 

"We look for successful operators and try to incorporate their experiences into our training," said Sam Lowe, Dean of CTU. Steve Gopoyan is one example. Gopoyan has been in the rent to own business for 23 years and a ColorTyme franchisee since 1991. He operates 5 stores in Massachusetts - all top producers. CTU brought Gopyan in to teach a course on Inventory Profitability during this weeks Winter Operations Meeting. "ColorTyme University is good solid training," said Gopoyan. "It's constantly being refined an gets better every year."

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