> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.cohort.uz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set up a new center

> The order to set things up in when your center is new to Cohort, with a link to each step.

Three things are easy to mix up when your center is new to Cohort:

* A *course* is what you teach — for example *IELTS Prep* or *Math Grade 5*.
* A *fee plan* is the price a course's groups bill students on.
* A *group* is one actual class of a course, with its own students, teacher, room and weekly schedule.

<Note>
  Adding a branch, a fee plan, a course or a room needs the owner or admin role. Managers can add staff, groups and students, but not those four — see [Apps and roles](/en/getting-started/apps-and-roles).
</Note>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Check your branch">
    Cohort already created your center's main branch when it joined. Open [Branches](/en/admin/branches/add-a-branch) to see it, and add another only if your center has a second physical location.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a fee plan">
    [Add a fee plan](/en/admin/fee-plans/add-a-fee-plan) to set your pricing — a course needs one to bill its groups on.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a course">
    [Add a course](/en/admin/courses/add-a-course) and choose the fee plan from the previous step. A course can't be created without one.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a group">
    [Add a group](/en/admin/groups/add-a-group) and choose the course from the previous step. A group can't be created without one.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a student">
    [Add a student](/en/admin/students/add-a-student) and enroll them in the group from the previous step.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  If your center has a single branch, leave **Shared — all branches** selected on both the fee plan and the course. A shared course can only use a shared fee plan — choose a specific branch for one but not the other, and the course form won't list it.
</Tip>

## Optional, but easier before groups

A group can have a teacher and meet in a room, but both can be left unset and added later from the group's own page. If you'd rather have them ready first, [add a staff member](/en/admin/staff/add-a-staff-member) and [add a room](/en/admin/rooms/add-a-room) before step 4.