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      3.6

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (1,260 total reviews)

      John McAuliffe

      75% approve of CEO

      52% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Senior management

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.5

      Compensation and benefits

      Sylvan Learning Centers has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,260 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sylvan Learning Centers employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Dec 24, 2016

      Great for Teachers trying to build up a resume--and that is IT.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interesting atmosphere with a TON of instructional resources. Great experience in teaching--and if you are one of the two teachers to acquire a full-time job with them you will also get exposure in curriculum development.

      Cons

      Horrifying pay. Teachers make TOPS $15 an hour, and instructional assistants barely scrape by on minimum wage. You have to assume each student is bringing in about $75 an hour, and yet it's unclear where that money is going. I suspect upper management, but it remains unclear. As a teacher you also get VERY limited free reign to teach how you would like to. You have to follow binders and charts and their resources only, and get penalized for working outside of the constricted expectations.

      2.0
      Dec 8, 2016

      Center Director

      Center director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Meaningful work to help kids get to grade level.

      Cons

      It takes a lot of hours to make any money for your center!

      1.0
      Oct 25, 2016

      Save yourself

      Center director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working with the students and teachers.

      Cons

      Sylvan is the most disorganized company I have ever worked for in my life. The management is terrible and the HR department does not care that the employees and teachers are not trained and miserable. You will work at least 50 hours a work.

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