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Sylvan Learning Centers reviews

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
1.0
Feb 5, 2013

A nightmare!

Center director
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fridays were half days during certain months of the year

Cons

Really long days Really low base salaries Franchisee kept advancement opportunities advertised by the corporation a secret so she wouldn't lose employees. Change in bonus structure constantly so she never had to pay out when goals were reached Franchisee was never happy unless someone's head was on the chopping block

3.0
Jan 30, 2013

Good people, crazy fast environment.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The mission is motivating. The people are talented and hard working.

Cons

No sense of time management for projects.

3.0
Jan 17, 2013

Tough system, low tutor wages

Tutor
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I think the biggest pro to working with sylvan was building the relationships with the students. I am a certified teacher and before I got hired with a school district this was a great start and great resume builder.

Cons

I truly did not like their system for teaching kids, specifically 3 at a time. I think once you work there for 6 months you start to get the hang of it, but, I worked there 2 months before I got a classroom job and I still was not used to it. Also, the tuition to sylvan is god awful expensive. With that said, they pay horribly (for tutors that is). I think it was right around 10 dollars an hour, and I usually got like, 8-10 hours/week. I was glad to get hired as a teacher and start making 37K/year vs. the 6K/year I would have made there :)

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