Is Sylvan Learning Centers a good company to work for?

Sylvan Learning Centers has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,335 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at Sylvan Learning Centers to a friend and 52% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Sylvan Learning Centers have been left by employees working as Tutor , Administrative Assistant and Teacher/Tutor .

Does Sylvan Learning Centers pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sylvan Learning Centers employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sylvan Learning Centers. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sylvan Learning Centers?

68% of Sylvan Learning Centers employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sylvan Learning Centers 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sylvan Learning Centers?

Tutor (223) , Teacher (147) , Center Director (88) , Math Tutor (65) , Director of Education (59) , Instructor (46) , Academic Tutor (43) , Director (39) , Administrative Assistant (21) , Teacher/Tutor (17) , Centre Director (9) , English Tutor (9) , Lead Teacher (9) , Teaching Assistant (8) , English Teacher (6)

What are the pros of working at Sylvan Learning Centers according to real employee reviews?

"Flexible hours and days off can be accommodated" ((in 72 reviews)); "Caring staff and great experiences" ((in 63 reviews)); "Great teachers and people to work with" ((in 47 reviews)); "Flexible Schedule but not a lot of hours" ((in 47 reviews)); "Some great coworkers (your mileage may vary)" ((in 32 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sylvan Learning Centers according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and highly emotionally taxing" ((in 155 reviews)); "Poor management, lack of support, and absolutely no interest in the actual people doing the job." ((in 58 reviews)); "He'll work you 38 + hours a week with no benefits just to save money." ((in 35 reviews)); "Low salary Too many students often" ((in 25 reviews)); "teacher assistants or managers not doing their jobs in preparing the teachers adequately" ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sylvan Learning Centers layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sylvan Learning Centers layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sylvan Learning Centers in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Sylvan Learning Centers locations?

Baltimore , Houston , Austin , New York , Los Angeles , Dallas , San Francisco , Hunt Valley , Chicago , Long Beach , Rancho Cucamonga , Detroit , Indianapolis , Bakersfield , El Cerrito , Portland , Gainesville , Lincoln , Omaha , San Antonio , Minneapolis , San Jose , Fairfield , Salem , Atlanta , Saint Louis , Phoenix , Washington , Round Rock , Arlington

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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

3.0

Sep 19, 2014

It's a franchise so...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

What's good about working at Slyvan is getting to interact with kids and network with other teachers.

Cons

What can be bad is the actual experience (& pay rate) at Sylvan since they're each individually owned (franchised).

3.0

Sep 15, 2014

Great Product for learning but poor Corp management and organization

Center director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible schedule, helping kids that struggle in school, focus on individual child, get to use business and education skills in one job, work independently, The sylvan programs are great but the pressure of sales and high demands become tiring

Cons

constant fear of losing job or closing center, pressure to make the sale, high turnover in management, complicated bonus system that is unattainable, evening and weekend hours, single director means only one full time person in center-- no feel for teamwork, isolated and lonely work environment

4.0

Sep 15, 2014

Great company to work for.

Center director

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I started as a tutor and was promoted to Director of Education and then Center Director. The center was a small one located in Wasilla, Alaska. Great staff and owner.

Cons

Hours were hard on family life.

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