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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

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
May 4, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The preset coursework was great. There wasn't a lot of thinking what would be best for the Student. Homework Support would be helpful to the students but it was for a limited amount of time. The hours were flexible.

Cons

You can't focus on what you feel the student needs, there is an emphasis to stay on the coursework assigned. It is expensive for the parents and they pay you little. On average, you have two students which sylvan charges $50 per student. However, I was getting paid 16/ hour and company was profiting from the rest. Also there are a lot of behavior problems.

3.0
Apr 26, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

I could determine my own days of work and hours. In my situation, I was able to negotiate some flexibility in how I worked with students.

Cons

Variability in quality of the people running each center, because the centers are franchises. For most employees, the pay is fairly low, and (at least as I worked things out) I was working part time and did not receive any benefits.

4.0
Apr 20, 2010

Good place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very friendly co-workers and good team environment

Cons

management did not always communicate changes

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