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Why Sylvan?

Sylvan Learning celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and we’re proud that our three-decade history has made such an impact on our students’ lives.

From our beginnings in Portland, Oregon, Sylvan has expanded into a global brand whose mission is to provide students with the skills, habits and attitudes they need for lifelong success. For those with an entrepreneurial spirit and a sincere passion for children, owning a Sylvan franchise offers personal and professional satisfaction few other occupations can match. Backed by an operating system that has been refined over 30 years, franchisees are trained and prepared to provide students with an exceptional supplemental educational program.

Our franchisees benefit from a $40 million advertising and marketing program and an unparalleled training program that prepares franchisees, with or without education experience, with the tools they need to succeed as business owners. This marketing commitment is more than three times the advertising spend annually of any other learning center brand, resulting in brand awareness twice as strong as any competitor in the industry.

Industry Leadership

With more than two million students served since 1979, Sylvan is proud of our industry leadership. Our recognition includes:

• Ranked 24 times in Entrepreneur magazine’s “Franchise 500 Ranking,” the industry’s premier franchise ranking. Ranked number 61 overall in its 2009 “Franchise 500 Ranking” and number 52 in the publication’s “Top Global Franchises” ranking.
• Ranked number 57 in the 2008 Franchise Times’ “Top 200 Systems” based on number of total units.
• Chosen as the best educational provider in Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect’s First Annual Parents’ Picks Award in more than 30 cities across the U.S.
• Chosen as “Favorite Kids Learning Center” by SheKnows.com in the kids’ education category. For more than eight years, SheKnows.com, one of the top 10 most-visited websites for women, has been providing current information on topics relevant to women’s lives.
• First supplemental education provider to be accredited by the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA). The CITA accreditation status certifies that Sylvan’s educational services, staff and facilities meet or exceed essential standards of educational quality.
• Recognized by PODER Enterprise magazine as one of the "Top 25 Franchises for Hispanics" in April 2009.
• Ranked in Bond's Top 100 Franchises.

The information contained on this website is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy a franchise. Any such offer or solicitation is made only through our Franchise Disclosure Document and only in jurisdictions where such offers are lawful.