My good friend of mine is the owner of our local Sylvan Learrning Center and she is an amazing woman with a dedicated staff. She told me that 10 of her 12 staff members have master"s degrees and the other 2 have 4 year teaching degrees with many years of experience.

I sent my 24 year old there when he was about to apply to college and we wanted to increase his ACT scores. My DH had taken the test 3 times and got the exact same score each time. After the Sylvan ACT course, his next test got him 3 points higher and got him into the college of his choice and he just graduated with his master's degree. I'm so proud and I would definitely do the Sylvan route again.

I'm sure that all Sylvan's are different. It probably depends on how they are managed.

I can't remember the cost of the course but I was able to print a $35 coupon off the Sylvan website.