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Find a Location

Sylvan Learning Center has 9 locations, listed below.

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    • Sylvan Learning Center

      1659 County Road C W Roseville, MN 55113-1302

    • Sylvan Learning Center

      4446 W. 76th St. Edina, MN 55435

    • Sylvan Learning Center

      1727 Beam Ave Ste D Maplewood, MN 55109-1196

    • Sylvan Learning Center

      8320 City Centre Dr Ste G Woodbury, MN 55125-3382

    • Sylvan Learning Center

      12693 Riverdale Blvd. NW Coon Rapids, MN 55448

    Business ProfileforSylvan Learning Center

    Tutoring
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    2 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview

    Sylvan Learning Center provides tutoring services for students of all ages.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Sylvan Learning Center has 9 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Sylvan Learning Center

        1659 County Road C W Roseville, MN 55113-1302

      • Sylvan Learning Center

        4446 W. 76th St. Edina, MN 55435

      • Sylvan Learning Center

        1727 Beam Ave Ste D Maplewood, MN 55109-1196

      • Sylvan Learning Center

        8320 City Centre Dr Ste G Woodbury, MN 55125-3382

      • Sylvan Learning Center

        12693 Riverdale Blvd. NW Coon Rapids, MN 55448

      Location of This Business
      1659 County Road C W, Roseville, MN 55113-1302
      BBB File Opened:
      4/26/1989
      Years in Business:
      45
      Business Started:
      1/1/1979
      Business Started Locally:
      1/1/1979
      Alternate Business Name
      • Jannick Education Corporation
      • Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc
      Business Management
      • Joy Erickson, District Manager
      • Kelli Abar, Owner/Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Kelli Abar, Owner/Manager

      Customer Contact

      • Joy Erickson, District Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (651) 639-4261
        Primary Fax
      • (952) 831-7910
        Other Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Industry Tip

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      Customer Complaints

      2 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      09/27/2022

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Unanswered
      I enrolled my child at Sylvan to get her help with math. I was told that they had a guarantee that her grades would improve or I would be refunded the total amount paid and yet to be paid. My daughter's grades did not improve. I reached out to the Maple Grove Center Director and she (****) agreed that Sylvan had not been successful in helping improve my daughter's grades. I followed up with **** several times regarding the refund process. She told me that she was waiting to hear back from the owner. She provided the owner's email and I have emailed him directly at least 5 times. There has been no reply.

      Customer Reviews

      2 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Abby K

      1 star

      03/18/2023

      I enrolled my daughter in June 2021 as my husband and I were concerned with gaps her education (as she was primarily distance learning for an entire academic year ).We were also in the process of selling and purchasing a new home and moving outside the area. Before we signed and paid for anything, we inquired if moving to a different center would be a problem, and we were ensure that it wouldnt be. We even inquire about moving to a Sylvan owned my a different franchisee. We were told that they would work with them, and I asked them to even make a note in the file as we were actively working on the move.We paid in full for a math and reading package as it was a discounted price to do so. The center that we wanted to transfer to was owned by a different franchise. When we approached them on the transfer, the informed us that since it is a different owner, they charged $60 per tutoring hour my daughter already received when they were charging previously a much discounted price per hour. They also charge us an additional thousand dollars for as a nonrefundable fee that was never outline previously. I am greatly disappointed in my experience with this company. I would never recommend their services to anyone. I feel like they take advantage of parents that are trying to do the best for their children. I escalated it up the chain as this had to be an I escalated it up the chain as this had to be a mistake. ********, all I requested was fairness and to stand by what your staffers agreed to. You denied me that. I hope the couple thousand dollars you stole was worth it.

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