December 14, 2001

Sylvan Learning Systems Acquires Paris College

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

Sylvan Learning Systems has bought a Paris-based college that prepares students for careers in business and management. Sylvan now has five institutions in its growing international division.

Sylvan, based in Baltimore, said it paid about $8.1-million in cash last month to acquire the Ecole Superieure du Commerce Exterieur. The four-year college enrolls more than 1,000 students at its campuses in Paris and Lyon.

With the purchase, the company's Sylvan International Universities

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