EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated
November 15, 1996, included in Learning Tree International, Inc.'s Form 10-K for
the year ended September 30, 1996 and to all references to our firm included in
this Registration Statement.

                                         /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

                                         ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Los Angeles, California
November 20, 1997