1st Choice Driving school, should be everyone's 1st choice! Paris is such a great driving…read moreinstructor. He is positive, knowledgeable, encouraging, patient and gives great feedback. They definitely have the best prices and driving instructors! 1st Choice Driving School is THE BEST!!!!

I paid upfront for driving instruction with 1st Choice for my 18 year old son which was to include…read moreusing their car for taking the test. They made us set the appointment a full month and a week in advance, because according to them they were very busy. On the day of the highly anticipated driving and driving test appointment, they did not even show up. Totally unprofessional. My son was very disappointed. I paid for the session upfront and have yet to receive my requested refund which I demanded immediately. I will file a lawsuit in the coming days. I find their customer service and overall business practices abhorrent and I would highly advise against using their services.

Liam is an excellent teacher, the class I took with him taught me so much! I was very anxious and…read morenow I feel like as I incorporate all the skills he coached, I will become much more confident.

Cassandra was excellent! My daughter is a much more confident and relaxed driver since starting her…read morein-cars. Would 100% recommend Safe Pass!

The absolute worst ever!!! Complete waste of time and money!! Do yourself a favor and go anywhere…read moreelse. Terrible customer service... terrible online support. Honestly I think this place is so kind of scam. Take your money and give you the run around until you're so tired of dealing with it you give up!!!! SCAM

Mr flynn was amazing. He helped me with my maneuver ability and taught me the basis of driving.read more

The driver, without a student in the car drove way past the stop sign on my street and barely gave…read moreme enough room to get around on my motorcycle. Horrible Driving I wouldn't ever let my kid in the car with her. Horrible example

Let's just address the elephant in the room. Keith (the instructor) is in simple terms a bully. In…read moreclass he would make fun of "window lickers", special Ed kids in general, his own students, etc. The environment was very hostile and he encouraged that. Kids I never even met because they were from a different school were making fun of me and he encouraged it. Now let's talk about driving with him. He would constantly eat candy or cough drops (not sure which) and would litter on the street. Not the worst thing he did just very unprofessional. Another thing is the degrading and the name calling wouldn't stop in the classroom. If you asked him to clarify if you were turning left or right he would call you "slow" or "retarded". There was even one time where I asked "you said make a right, correct?" And he must have not been paying attention because he said yes. However there was no right hand turn that could be made, only straight and left. He continued to scream at me for this when I even asked him a second time which direction to go and he gave me a direction that wasn't even a possibility. He brags about making all of his female students cry during in-cars with him and it seems to be a thing he tries to do. He is the most unprofessional person for the job this includes but is not limited to smoking on the job, making fun of disabled kids constantly, encouraging bullying in his classroom, screaming at teenagers when he is the one who made a mistake, etc. if you are looking for a driving school for your teenager don't go here. I will say some kids do have good experiences but if they don't have a good experience chances are they will have a horrible one filled with being degraded, screaming, in professionalism, and more.

I enrolled my 16 year old son to obtain the Ohio required in school/ in car training for his…read moredriver's license. I enrolled him on 12/30/20, paying $340 cash to Keith. My son completed the in school portion from 1/4/21-1/14/21. Passed the required test@96%. We were told on 1/14/21 that there was 5 people in front of him for the in car portion& that we would be given dates. After 2 weeks, I contacted Keith, only to get text messages back with no dates. After speaking to another parent, having the same issues, Keith was confronted in person by both parents. I learned that my son's in car portion wouldn't be until the end of April. Completely unacceptable. Keith then stated that he has 6 months by law to complete his program which is false.The teenagers have up to 6 months to complete the course due to school, sports, work, etc. I requested a refund of the in car portion of my payment& withdrew my son. I also requested my son's in school hours& test results so that I could get him enrolled in another school. Keith did submit his records but I had to receive them from his outside mailbox. I also had to contact the Ohio Department of Public Safety to get permission to enroll my son in another school just for the in car portion.As of today, I still have not received my refund nor KNOW the exact amount of my refund that I will be receiving. My refund should be $170, which is 1/2 of my $340 cash payment. Only 1/2 of his services was rendered. No where on my written contract does it states that the instructor has legally 6 months to complete his training course. My money was taken, the first half of his course was given immediately, then you are sitting, waiting on the in car portion with no actual phone calls back. Text messages are the ONLY form of communication after you pay your initial $340. I did not do my homework as a parent, I looked for reviews on this business, after the fact. There are multiple complaints on the same issues, dating back to 2018.I have since enrolled my son in another school just for the in car portion, received dates@ the time of enrollment. PLEASE do your research before booking& paying. Get EXACT completion dates.What should have been a exciting time for my son has turned into a waiting game& prolonged him in obtaining his driver's liscence.

4 years ago, this company was highly recommended by a family for my daughter. It was one of the…read morebest decisions we made to have the owner, Ari, teach her to drive! He was incredible, calm, patient, kind and thorough. She enjoyed her time doing the in-cars and learned a lot. She passed the test with flying colors! Fast forward to 20 and my other daughter just completed her in-cars with Kelsey. She LOVED it and learned so much! This is a great company that will respond to questions immediately and patiently. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM!! My family was so fortunate to work with them! P.S. My 2nd daughter just passed the test with flying colors, too!

SCAM! SCAM! SCAM! terrible experience!!!! worst driving school ever!!! poor communication! rude…read moremanagement! do not waste your time or money!!! Sad that they are able to scam people out of their hard earned money and steal from teenagers! They have these kids complete the classes and then offer to schedule their driving test for them and if the teens decline to test with them because word on the street is that they are failing the kids on the 1st try so that they have to pay an additional 130 bucks, they take their time sending over the certificate so they are able to test on their own. Ari is a true POS! And this school is a SCAM!!!!!

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!!…read more I have paid for my son to take Drivers Education through this company. I paid in full. And I had scheduled appointments with them for several weeks now. On the day of my most recent appt, I was told that the appt was cancelled. No one can tell me who cancelled the appt or why. To also find out the next appt had been cancelled, and again, no one knows why or who cancelled. My son requires so many appts before the date of his temporary permit expiring. That date is quickly approaching. When I asked for information about this, I was lied to by more than one staff member. An Amber and a manager Marissa. When I requested to speak with the owner, Dan, He is always "unavailable", and has never returned any of my phone calls. I have paid several hundred dollars for this service, and the company is not providing the services that I have paid for. During the class room time, the instructor looked and smelled as he hadn't showered in days. My son and nephew were in the class together, and both said the in class was nothing other than watching videos while the instructor "played" on his phone. So poorly taught, that my nephew filed his temps test the first time, AFTER taking the classes. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!! Go anywhere else!

As a woman I was a little worried about finding a class that would help me learn to shoot and get…read morecomfortable with a firearm without being completely intimidated. My brother suggested Civilian Defense Academy and I have been thrilled with them. In February I started with the Learn to Shoot class and absolutely loved it. They keep the classes small and only work with a few people at a time during the range portion. That was fantastic because James was right there to watch everything I was doing as I was loading and shooting the various firearms he provided for practice. He was there to answer all of my questions and offer suggestions on improving my form and accuracy. Yesterday I attended the Concealed Carry course to get my license. James and Bruce are very knowledgeable and put everyone at ease right from the beginning. They make it fun and really interesting while still being very professional and making sure to stress the importance of safety - for you and everyone around you. The idea of sitting in a 10 hour class about firearm safety, mechanics, use, ammunition, maintenance and legal responsibilities sounded a little daunting but I had a great time. They made it so interesting that it seemed to take no time at all. Even the seasoned hunters in the class said they learned a lot and everyone in the class seemed to really enjoy themselves. I would not hesitate to recommend CDA to ANYONE looking to get their Concealed Carry License or simply looking to get comfortable with using a firearm. I feel much safer and more confident moving forward having taken these courses.

As a previous reviewer I will keep this short. I am still very impressed!…read more I just completed their CCW class yesterday and could not be more pleased. Both James and Bruce are very knowledgeable and make your learning experience priority one while still keeping it fun. Nice, small class size. It seriously was the fastest 10 hour class ever! We were not done until we finished the written test and everyone was confident in what they learned. I will continue to suggest Civilian Defense Academy for CCW training as well as beginner shooting instruction!