We signed up with NorCal Driving School in January this year for my son. Right from the get - go, I knew this was an incredibly professional and knowledgeable school. The office administrator who I dealt with on several occasions was super helpful, patient with all my questions and went above and beyond with explaining what to expect. She was friendly, easy to talk to, and very through with information about what to expect. The Driver Instructor we had (Josh), was very professional, easy going and very knowledgeable. My son really enjoyed his driving sessions with him (we even added on an additional lesson with him to review things my son was unsure of). Josh always retuned after a lesson with my son to explain how the session went, and recommendations on things to work on. His insight and knowledge was incredibly helpful for my son's test. All my fears about my son starting to drive was put to ease after having my son drive with Josh. We felt very prepared today when my son went to take his driving test and passed with flying colors! :) A huge thank you to NorCal and Josh for the outstanding lessons. We will be back with my daughter next! ;) read more

Stay away from this school. We paid $500 for lessons. And circumstances changed and we asked for a refund. They said no due to payroll expenses. Thats weird, we didn't schedule anything or take any lessons. I thought a business had to earn the money to be called payroll expenses. This Norcal driving school is extremly greedy. I asked how they could sleep at night knowing you just stole $500 from me, they don't care, heartless people. read more

They got all my daughters driving classes in within a month and a half. Definitely recommend- easy to just book the sessions on the portal and they show up and do the rest read more

My wife Laura Burke called Norcal Driving School to inquire about drivers ed for our 16 year old son Daniel. She was told that they serve all of northern California including Chico where we live. She paid $700 over the phone with a Visa card. On Saturday the 8th they did not show at the Kohl's parking lot in Chico, she called and was then told that you do not serve Chico, and she would have to bring Daniel to Sacramento area for the lessons and it was their company policy to not issue refunds. She has called them multiple times and I have emailed them requesting a refund, and they refuse to refund the money after they blatantly lied to her over the phone. I highly recommend that you do not do business with them! read more

We used this driving school for our first two lessons. The driving instructor was great and had nothing to do with why we switched to another company for our final lesson. I would not recommend NorCal Driving to anyone (for multiple reasons). read more

This is a very unprofessional self serving company and terrible customer service! I do NOT recommend this driving school. We completed two lessons and pre paid for everything in advance. The website doesn't save when you "update" your profile / address (be aware) and our instructor went to our old address. It was in advance notice that we realized it didn't update, I was willing to bring my child to our old address and make the scheduled appointment time IN TIME and they canceled and said it was a "no show"! Talk about devastating for my child as this is something they look forward to FOREVER and we had a DMV test scheduled for the next day! The "GM" was so unhelpful and gave ridiculous excuses instead of helping and wasted our time with scenarios that didn't relate to our situation. Such a money grab & very disappointing! The driver was 20min early for the lesson and we live 4min away from our old address. NorCal wanted us to accommodate the early arrival but refused to work with us on the address confusion due to their faulty online portal. read more

My son had a great experience with NorCal driving school and really liked Paul. He said Paul taught him a lot. We bought extra lessons to get a little extra help and I'm so glad we did. My son passed his drivers test with only 1 error. Thank you! Will definitely recommend them to anyone. read more

This company is unprofessional and very difficult to work with. Communication is poor and policies are self serving! I signed my daughter up for behind the wheel lessons, paid in advance and waited patiently for a response to schedule time. They never reached out and only responded once I reached out to them. They attempted to schedule time while my daughter is in school and couldn't fit her into the schedule at a convenient time for two weeks. When I asked for a refund, they told me that they had a no refund policy! Even though no services were rendered! For future reference, don't trust a company that states that they have a no refund policy! What a joke!!! read more

I had to start my hours of driving training after I got my permit. I was extremely petrified because I knew the rules on the road but, didn't know how to drive well. As soon as I booked my first driving lesson with this school I felt so liberated and comfortable. Every single day afterwards my driving skills had exceeded at full capacity and I felt so confident. Also, once you finish all the hours needed for the behind-the-wheel training I booked my last lesson which included the mock test of the behind-the-wheel test at the DMV! This was super helpful and Josh (my very patient and amazing driving instructor) met me at the DMV to go over the location where I would be taking the test, covering any and all other basics/skills and soon after I earned my license. Thanks to NorCal Driving School, I've made my parents content as well as myself. read more

I had my twin girls practice with Josh . He is awesome. He taught them very well and they passed the driving test. I will recommend NorCal Driving School - especially Josh :) Thank you read more

My teen passed his driving test the first time. Thank you to NorCal instructors Daniel & Steve!

I have no words to express my gratitude!!! Josh was an awesome instructor ,I was super nervous,he was patient,went through every little detail,he even gave me a peep talk..finally I was able to calm me down and pass my driving test!!! So happy and thankful! read more

Josh at NorCal driving school was great! Both my girls were taught by him. He was very thorough and did a great job at preparing them for the road! read more

Worse company I have ever dealt trying to schedule teenage daughter during school hours and then was giving a appointment and then last minute they change the appointment back to school hours and now they have refused to refund my money beware very bad policies says they will not refund the money even though services have not been rendered best to shop around go somewhere else trust me read more

I had a great experience with this driving school. Instructor Steven was amazing in helping me prepare for my test and he did everything he could to make sure I was ready! Highly recommend, they helped me get a perfect score on my driving test! read more

Gave one star but would have given zero if were possible. This school does not care about you or your child who may need driving lessons. Definitely avoid them during the pandemic as changing events and family schedules will NOT be accommodated. NorCal took my $400 for driving lessons and after discovering from them that they don't cover my service area, their attempt at resolving the issue is to offer a pick up location far away from my home (website didn't indicate fees are non-refundable). NorCal will NOT issue a refund despite not rendering services. They will not accommodate your scheduling changes without an additional fee. During the pandemic times when things are changing quickly (work and school schedules specifically), don't look here for help getting your teen educated about driving. They do not answer the phone (seems strange for online company), and then tell you that you misunderstood - all the while keeping your money even when not providing services. read more

their online traffic school course is a joke. All their quiz questioner are all about statistic and all are nonsense. Their intention is to fail whoever enrolled on their online course. obviously you have to pay them again for another course when you failed their course. Don't trust them! read more

I can't say enough about NorCal Driving School. Especially Paul my daughter's instructor. My daughter from the first lesson was so comfortable with Paul. Paul did such a great job giving Natalie the confidence she needed. She went from being uncomfortable driving around the neighborhood to freeway driving in 3 lessons. He was always on time and was so encouraging. Couching her about the importance of defensive driving. The day of her driving test Paul met us at the DMV and she was able to drive around the neighborhood before her DMV appointment. Paul knew exactly where they would take her and even knew what each DMV instructor would look for and what they would grade on. He went over every possible scenario. After she passed Paul stayed with us at the DMV and made sure her first DMV experience was successful. read more

take your lessons w/josh . hes the best driving instructor to have. very patient & very aware of his surroundings so you dont have to worry about being in danger or crashing lol. you'll definitely get over the fear of driving if you have it. i purchased the 3 two hr lessons & was able to pass my drivers test on the first try !!!! thank you josh & norcal driving for teaching me . well worth it & they pick u up from home & drop u off which is very convenient. good luck guys !!! read more

Great experience , very cool instructor Josh took his time to teach me everything I need to know. Thanks

Josh is amazing! My son literally had no experience when Josh took him out for the first lesson. I really liked his calm demeanor and how he explained everything so clearly. His tips he gave me and routes he suggested to practice with my son were great! And parking in a lot too... Never thought my son would get it! read more

Norcal driving school is top notch! From the start they leave you with absolutley nothing to worry about! The staff over the phone sets everything up for you. They can work around your schedule which helps alot. My sons instructor, Josh was wonderful. He arrived on time every lesson with a big smile.He helps with everything your child needs and made my son alot more comfortable behind the wheel. When its time for the test they make sure your child is fully prepared with nothing to worry about! It was a great experience and yes my son passed his test with flying colors!!! read more