We had a great experience with the Foothill Driving school. Someone always returned my calls whenever I was unable to book a driving lesson for my daughter online. They worked with our schedule and made everything seamless. They also provide a package that includes usage of the car for your child to take the driving test. Overall, we are so very happy with Foothill Driving School. read more

Helpfulness of office staff to set up services for my grandson's driving. Help in understanding the lessons and the behind the wheel driving. Punctual lessons. Good prep for passing the DMV test. Passed without problems. worth every cent. Thank you, Cora V read more

My son had a great experience with his instructor Greg, super great guy. The experience I had with scheduling appointments and working with Kim at the front desk was also great, she was super helpful and informative. Definitely would recommend this driving school. read more

My son just got his license thanks to Foothills amazing instructor's and office staff. Shoutout to Kim for always being so efficient with appointment scheduling and returning your calls quickly. Ron and Brennon gave my son the confidence to pass his test which is nerve wracking for both the student and parent (if I do say so myself lol). I would recommend you to anyone who needs a driving school. read more

My son had a very positive experience. His instructors were very patient and calm that helped him be more comfortable and confident in driving. He just got his driver's license 2 days ago without any issues. Thank you read more

Customer service is subpar at this place. I would recommend researching other places. I had my 4 kids go here over a decade ago and it was excellent then. I enrolled my grandchild here and it is the worst especially considering the cost and amount of time spent. I'm sure there are better schools in the area. I'll be looking! read more

My son had 4 lessons with Foothill Driving School and learned a lot from the instructors. They really focused on what he needed to work on the last lesson and he passed his driving test with a 97%! read more

Updated review- we have TWO successful graduates from Foothill Driving School! James passed with flying colors on his first try at the DMV. Great job Foothill Driving School and thank you again!!! Best staff, best instructors!!! read more

Wonderful employees and driver instructors. Never any problems. My son always had great things to say after his appointments. Instructors went over a few things after his instruction. read more

My daughter took all her classes here and loved it! Super nice staff, very flexible, knowledgeable and professional. Her instructor was Kris McGushin and she loved her! She passed her drivers test today with zero remarks! Will take my younger daughter here when it's her turn! read more

Dave, Kirsten, Ron, and Mary were fantastic all through my driving license journey. Under their expert guidance and support, I was able to pass on my first try. The instructors walk you through multiple scenarios accumulated over their many years of experience, and give you the confidence to excel as a driver not only during the test but in the real world! read more

We have two sons that have been through the great driving school of Foothill. Our oldest made it through without a glitch and passed his DMV test with ease. We enrolled our youngest and he has been through several different lessons and loves it. He will be ready for his DMV driving test no doubt! We have recommended Foothill to several of our friends and will do so in the future. Love the people and instructors at Foothill. read more

Passed my test. Thanks Brennan :) Very friendly staff who simply want you to succeed.

A nice guy in person. But schedules lesson months in advance and then provides a reminder 12 hours prior to the lesson. If there is a conflict then he will charge you $35 for a reschedule less than 24 hours. The problem is he doesn't send his reminder until 12 hours prior to the lesson. read more

Mike is the Bomb! My son loves his style of teaching and he has worked with our schedule changes best as possible.

I would have given it full 5 starts if it wasn't the experience I had today, on my behind the wheel test day. I had an 8am to 10am class scheduled for one hour practice and 9am appointment at DMV. Nobody showed up till 8.30am. Their phone always goes to machine, so there was no way I could reach the instructor. Some other instructor showed up for other lesson, who tried helping me, but he also got voicemails of all others. Eventually the other instructor helped me get to the DMV at least. The day has passed and yet nobody even called to apologize for this mess. They charged me for a 2hr class, and I just made it to the DMV exam in that last one hour. In general the instructors are very helpful and friendly. But forgetting your appointment on the day of the DMV test is THE WORST thing you can do to a driving school student! read more

Dave & Team were great (even despite the Covid disruption) in getting my teen ready for the big test! Happy to support a great local business read more

Honestly so grateful for all the teachers at Foothill Driving. I had the pleasure of being taught by Kris and Dave and both of them were so patient and kind with me as I was learning to drive. I truly appreciate Kris for teaching me the fundamentals and Dave for helping me to ease my nerves as well as teaching all the skills I needed in order to pass the day of my test. I passed on my first try too, which is something I never thought I could do. Additionally, I appreciate the school for scheduling all of my lessons in such a short time frame: I started taking classes in August 2022 and got the license in September of 2022! If you are planning to take the test at the Folsom DMV, I highly recommend taking lessons from Foothill! Thank You once again Foothill team for everything you have done for me! read more

My son had an amazing experience with Foothill! The instructors were all patient, kind and knowledgeable! They worked around my son's extremely busy schedule. Everyone was wonderful to work with. I won't hesitate to refer all our friends there. Simply the best! Thank you Foothill! read more

Signed up online for DMV drivers package (not pay as you go). Registration was easy, efficient. Reserving classes via their website was easy, filters were useful and worked great. Bart is my child's instructor. Feedback was good and accurate after the first lesson. He is slightly void of a sense of humor, but he clearly was taking his job seriously. Would definitely choose this driving school again. read more

Just back from the DMV with my licence :) :) Pretty sure nerves would've gotten the better of me if the owner, Dave, had not accompanied me to the DMV - didn't have to think about anything but the test (took my test in the school's car, so everything was in perfect order)- the pre-test practice run helped a lot! Thank you Dave !! :) Would definitely recommend this school to my friends - they're very professional and the entire experience has been very pleasant! read more

We had a great experience with Foothill Driving School. Our instructor, Dave Paul was patient and Knowledgeable with my son's driving lessons. We're looking forward to using them again when my daughter's ready to drive. read more

Both of my daughters got instruction from Foothill Driving School. We couldn't have been happier with their experiences. Each instructor that worked with them was both thorough and patient. My younger daughter is testing for her license next week (miraculously got a DMV appointment) and the driving school was able to promptly schedule her for her last lesson within the time parameters. read more

Finally a driving school that offers a class for a manual transmission! It is so important to have this experience and I'm so happy Foothill Driving School offers this. I brought my daughter here all the way from Elk Grove because I value a well rounded driving school such as Foothill. Thank you for being progressive. -Lena read more

Not very punctual.. They missed an appointment and never bothered to even inform us about it.. we just kept waiting in front of their closed office for 1 hour and no one showed up! Update: 07/29/2014 After calling like 100 times, finally a lady picked the call at the foothill driving school office. She was so rude and was not even sorry for their mistake. Since I had not used any of their service, I asked for full refund. But they say they dont refund according to their policy! And she suggested that I either have to use their service (after all these) or go to another service provider, but no refunds! PLEASE DONT USE THIS DRIVING SCHOOL.. There are other better service providers around this area.. please research.. BTW.. There are lot of 1 star comments below (Yelp has hidden it). Please go through it before making you decision to use this school. read more

The only stick shift driving school for miles around (I made the drive out from Stockton!). Setting an appointment had to be done over the phone by leaving a message because stick shift classes aren't handled through their online website. Setting up a 1.5 hour standard lesson was a breeze and they even fit me into their schedule at the end of the week. I had my lesson with Dave in an older Toyota truck and while I can't claim to be professional after our class, I definitely feel 100% comfortable with driving a manual car now. I tried having a friend teach me in college and let's just say that we didn't even make it out of the parking lot. Dave is incredibly patient and has a route in the parking lot that will ease you into learning how to utilize the clutch. After a few laps around, he was confident enough to let me take it out into the street and his patience and positive attitude continued to benefit me as I began to feel more and more comfortable learning to drive the car. 1.5 hours really does fly by but you get practice in real world driving conditions by shifting through gears, reversing, parking, and uphill/downhill starts. I don't think anything was really left out and I definitely left a satisfied customer. Highly recommended! - Going into the class with a blank slate would probably benefit you the most. I watched too many youtube videos to prepare myself, but I think this just interrupted the lesson. Trust Dave and just go with the flow. You won't be referencing what you "think" you learned from an online video and things will go much smoother. read more

Our experience has been great as far as the instructors and the time behind the wheel. What *isn't* great is their scheduling system. I went online at the beginning of the month, to schedule a time for my son to have a class, and there wasn't one single time available for the next 8 weeks at a time he wasn't in school. I called and emailed the school about this, but they never responded. Finally I stopped in, and the person there was able to set up another lesson, so at least we were able to get the sessions we paid for without waiting another couple of months, but beware of how hard it is to schedule driving times during the school year. It's too bad about this issue, because otherwise this is a first-rate company with knowledgeable, helpful driving instructors. read more

I could not feel more comfortable having my daughter learn to drive with Foothill. They do their best to work around our crazy schedule and are very professional and nice. We have two more kids that will be driving in a few years and I would highly recommend this driving school. read more

Foothills Driving School is fantastic! My second child to go through this school just passed his driving test with 100%. The school has been so accommodating . They fit my son in for his final behind the wheel lesson just before his DMV driving test. I have been so happy with this school! Everything was easy! Drivers were professional and made my son feel comfortable. Thank you so much! read more

Foothill Driving School - Driving Schools Near Me - Folsom, California

I took a 2 hr stick-shift driving lesson with Dave last month and he was such an awesome instructor. My husband and I had recently purchased a stick-shift sport car and I had never driven a manual transmission before (of course, I didn't want my husband to have all the fun driving it while I was left out so I was determined to learn). My husband had taught me the basics on how to drive it, but we were limited to practicing in an empty parking lot because I was inconsistent in my ability to get into first gear without stalling. And since we didn't want to burn out the transmission of our car, my husband signed me up for a lesson with Foothill. The initial practice I had on our car definitely helped, but Dave has an amazing teaching skill that makes you really feel at ease. I know that trying to teach someone how to drive a manual transmission can be pretty frustrating, but Dave was his calm, laid back and patient self the entire lesson. By the end of the 2 hour lesson, I was driving in traffic, on the freeway, up and down hills and parking in crowded parking lots... Without stalling :) Thanks for the great lesson, Dave! read more

Best service award! My son, 19, not quite a seasoned driver. He still was driving with a permit. Helping only with the short drive school pick ups or fast food runs. He was scheduled for his DMV test at 3:20p, I called Foothill Driving School at 9am in the morning checking for a same day appointment, I realize it doesn't always happen this way but they had a cancellation and I was able to get him in at 1:10p for a 90min session. Long story short, He passed his drivers test! First try. My son was prepared and ready. He wasn't nervous, went in confident and he said he knew what to expect. Everything discussed in the session was what happened in his test. From checking headlights and turning his blinkers on to backing in a straight line and using similar routes! Not a wasted investment or time. Special thank you to the trainer at Foothill who drove with Jonah before his test! Sometimes kids don't want to listen to their parents, I'm glad you were there and he listened to you!!! Five plus stars! This is such an important milestone! Would refer 1000 people over and over! read more

What a great experience! The staff is professional (and so nice) and they really care about doing things right! Thanks Foothill!

We had trouble accessing the online line course. When you call the office it goes straight to a recording. To date I have left three messages and no one has called me back! Their customer service is horrible!! read more

They didn't fail me at all I learned a lot from my first session from Dave, my second session is from Johnny and literally he told me everything I need to know too bad he's not there anymore but I was really comfortable when he was teaching me. As of today I just took my driving test with Bruce and I passed the test with 3 minor errors which is the dmv instructor told me I did great and those are just really minor ones nothing to worry about. Thank you foothill from scheduling, payment, teaching, and patience you guys did great I got my license now!. read more

Great company, with excellent instructors. My daughter was nervous about driving, but her instructor put her at ease and gave her the confidences she needed. She passed her driving exam with a perfect score. We will be using Foothill again when our next reaches driving age. read more

I just finished my test at the DMV, passing it. This staff is very well experienced, I've had the pleasure of riding with 3 different instructors, and all of them were very knowledgeable and had many many years of driving as well as instructing. Every lesson felt like I was getting a good amount of learning in, and felt satisfying. I wish I could give this higher than 5 stars, they deserve it! read more

I was very pleased with the service and instruction. Great customer service, exceptional professionalism and knowledgeable instructors. I would recommend to all who have kids learning to drive especially if you are looking to learn stick shift. Foothill Driving School is the way to go... Saj read more

if I could give no stars I would, but since I can't I have it one. I was highly disappointed when they told to change lanes very suddenly with no prior warnings. I was in no safe position to do so & got fiercely honked at by other drivers, which caused my diarrhea. all I want & all I need is to never drive again read more

Great driving school and awesome instructors! I got Dave, Ron, and Bruce as my instructors. They keep track of what you learned and evaluate your performance. They have a well planned process to teach you how to drive. I pass the driving test and feel much more comfortable driving. read more

Excellent instructors that are well educated on the final DMV driving test. The cars that are provided were a perfect fit and taught my child what he needed to know just in time for his driving test. read more