I had a concerning experience while training at this school. I reported the matter to law enforcement and also pursued it through insurance. I recommend prospective students thoroughly research and ask detailed questions about supervision, safety policies, and reporting procedures before enrolling. Additionally, I strongly recommend the school install dash cameras that capture internal cabin footage inside the truck so that interactions between instructors and students are documented and future issues can be prevented. read more

I'm came into Zeta as a weekend warrior as I live about 2 1/2 hours from Kansas City and I can't say enough good things about the school and staff. Cassandra was wonderful to have in my corner getting set up and she was awesome at taking care of me, putting me in a very nice hotel every Friday night and the night before my exam so I didn't have to drive to KC then and take my test and then drive back home all the same day. I also paid nothing out of pocket aside from gas and food $. The school got me set up walked me through everything I needed to do to get the ball rolling. Stan is an awesome instructor along with Luke, Zach and all the rest of the staff were just great to be trained by. You can tell they really want you to succeed and help you make a better life for yourself through driving opportunities. Even if you can only be there for Friday night class and both classes on Saturday you can do this. The staff and instructors are gunna make sure you have every chance to reach your goal of getting you CDL and start making better money than you may have ever in your life. I highly recommend this school. It will be a great decision IMHO, it was for me. Thank you guys!! - Lance read more

Zeta driving school is nothing short of amazing the staff goes over and beyond to assist their students to strive for excellence very supportive and genuinely care... I would like to personally thank the staff Connie, Ashley, Samantha great enthusiasm and encouragement along with the instructors Miguel, Mary, Jeremiah Erin and Mike for every day direction last Zach and Chris for your firmness and positive support you guy's are awesome read more

Zeta Driving School - Driving Schools Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Great school for new drivers. The hours are flexible and fit perfectly for those with families , jobs , school , etc.

I'm putting this out here so anyone, considering Zeta will know what it's like as a student. Go online & take you state's practice CDL written exam for free until you don't miss any. Go to the DMV. Take the multiple choice test & pass in less than 5 minutes. Now you've got your permit for like $20 vs Zeta's BS & tuition around $7-$8k that gets you a packet, $5 vest, & thin spiral book. The laws changed years ago & Zeta's never updated the spiral so you won't use 2/3 of it. Zeta's website isn't accurate. It says you must complete so many hours to get your CDL. Zeta can decide to test you before, or after, that # of hours. It says there's 1 instructor per 4 students. Instructors usually have 6-10 students. (I'll use 8 to be fair.) Let's say there's 3 scheduled sessions per day. 4 instructors x 8 students = 32 students 32 students x $7k = $224k in students in 1 session. $224 x 3 sessions per day = $672k daily. If Zeta was only open 5 days a week that's $3,360,000 weekly x 4 weeks = $13,440,000 monthly For that kind of $, you'd think they'd make sure to give you adequate training/drive time. Nope. 1 hr class/# of students - break time = approx 5 mins of drive time, per student, per 1 hr class There's a constant rush of students being pushed through a revolving door. If Zeta says you're ready to test early, you have to test. You can test & fail if you aren't ready. Out of town people pay higher tuition (also supposed to include 3 tests.) If they don't pass, Zeta stops paying for the hotel, sends them home, makes them pay to come back & test. You pay to come test knowing what you knew, when you tested, failed, & got sent home. There's no consistency in the teaching. You'll think you've got it figured out. Instructors teach different info than the others, then rotate. You're told you learned too much. Forget what you learned.. All you need to know is ...SWITCH... Cycle repeats itself. You waste hours & can feel lost. Daniel & Greg are great instructors. Alan was cool if he was sober & liked you. He'd fall asleep in the truck. Thankfully in the passenger seat. He kept glasses on so he didn't think we knew, but he snores. He was pretty inappropriate, especially with the females. Some of us noticed a pattern with the enroller, attendance person Sam. She'd single students out, & throw them under the bus, to James to have something to talk to him about. If she didn't like someone, she won't excuse their absences & makes sure to put them on James & Jackie's radar. Jackie's, right under James. If they judged or didn't like someone, they'd let people waste their time, & $, & then make sure they don't graduate with their CDL. IDK if they know how obvious what they do is. People weren't ok with it, but couldn't say anything, because we didn't want to be targeted. You can't be 1 minute late. I saw students chastised & humiliated in front of the entire class, multiple times, by Sam & Jackie. They'd wait to catch, stress, & embarrass whoever, & send them to James. I saw Jackie go in on people so hard saying she was helping because no one in the trucking industry was going to care or give them breaks. She messed a people up so bad, some of them never came back after she humiliated them. 1 thing myself & my classmates couldn't believe was how they did this lady with cancer. She was doing everything she was supposed to, but they had started bullying her before she got the cancer. We all saw it. She was a mom, working, going to school, dealing with cancer, & being bullied by Sam, Jackie, & James. We saw them do everything they could to break her & be as hard on her as they could, but that lady was tough & never gave up. She kept coming, doing what she had to. She came to class after having surgery. Jackie & James told her that if she couldn't participate she couldn't come. She was doing everything the rest of us were. She only had a few hours left, but had to start appointments to get the cancer stuff addressed. She let Zeta know in advance. They said they were ok with it. She got done with her appointments & tried to come back, James told her she graduated, without a CDL. He failed her while she was going to treatment. She asked why she didn't to test. Why'd they say they scheduled her to test, during the time she was scheduled off for the cancer stuff. They knew she'd be gone in advance? Then James told her if she wanted to come test, he'd let her if she could pay $2250 cash. We all knew tuition included 3 tests & that she'd been off work getting treatment. If that lady hadn't showed me the emails IDK if I'd have believed it. She filed a grievance, but James decides the outcome of the grievances. If the director is as big of a part of the problem as he is, why do they let him oversee complaints? No investigations or repercussions. They created an atmosphere where this behavior isn't just condoned, it's encouraged. It's only a matter of time before they end up on Problem Solvers or sued. read more

Zeta's website includes that there will be 1 instructor per 2 students. My fiancé' is in his 3rd week. He has never had less than 4 people per instructor and that was his first day. Every day after that the numbers rose to 5,6,7,8,9. Today it is 10 with his instructor. Average that out and it's 6 minutes per student per hour per day for actual behind the wheel drive time. In reality, the students today will have 6 minutes per hour per 8 hour day. The website says 2 students per instructor which would mean 4 hours of behind the wheel time per day when in reality, it's 48 minutes total for an 8 hour day. That's not even an hour per day for each student. Imagine how much longer each student has to wait before they are fully trained abd ready for their dmv test and then finally, a job. It's costing every student who attends Zeta so much wasted time and lost income because of their lack of commitment to 2 students per instructor. The students could actually lose 1-2 weeks standing in line doing NOTHING. Some of the instructors are honestly good at helping. James, the head guy on site, is very good as an instructor. The school lacks in actually managing their students with what was promised and why we chose Zeta. I know we're not the only disappointed and frustrated people because of that. If you want to spend 8 hours a day standing on the blacktop waiting for your 6-8 minutes per hour of drive time, then Zeta is your school. Or see it this way: spend 7 hours a day standing on the blacktop in the sun with no training, no help, no consideration, while waiting for your turn and ending up with a total of about an hour behind the wheel.... then Zeta will be a good choice for you. read more

I MUST say that I had a great experience at Zeta. It was time accommodating and the instructors (At least the ones I HAD) were VERY patient and knowledgeable... I say this, because it took me a little longer than most to catch on to maneuvers, and just when I thought I really had it, I got lost in my head overthinking, but with the help of passionate instructor's sincere about their work ethic, it made it all worth while because I learn lessons that will help me through LIFE! just being real, on some Mr. Miyagi shiI..SOME lessons were beyond CDL. read more

I had a very great experience at this school. I learned very critical and important skills. The instructors were very supportive and professional. The office staff was very friendly and flexible. The staff is always willing to help and answer any questions I have. read more