CDL Columbia Driving School Archer Heights, Chicago

Best School In Chicago The Owner Is a very Cool Guy And Zen Is the Guy for Road & Pre - Trip Jerry will get you done For Skills He will Have you doing all 3 Skills In 2 hours that s how I passed my Skilled Test I highly Recommend

first things first i would highly recommend Columbia driving school to get your CDL, great staff starting from the owner Romen and work my way down the latter, from the office staff Ana and carolina are really helpful and good at working with your schedule. very organized school. also hats off to the instructors zen, Jose, Jerry, Jason, and Tom, they all have there own ways of teaching but i learned a little bit from every one of them guys to pass my final test on the first try.

I recommend this school if you really want to get your cdl and not mess around this is the school for you I passed on my first try, shout out to William, Jerry, Zen, Ana, and Roman, oh and Tom lol.....it was a great experience, Thank You guys.

Very grateful With the experience I passed my cdl course within a month and a half. Very flexible and organized. Big thanks to Roman Jose Ivan & jerry all are great instructors and have patience with their students. They gave me tips not only on the course but also outside in the trucking world they shared their experiences and gave me recommendations and tips that I m going to carry with me at all times. I will highly refer this school to anyone that s considering getting their CDL!

I reviewed multiple driving schools before I decided to sign with Columbia Driving School and I have no regrets of doing so. Highly professional staff always ready to help you in multiple aspects of schooling and also after you graduate! Instructors are highly educated with outstanding driving experience and will teach you everything you need to know to pass your license test. Highly recommend!

I just got my CDL through these guys. They were great, I really liked the instructors, I would call them all friends now. They did a great job of making sure I understood everything about the truck and could handle it well in just one month. I had a great time, Id recommend these guys to anyone. Personal one on one training with instructors that really want to see you succeed. Thanks guys.

Great and highly professional service. Owner Roman is very helpful, experienced, and he is a great guy!!! Irek was the best instructor ever!!!! Together we had fun at school. Every time was a stress free day..))) He is very experienced and will prepare you for everything on the final exam. I passed inspection , skills and driving test on first try within 4 weeks :) Columbia driving school was my best choice for CDL...!!!!!!!!!! Thank you guys for my new carrier...

A wonderful school, run by wonderful people. Ive been an Illinois CDL holder for many years (first as a Class C, then followed by Class B). When I decided I wanted to move up to a Class A license and drive the big rigs I asked friends, family, and people I trust in the transit industry for recommendations on CDL schools. Several people told me that they had heard very good things about Columbia from many people in the industry. Im on the north side of Chicago so going with Columbia meant a 30+ mile...
Read full review drive, each way, often in rush hour traffic, twice a week. I wasnt too thrilled about the commute, but I figured if even a fraction of the praise I had heard was true that it would be well worth the trip. I called to sign up for classes and was told I could come in to the office during their hours of operation to register. I explained the long commute and asked if it would be possible to schedule my first lesson for the same day that I would be coming in to register; both Ana and Karolina were very accommodating and granted my request in order to save me an extra trip all the way there just to register. They were both so kind and so compassionate, and I knew right then that I had chosen the right school. Roman, who is either the owner or the instructor in charge of training, was just fantastic. I really looked forward to the weekly classroom sessions where he would share his knowledge of the inner workings of trucks and trailers. Because of my Class C and Class B experience, Ive literally had hundreds and hundreds of hours of initial instruction and refresher training over the years. Roman knew more, and explained things more clearly, than all those other instructors put together. I finished the classroom sessions feeling like I could go out and be a mechanic if I wanted to; thats how thorough and detailed his presentations were. The skills course and on the road training were just as wonderful. I cant say enough good things about both Roman and Jose, who were the ones that took the classroom knowledge and translated it to practical, real-world driving lessons. The two of them taught me how to drive a big rig, and no matter where the road takes me from here I will forever be in their debt. After I passed my road test with the gentleman from the Secretary of State, Roman came over and gave me a big hug to congratulate me. I honestly didnt feel like a student during my time at Columbia CDL school, I felt like a member of the family. Thank you all so much!

Not the best instructors. Only one was actually helpful. Not enough classroom training (only two 2hr courses per week) most of the material you have to study on your own time. Thomas was okay. I would recommend anyone interested in obtaining their CDL to attend a school with more recognition. Good luck! (dont believe the high ratings, be smart and personally ask truckers what school they attended.)

I recently got my cdl thanks to Columbia school. Anna the office manager and Karolina were very friendly and super helpful in arranging my classes for me. I m working full time and was able to attend morning, evening, and weekend classes. This was soooooo helpful. I d like to thank my instructors as well: Jason Zen Jerold Jose and Roman They gave me the tools and confidence to overcome some anxiety of this big rig on the road. Thank you ALL.!!!