Coach Al's Driving School Racing Museum, Albuquerque

Coach Als Driving School went above and beyond my expectations for a driving school. You can tell all the instructors are passionate about teaching kids how to drive and truly care about them. Take your time choosing a school to teach your child. Dont just pick the cheapest. This is not something you want to overlook quality for lowest price. I trusted them completely with my daughter. I would absolutely recommend this driving school to any of my family and friends.

Excellent experience! Eddie Torres and his staff provided a positive experience for my daughter by going above and beyond. I especially appreciate that they ask parents to be present at the first class to explain their approach and answer any questions. Keep up the good work I truly feel my daughter has a solid start for driving.

Thank you coach Als driving school. The best school in New Mexico. Not only are you great instructors but you make the learning fun. You made my daughter feel comfortable and confident behind the wheel. Definitely will be sending my other daughter to Al driving school next year. Thank you coach Al, Eddie, and Gary for being the best instructors in New Mexico. Definitely deserves more than 5 stars.

Contacted Coach Als for my 18 year old daughter to help with experience and confidence behind the wheel and everything from start to finish exceeded my expectations! From the first contact with Kay who was an incredible help with recommending the best thing for her to getting her scheduled and then the teaching from Coach Al and Gary directly. They were amazing; patient, informative and remarkable when it came to working with my daughter. They took the time and really invested in her and helped her so much in short period of time. If you are looking for a truly great customer service experience and instructors that are passionate about helping and teaching then this is the only place you need to contact!

Coach Al s was amazing with our 15 year old daughter. Eddie was funny yet to the point and strict be fair. All around great person. The office was great at handling our payment as well. We feel so comfortable with the class & in person driving that our daughter received from Coach Al s. 10/10!!!!

A big thank you to Coach Al s driving program. It was extraordinary on every level! My daughter came home saying I loved how he pushed me to drive and make quick real life decisions . I know the road is a dangerous place and watching the other drivers is critical. Thank you for your honesty, dedication, and making my daughter feel welcome and comfortable during the program. I would definitely recommend this program. Thank you The Cotinola family

Coach Als driving school is the place to be man! The instructors Coach Al and Couch Eddie are great. They help get in at the very least, 7 hours of driving. Not only that but they also have the students work their way up to getting on the interstate highway. Theres never been a single accident! I very highly recommend to send your students to this school. They will improve almost what seems immediately, safety and driving wise. I know I did!

Dealing with this company has been the worst customer experience Ive had in my eight years as an international student in this country. I believed in the good reviews and went ahead with the behind-the-wheel training. As soon as I paid them online, they started mistreating me. First, Stacy told me to pay in full and then schedule times for instruction. When I was ready to schedule, she scolded me for having paid in full and told me that I should be aware that they give preference to students who...
Read full review pay for the entire drivers ed program and that I should wait around 3 weeks to have one available instructor. I called, and nobody answered the office phone; I waited, and when I emailed them asking whether I should contact them again or if they would let me know, nobody ever replied. Then, Eddy called me exasperated, telling me he was unwilling to teach on a Saturday or Sunday. Who in their right mind would ask an instructor to teach on a Sunday? I had to calm him down to assure him I never asked or assumed he had to teach me on a weekend. After waiting more time, I received another phone call telling me that I was ready to schedule, and when I told them my suggested times, the person just simply said, No, thats not going to happen because I drop students at certain hours without providing any alternatives. So, after almost 6 weeks of being in this back and forth, I finally gave up with them and asked for a refund. I felt as if I was begging for a favor or as if I had been sold on credit. Why dont they state they have a delay policy with certain services? Be aware that they may not treat you respectfully if you sound with an accent or if you happen to be an adult student who has obligations like work or study. I greatly regret wasting my time, energy, and sense of dignity with this company. Needless to say, not recommended.

My son went through Coach Als Driving School with Coach Eddie Torres. Not only was my 15 year old son engaged and excited about what he learned, but he continually reminds me how I can improve my driving! He drives on the highway and city streets obeying speed limits and doing an excellent job. Coach Eddie did a great job, I highly recommend the class.

I was recently a student here and heres my experience. 1. Lets start with the good thing, the person who teaches the textbook part is pretty nice. Her name is Cindy. Also the people who do drive time with you are also very nice. Shout out to Bobby and Zachary, they helped me a lot with driving. 2. Coach Eddie, the main guy isnt so great. He seems sexist, and as a girl, he made me fairly uncomfortable. He calls every girl babe, girlfriend, or just girl. Like we have names. I guess he does...
Read full review this with the boys in a way too calling them son or bud, but it doesnt have the same implications as babe or girlfriend. As an adult in a room full of teens this seems inappropriate, and as the main instructor, this seems very inappropriate. 3. Low key didnt learn a lot. I think the best thing in this class is the drive time with the instructor. Yes I understand that we have to go over a bunch of stuff that the state requires but the manner of teaching is ridiculously boring. Also, Coach Eddie goes on several long monologues about things unrelated to the class. 4. Now this one really gets me mad. They 100 percent let kids cheat on tests. Both on the permit test and the final exam one. Coach Eddies way of justifying this is by telling you which ones are wrong by letting the student list out the answers(a b c or d) and either giving a look or outright telling them which is right. Im sorry to be that snitch, but its a permit test to let kids drive on the road, not some unnecessary exam. On top of that they score the final exam incorrectly so if you fail theyll turn that fail into an 80 for you so they can leave early. For example the girl sitting next to me got a 72, which they considered a fail but the teacher told me my math was wrong and said it was actually an 86. There were 50 questions and she got 16 wrong but got 2 extra credit questions, if you pull out your calculator you may notice that she scored 72. No shade to her, but like she shouldve taken it again. If youve read this far, thank you for reading and consider sending your kid somewhere else. And to Coach Eddie who will probably reply, be better.