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Best Driving Schools in Portland
2021

We scored 140 Driving Schools in Portland, OR and Picked the Top 8

Here are the Picks:

1st Learn to Drive

Confident Driving Instruction

Elite Truck Driver School

Hammerly's Great NW Drivers

IITR Truck School

Pacific Driver Education

Wake's Driving School

Western Pacific Truck School of Oregon

Why These Driving Schools?

Our goal is to connect people with the best local experts. We scored Portland Driving Schools on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best.

Reviewed Curated Top Picks 140 87 8

Our Selection Criteria:

  • 1. Availability

    Consistently approachable and responsive, so customers never feel ignored.

  • 2. Qualifications

    Building customer confidence with licensing, accreditations, and awards.

  • 3. Reputation

    A history of delighted customers and outstanding service.

  • 4. Experience

    Masters of their craft, based on years of practical experience and education.

  • 5. Professionalism

    Providing service with honesty, reliability, and respect.

Read more about our selection process

1st Learn to Drive

Located in Portland, 1st Learn to Drive offers driving and traffic safety education for both teens and adults. The teen program is open to anyone with a learner's permit, and teens who pass this course are able to waive their written driver's license test. Students older than age 18 can opt for 3, 4, or 6-hour class packages or pay per class. Other packages include the four-part comprehensive adult driver education series. Students who have completed a class can arrange to use one of the business's vehicles for their DMV road test. This business offers affordable pricing, including a $75 course scholarship for low-income students. They have three convenient area locations, and convenient online class registration is available. They also have a lowest price guarantee, which means they will match the price of any other area driving class.

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Portland, OR 97202

Website

(503) 694-4302 Website

Confident Driving Instruction

Confident Driving Instruction offers driver's education classes and individual instruction for teens and adults at five convenient locations throughout the Vancouver, Wash. area. These programs are designed to prepare aspiring drivers for the Washington state driver's license exam, both written and road test. Confident Driving Instruction has earned a perfect five-star overall customer rating on Yellow Pages and 3.9 out of five stars from Google, with clients praising the patient instruction, experienced teachers, and affordable prices.

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Vancouver, WA 98662

Website

(360) 944-5940 Website

Reputation: A

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We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.

Online Profiles:

1 (Good)

Average Review Score:

5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

1 (Good)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Elite Truck Driver School

Elite Truck Driver School offers professional truck driver training in the Portland area, licensed by the Oregon Department of Education and by the Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. New drivers can opt for a short, four-week CDL training program which includes job placement opportunities within the Portland area, while refresher courses for existing drivers can help bolster employment prospects. Both weekend and weekday courses are offered at Elite Truck Driver School. The school was founded in 2003 by Greg Reisnaur, who has more than 30 years of experience as a truck driver and was twice named the Oregon Truck Driving Champion. This business has earned five-star overall customer reviews on both Yelp and Google, as well as 4.9 out of five stars on Facebook. Former students praise the knowledgeable, friendly, patient instructors and thorough, informative curriculum.

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Hillsboro, OR 97123

Website

(503) 608-4171 Website

Reputation: A+

More Info

We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.

Online Profiles:

3 (Best)

Average Review Score:

4.7 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

30 (Best)

Score Consistency:

Variable (Good)

Hammerly's Great NW Drivers

Hammerly's Great NW Drivers is a Portland-area driving school for adults, teens, and seniors. They also specialize in teaching manual transmission and driving with adaptive equipment. Clients can opt for single driving lessons at a cost of $109 for 90 minutes; discounted lesson packages; driving test sessions; and medical driving evaluations. This family owned and operated business boasts instructors with an average of 23 years of driving education experience. Hammerly's Great NW Drivers has earned a perfect five-star customer rating on Yelp, Google, Facebook, and Business Finder. They also have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. Customers praise their patient, kind, and knowledgeable instruction as well as the innovative themed lessons that make driving education fun.

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Hillsboro, OR 97123

Website

(503) 628-6306 Website

Reputation: A

More Info

We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.

Online Profiles:

1 (Good)

Average Review Score:

4.5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

17 (Better)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

IITR Truck School

Serving the Portland area, IITR Truck School was founded in 1981 and is the only continually licensed school of its kind in both Washington and Oregon. They are also the only trucking school in the Northwest to be accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training. They offer a Class A CDL program, which prepares entry-level tractor-trailer drivers for certification and safe operation. This program lasts 160 hours, and day, night, and weekend classes are available. Refresher training is also available for existing drivers. Once students complete the program, they receive lifelong job placement assistance provided they update their contact information periodically. IITR has trained more than 20,000 students to date, and has five convenient area locations.

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Clackamas, OR 97015

Website

(503) 657-8225 Website

Reputation: A

More Info

We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.

Online Profiles:

1 (Good)

Average Review Score:

4.5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

3 (Good)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Pacific Driver Education

Pacific Driver Education in Portland offers great prices on driver education programs certified by the state Department of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Safety Division. They teach low-risk driving skills and habits statistically proven to prevent car accidents. Teen driving classes include 30 hours of classroom instruction, six weekly two-hour driving lessons, and at least five hours of practice with a parent or guardian. Upon successful completion, the student receives a certificate to waive the Oregon state driver's test. Discounted pricing is available for students who have an Oregon learner's permit, have not yet turned 18, and complete all components of the course within 90 days. Adults can purchase individual driving lessons, lesson packages, or the intro to driving class: eight hours of classroom training, four 90-minute private driving lessons, and a DMV drive test exam. Commercial fleet training is also available.

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Gresham, OR 97030

Website

(503) 461-6999 Website

Wake's Driving School

Founded in the early 1990s, Wake's Driving School is the longest running driver education program in Clark County, Wash. Their classes use innovative technology to teach the Washington State Risk Prevention Curriculum provided by the Washington State Department of Licensing. This school has an open door policy that allows parents to sit in on lessons for new teen drivers. Classes are available for students ages 15 and older. This is also an approved testing site to earn a Washington State driver's license, offering administration of both written and road tests.

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Battle Ground, WA 98604

Website

(360) 666-3025 Website

Western Pacific Truck School of Oregon

Western Pacific Truck School of Oregon has locations in Portland, Olympia, Longview, and Centralia, offering CDL and truck driver training services for more than 40 years. Courses include the Advanced Tractor/Trailer Operating Program, which lasts 160 hours and allows students to earn eligibility for a Class A CDL, as well as a Class B CDL for straight trucks and passengers (40 hours for Oregon certification, 48 hours for Washington). This school guarantees that they are able to place students in the job market and boast a 96 percent rate of graduates employed within the industry. In fact, qualified students can sign up to receive an "Intent to Hire" letter prior to enrollment. Financing is available for qualified students; the program can also be funded through VA benefits, Displaced Workers, NAFTA, Washington Labor & Industries, and Vocational Rehabilitation.

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Portland, OR 97230

Website

(888) 565-0203 Website

Reputation: A

More Info

We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.

Online Profiles:

4 (Best)

Average Review Score:

3.9 / 5 (Good)

Total Reviews:

22 (Better)

Score Consistency:

Variable (Good)

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