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 Less

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 Less

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 Less

Foothill Driving School is by far the BEST driving school in the Folsom are. Their instructions are wonderful. Dave went over and beyond what he had to do to ensure my daughter was able to get her last 2 lessons completed prior to her 16th birthday. I would hightly recommend using Foothill Driving School. Dave was so easy to work with. Read Less

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 Less

The staff at Foothill Driving School is so patient and explains everything perfectly for new drivers!  It takes a lot of the fear out of being behind the wheel for the first time!  Good job and thanks, FDS!!! Read Less

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: 07/29/2014After 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 Less

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 Less

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 Less

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 Less

Only one word to describe Foothill and that is it is WONDERFUL. The people "care" and not many companies employee people that truly care. Their customer service is top notch and it always a PLEASURE emailing or calling Foothill. I highly recommend them! Read Less

Foothill's instructors were awesome. They were all very patient and they all knew what they were talking about. It was cool cuz there wasnt the pressure of other people in the car, and the instructor went at my pace. I wasnt forced into situations I wasnt ready for. I did have 4 different instructors (by choice, I like variety), and they were all great. It was definitely worth our money. They even picked me up at school and at home, and then took me home after. That was cool =D. Plus, the cars are pretty nice [[and new]]. Overall, it was cool and I totally recommend Foothill to everyone. Read Less

The guys and gals at Foothill took great care of us. Excellent service. Good lessons. My daughter loved her instructor, and we got free pickups at home. Thanks to Dave and the whole crew. We'll be back with daughter #2 next summer! Read Less