We live in a world dominated by the internet! At a click of the finger, you can find out virtual anything about someone or a company - sometimes good, sometimes bad! I read reviews about the Clear Lake office of Gulf Coast Driving Scool. It was mixed with good and bad reviews. I held these reviews accountable to owner, Carolyn Campbell, before I enrolled by daughter. I can firmly state that I was surprised at the level of empathy is received as a customer. Thank all of you for writing about what happened as a customer. It gave me a better insight about the company. And I would like to go on record to say, ""feel assured this is a great school for your child"". Read Less

I noticed that Gulf Coast Driving School - Clear Lake had some not so favorable reviews on Citysearch. I decided to take the time to say this school has a very professional staff. Not sure if this is the same staff two years ago, when the bad reviews were written. I had the opportunity to speak with the owner Carolyn Campbell. She is a lovely lady. And she listens and is ""all over"" her driving schools' staff. I would recommended trying this driving schoo! It is worth your time. Read Less

I read several reviews before checking out Gulf Coast Driving School. Based the previous reviews, I was hestitate to call. I mentioned about the reviews and asked if they were valid. I had the opportunity to talk to the owner, Carolyn Campbell, and she gave me background about under staffing. She explained that changes were made the process for the Driving School was improved. I took a chance and YES this school provided great service! I said I would comment about this to let others know. They deserve a call! Read Less

They are extremely professional! The classroom instruction was well organized and it was easy to follow and understand. I believe at one time there was a shortage of driving instructors. However, now you can call to schedule the driving instruction part of the school. This made it easy for me to schedule my other duties around taking the driving instruction part of the course. The staff was always professional and courteous. I would recommend enrolling in this school. If you choose to evaluate other driving schools, take a look at this one for your list of driving schools. Read Less

Having to go down there EVERY week at 2pm to get a drive time is just crazy. My daughter did the classroom portion this summer and now 3 months later she has only done 2 in-car drive times!!!! DO NOT GO HERE.Read Less

Scheduling driving times for my child is impossible. We wait every week for hours only to be told that they are booked and end up on a waiting list. It's been months and my child is still not done with the required in car driving times. We have complained and complained and there is nothing we can do. My kid still needs 5 classes and again we were not able to get a time this week. Read Less

This school will provide the class instruction. But when it comes to providing the driving instruction, they will not do it in a timely fashion. They enroll so many students that it takes several months to complete the driving instruction. This is not an effective way to teach a teen to drive. Also, the only way to schedule driving instruction is to appear in person in the middle of a weekday, when most people need to work. They don't tell you that when you sign their contract. I found the help to be rude, disinterested, and uncaring. The Texas Department of Education will not respond to complaints because they claim that the school is adhering to all the required rules and regulations. Read Less

My daughter attended driving school here. They are extremely unprofessional! The class part was fine, but the organization of the drive times is appalling. You must (must!) register in person, and it has to be Tuesday at 2:00. If you are late then you run the risk of not getting a drive time for that week. People start lining up an hour before 2:00 and you have to line up outside!!! Once you are inside then you can only schedule 1 drive session, which means you have to go through this every week! It is absolutely absurd. They will not schedule drive sessions over the phone, you MUST go there in person. I would find another school and definitely avoid this one!!! Read Less

I read all of the horrible reviews but this was the closest school so decided I would give it a try anyway. I thought maybe my luck would be different!!! I phoned to make sure someone would be in so I would not make an unnecessary trip to sign my Daughter up for Drivers Ed. When I arrived 20 minutes later, they were closed. I called back and the very unprofessional owner said that it was the same number to both her Pasadena and Clearlake location. They had closed the Clearlake location early even though that was number I called. She very sarcastically apologized for giving me the worng information. I am busy moving but I am just going to order the $20 packet like I did with my Son and teach her myself. Will take the savings and buy some school clothes instead!!! Read Less