
Olympic Driving School of Centralia

Information about Olympic Driving School of Centralia
Opening hours
- sunday: (closed)
- monday: 10:30-17:30
- tuesday: 10:30-17:30
- wednesday: 10:30-17:30
- thursday: 10:30-17:30
- friday: 10:30-15:30
- saturday: 10:30-13:30
This is a branch location of Olympic Driving School, headquartered in Olympia. We offer drivers education to teens and adults, private lessons, and state driver licensing exams.
Our comment from DrivingSchools.Directory about Olympic Driving School of Centralia:
Welcome to Olympic Driving School of Centralia, where our dedicated team ensures a positive and comprehensive learning experience for all new drivers. Our instructors, including Tom, Rachel, Kayla, and Nico, are highly praised for their patience, friendliness, and ability to make students feel at ease during their driving tests.
Here are some highlights from our users' experiences:
- Fast and efficient service, with some clients able to take their driving tests on the same day they arrived.
- Instructors are described as encouraging, understanding, and professional, helping students build confidence on the road.
- Students have shared their appreciation for the friendly environment and the welcoming staff who are always ready to answer questions.
- Many have successfully passed their driving tests thanks to the supportive coaching provided by our team.
- Our school adjusts to meet the needs of students, including offering private lesson options to reduce anxiety before tests.
While some feedback mentioned concerns about certain driving practices observed, we take such matters seriously and encourage open communication to ensure a safe learning environment.
With our focus on quality instruction and genuine care for our students, we aim to provide an exceptional experience. Join us at Olympic Driving School of Centralia and start your journey towards becoming a safe and confident driver!
Olympic Driving School of Centralia: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Reagan and Tom were extremely helpful through the process of doing a driving test. They were able to have my client do his drive test the same day we walked in, and provided us a deal of using a company vehicle at the price of our own vehicle. Super helpful, great team.
Fantastic experience: Kayla and Brandon really made my experience swell. Even tho I was in and out they made the experience so easy and I appreciate all the help! Thanks guys
Fantastic experience: My daughter Aubri had a great experience with Olympic Driving School in Centralia. The instructors were patient and encouraging, helping her gain confidence and safe driving skills. Would highly recommend. Also, she passed and is now driving!
Fantastic experience: I absolutely LOVED this school. The instructors are super nice and patient. My driving instructor was Tom. He’s amazing!! Just passed my driving test with him. Highly recommend this school.
Fantastic experience: Awesome folks. Kayla, Lilly, and Tom were my peeps. The positive reviews are not lies. All of these folks are so kind, welcoming and willing to share knowledge and help with anyone with questions or confusion, don't be afraid to ask questions. The driving instructors all make you feel at ease. Tom was my drive guy and what a great person with an awesomely outstanding attitude. I was really nervous before getting there, but when we finally met and got to talk and joke a bit all was fine. He's a fantastic person, and very professional at his job. I'd love to work with these folks any time. P.S. Special thank you to Tom for exemplary experience.
Fantastic experience: The best place to go for a driving test! Rachel was phenomenal and made me feel confident! All the staff I met were super kind and welcoming.
Fantastic experience: Everyone here at Olympic driving School has been amazing especially Jamie always going above and beyond to help out and explain things when needed.
Fantastic experience: I had Tom as my driving instructor and he was absolutely amazing. He was fun to talk to, encouraging, and helpful. As for the rest of the staff who work there, they’ll greet you with a smile each time, friendly, and welcome to help with anything you need. They all made it an incredibly positive and fun experience!!
Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing place to go for knowledge test and skills exam. The instructor with my son on his test (Tom) was wonderful and his friendliness made the drive a lot less stressful. The dogs in the lobby were awesome. They helped calm my son before the test.
Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing place to go for the knowledge test and skills exam. The instructor with me on my drive (Tom) was wonderful and his friendliness made the drive a lot less stressful and helped calm my nerves. I would definitely recommend for anyone wanting to learn to drive safely or to take a test.
Fantastic experience: I’ve learned so much from this school they made me feel so comfortable especially to the one instructor Terri Reed and everyone else who were part of my journey in the school. I’m so thankful to have instructor Terri Reed because she was very nice to me, she also give so much efforts to when it comes to teachings because she’ll do anything just for me to understand things.
Fantastic experience: The school and the teacher were more than wonderful. All the instructors were extremely friendly, and were willing to answer any questions you had. They care a lot of their students and it really shows. I definitely recommend the 6pm to 8pm class with Chris. He's an amazing teacher and clicks with everyone, even on their grumpy days.
Fantastic experience: Kayla was the lovely woman who had set everything up buu let me tell you... I had Tom as my drive tester and as someone who has test anxiety really bad, I had one of the best experiences especially my first time taking my driver's test at 27. I was never made to feel bad for waiting so long and he made me feel so comfortable during the testing. Very friendly and HIGHLY recommended this place for any permit driver who's wanting to get their license ♡
Fantastic experience: Loved taking my classes, just got my license today!!! My instructors and drivers were very fun to work with and extremely helpful with letting me ask any questions while driving!! And the resident front desk worker Kayla is the funniest person, she saw me every night for class and always decorated the school for the holidays
Fantastic experience: Great staff and reasonable prices great experience A+++!!!
Fantastic experience: Very lovely people, Ms. T Reed was very kind and understanding, she made sure to let me know to stay calm, definitely recommend going here to take your tests
Fantastic experience: If I could give them 10 stars, I would. I can not recommend this driving school enough. I didn't get my license as a teen, so I was an adult going through drivers ed. Right away, Kayla was super helpful about making sure all of my drives and tests were scheduled properly around my crasy days and would always have such a warm greeting when I walked in. My teacher Chris made sure the entire class understood all of the material, was comfortable, and would always start class with the biggest smile and made sure to make time for anyone with questions. During drives, he made sure I felt comfortable and safe while learning. It really helped ease me into learning something new. I also got to know Tom on drives and while he taught a few classes, he is always making jokes and having a big smile for everyone while still making sure we all learned and stayed safe while on drives. I was absolutely lucky and also got to meet two other instructors on drives. I was extremely nervous and terrified, but on one of my first drives, I had Nico, and he was so calm and chill that he helped make sure I didn't hyperventilate or freak out. And I got through the drive perfectly. On my last drive before my test, I had Rachel for the first time, and she was so kind and calm. She was very detailed on all of the things I needed to work on and what I did well and just made me feel so much more confident about taking my test. Her feedback was amazing. I passed my driver's test today because of all of the wonderful people here. I learned so much, and I will actually miss going to class now. Thank you to every single one of the team.
Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this place !! Just got my license today from them!! They definitely have some of the sweetest staff there! Highly recommend going through Olympic driving school to get your license:)
Fantastic experience: Amazing driving school I absolutely loved my time there!! Tom was my absolute favorite he is an awesome and will never fail to make you smile with his jokes or ask about your day. Just passed my drive test there!!
Fantastic experience: My 16 year old took his training here and it a good experience for him. The instructors were very friendly. I highly recommend this school for instruction.
Fantastic experience: Highly recommend this driving school. They are amazing!!
Fantastic experience: Such great customer service! I did a practice driving test with Rachel! Such a great instructor! She was also there for my actual test and i felt so calm and focused because she helped me practice. Thank you again! ☺️
Fantastic experience: My mom had signed me up, with the help of the receptionist Kayla, to take a "private lesson" that was secretly a driving test. This option was really helpful to me because I have anxiety when it came to this test and I got bad scores because of it, so taking it without knowing was really helpful in that aspect. Tom was the one who I took the test with and the entire time he made sure I wasn't anxious and that I was comfortable. I ended up passing the test with a 90% and can now get my drivers license. Thank you Olympic Driving School.
Fantastic experience: The people at Olympic in Centralia were wonderful. My sons driving school closed on us without formal notice, before my son was able to complete his exams. They were kind and understanding of the situation. They made sure the kids who were in the class that got cut off were taken care of. These are the type of people you want instructing your kids on driving and traffic safety. I wish my son had taken the full course with them.
Fantastic experience: Amazing staff, very friendly, and was so helpful to us when the other driving school my daughter attended shut down. Highly recommend!
Fantastic experience: Olympic driving school is the best they went above and beyond for my son with ADHD gave him the confidence to get his license.
Fantastic experience: We were SO happy with Olympic Driving School! As first time parents, with a new driver, they walked us through everything and answered all the questions we had. The entire staff was fantastic, especially Tom who treats your kids as his own. Can’t recommend them enough!
Fantastic experience: Everyone at the School, Reva and Rachael were both amazing instructors. They made me feel comfortable and confident in my space. Thanks to them I have my license, great experience. Thank you for being such amazing people.
Fantastic experience: I give Olympic driving school 5 stars! They are the best driving school! The staff is so helpful and kind! And genuinely care about their students and their safety.
Negative experience: Not sure it's ok to allow your driver's to make a left turn on a red arrow..you literally almost got hit..
This review is disappointing because, if true, it provides us no way of knowing who is responsible. When did this occur? What color was the instruction vehicle? Where was the intersection? Please contact us at (360) 358-5311 to provide us with additional details so we can properly investigate. NOTE: This review was left on a Sunday when we were closed. Could this traffic violation been the actions of a different driving school that is open on Sundays? Also, if this did occur it was very likely done so by someone taking their DOL Skills Exam to get their driver license. Anyone who takes this exam can pay to use one of our instruction vehicles and they may make traffic violations that cause them to fail their test. Unfortunately, onlookers do not know that these actions are being taken by exam applicants, and instead assume that one of our students is driving and/or the instructor isn't paying attention. Rest assured, none of our instructors would allow a student to make such an error.
Fantastic experience: Nico was by far the best driving instructor. Hands down the best place to go.
Fantastic experience: Nico is amazing
Fantastic experience: Nico
Fantastic experience: We had a great experience with Olympic Driving School! Tom and the other instructors were fantastic. We used them for both my teens, and would recommend to anyone!
Fantastic experience: Tom is a great instructor/examiner! My kid specifically asked for him for her drive exam because she was comfortable with him. My son will be joining Olympic Driving School in January because of the experience she had with Olympic Driving School.
Fantastic experience: This was a fantastic driving school to learn from! Everyone was nice! And I especially enjoyed nico and a instructor!
Fantastic experience: Great school and kind instructors. I took my class with Reva and it was a fun class.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic driving school my instructors were extremely helpful especially Nico
Fantastic experience: They have the most thoughtful driving Coach's around Centralia Chehalis area.
Fantastic experience: Nico is an amazing instructor and is always so nice!
Fantastic experience: Tom with my driver instructor he was very pleasant cheerful able to make me relax easily I was very very happy no be intense with Tom Lewis County was the most grumpy rude people that I have been to and that was only my written I cried at the fact of having to go back and take me there
Fantastic experience: very chill and great experience with Nico
Fantastic experience: nico’s the man , kayla’s pretty awesome too
Fantastic experience: my name is cooper and the examiner nico was the best. Super calm about things never yelling at you I suggest this school and examiner
Fantastic experience: The staff is really nice and my driving experience there was awesome and I'm glad that I had people like this teach me it was an honor to have this experience and I hope I see some of my instructors out in the real world some day and not just behind the wheel. Nico was my favorite instructor hands down.
Fantastic experience: Definitely a fantastic driving school and my instructors were extremely helpful and classes were memorable moments were on my drives and Nico was extremely helpful and fun to drive with and extremely friendly I would recommend this to anyone learning to drive
Fantastic experience: We were very satisfied with this driving school. The classes were effective and kept as engaging as possible with Kahoot quizzes, the driving instructors did great, the office staff are professional and the text reminders are very helpful. And Rachel did a good job as a tester. We would recommend Olympic Driving School to any future drivers.
Fantastic experience: Best school in town, love the workers super nice and help me get my license
Fantastic experience: My daughter attended Olympic driving school. The things she appreciated about it most were she felt prepared for the test, felt that they cared about her, and she highly recommends it. She specifically recommends that you work with Tom and Rachel. They did great.
Fantastic experience: Tom and Rachel are wonderful to work with. They both made my daughter feel very comfortable and confident. What a exceptional experience for young adults! Sure beats "the good ol' days!" I HIGHLY recommend this driving school! (And, that's coming from a public school teacher!) ;-)
Fantastic experience: Great instructors. The instructor I usually had was Nico. He was great at helping me drive without doing things for me. I learned a lot from him and from the school portion, it was a lot of fun and I highly recommend this place to anyone who is going to be going through drivers Ed.
Fantastic experience: The Classes were great - Instructors made it super! Spent a lot of time with Tom and Niko, I can say that both of them are amazing drive instructors and I am glad I met both of them.
Fantastic experience: Drove with Nico for the majority of my drives. Definitely recommend. Most memorable was when I almost drove onto a one way.
Fantastic experience: I highly recommend these guys! They are knowledgeable, informative, patient, and encouraging. They really went out of their way to help my daughter feel comfortable and confident enough to pass her drive test and they never made her feel bad when she didn't pass and had to take it again. I will definitely be using their services again when it's my other kids turn to learn the rules of the road.
Fantastic experience: Hands down great training for driving, I went here a few years back and had an amazing time and got trained quite well! Would totally recommend it!!!
Fantastic experience: Excellent instructors! My daughter mainly drove with Billy and he was awesome/patient. Tom also helped my daughter and grateful for him. They are all awesome.
Fantastic experience: What a great experience. Very helpful staff guiding my granddaughter each step of the way. Tom was patient, professional, positive and caring. We will use Olympic again!
Fantastic experience: I can't say enough good things about this place. They are both professional and friendly. Lessons are very well organized - same for the drives. We did drives with Tom and parents are welcome to go on the drives. Going on drives is really helpful for knowing what to do for practice and being able to give gracious and accurate feedback when you do practice with your learner. Very good place to give your learner a foundation for safe driving. Absolutely would recommend.
Fantastic experience: They were great. As a mom of a teenager. They made me, and my son feel at ease. The instructor was very nice (Tammy) it was a great experience all the way around. I would recommend them to all. Thank you Tom, and thank you Tammy.
Fantastic experience: Olympic Driving school was amazing! My daughter went there and loved it. Staff is so friendly and so good with the kids. My daughter mostly drove with Rachel & Tom, she said they were both so helpful and understanding and made it really easy for her to learn and not feel stressed out. Prices were very reasonable and definitely worth it. We drove all the way from Longview just to go here. Definitely recommend if you are looking for a place to help your kids how to drive.
Fantastic experience: My son is in the process of finishing up his driver's ed. Great people to work with. Professional yet friendly and interested in the individual. Did his first drive yesterday. Everything went very smoothly and my son felt he had a good experience. Thanks
Fantastic experience: really good instructors, very easy to learn
Fantastic experience: Great team of instructors, Olympic was a fabulous fit for my 15 year old. He passed both his written and his drive confidently and with flying colors on his first try. Thank you! We appreciate you for you patience, kindness, and great attitudes! They were genuinely interested in helping my child to succeed unlike some of the horror stories I have heard/read about their competitors. We commend you for a job very well done!
Fantastic experience: Wonderful experience for my daughter who took private lessons here! Instructors were kind and communicated well. Staff at Centralia office were accommodating and easy to work with. Highly recommend!
Fantastic experience: I would highly recommend this place for new drivers the staff is professional yet easy going making the experience a lot better.
Fantastic experience: Tom (the manger there) has always been a huge help. I take my kids there, I tell my friends to go there, I hope you go there. He actually cares about the kids that go there to learn. I feel as if he saves lives by being so patient with his teaching. Honestly, I wish I had went there as a kid to learn.
Fantastic experience: This school is amazing!! I went to Lewis County Driving school and had a horrible experience so I went to this school for my drive and it was so much better! The instructor was very nice, easy to talk to, and helped me feel a lot less nervous before driving! 10/10 recommend going here!
Fantastic experience: Straightforward and trustworthy. No weird power games or shady testing practices here, and Tom openly praised other driving schools that he thought were doing a good job. He does it because he enjoys doing it and wants to train competent drivers.
Fantastic experience: Amazing instructors, extremely responsive, highly recommended!
Fantastic experience: Taking our son here was a decision im glad we made. The instruction was engaging, and practical, in the midst of all this covid stuff. They were very cooperative and helpul. I would definitely recommend Olympic driving school.
Fantastic experience: I give 5stars to Olympic Driving School, all of them at the Centralia office are very welcoming! Tom is the best instructor, got my license today!!Yayyy!!
Fantastic experience: Excellent staff and an excellent experience for my daughter!! I highly recommend these wonderful instructors and school to anyone looking for a great school.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic amazing place! So very professional on an instruction level but what really stood out to us was how much you feel instantly like family! The office manager even went so far as to take my son home for me when I was suddenly hospitalized and unable to make it to Centralia to get him. The cost is comparable and the service is untouchable!! I would highly recommend them to anyone wanting accurate instructional training.
Fantastic experience: Olympic driving school is a great school if you wanna know what to do behind the wheel
Fantastic experience: Price is exceptional! Staff is great and accomodating. My daughter said she loved the fact that there was no homework, and she passed her DOL knowledge test on the first try. She loves the Toyota that they drive. She misses not having class. One more drive and she will be ready for the DOL skills test. Tom is an excellent instructor and examiner. DOL routes are approved in Centralia! Yeah!
Fantastic experience: Our son was in the 1st class in the new Centralia location. I feel Tom is a very good teacher/instructor. He is very engaged with students (and parents) on what he expects and is required to complete the course successfully. Great guy to just chat with too. Actually all the folks I met that are part of the Olympic driving school team, were very friendly and helpful.
Fantastic experience: Neat
Positive experience: It's a good learning environment and great instructor
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