Good and or great school in California?

I went to Dootson in El Monte. No complaints. One on one instruction. Everything else you asked for they have.

 

The thing is that most people go to one school only. They have nothing else to compare it to.

Since most of the time we ourselves don't personally know the person reviewing the school, we have no way to tell if they are accurate or delusional. We don't know if they are easily impressed or just a big whiner. There's lots of "reading between the lines" involved.

Also, there are precious few first-hand reports from school graduates within these forums. (lotsa reports from company schools, though) And when you break it down just to schools within your own region there are precious few reviews to go on.

Not a complaint, just an observation.

 

I chose Western-Pacific in Stockton. Haven't started yet.

Either I made a good choice or I am a big, friggin' idiot. Time will tell.

 

Because I read reviews here from some guys who graduated from the Modesto campus and now have a thread on this site where they talk about their day-to-day experiences as actual, employed drivers.

Whereas the other school that I serious considered (Western Truck School, Sacramento) had no current graduates/drivers vouching for them in a believable manner. (solicited Facebook testimonials don't count)

Also, I visited those two schools and the difference was night and day.

It's still a crap shoot; and an expensive one at that.

 

Ditto on Dootson