I was treated like a SWIFT employee when I went to research Georgia Driving Academy. I was approved for training through the WIA program. I wanted to research both schools to make sure I get a half way decent training. When I walked in to GDA I was treated decent. " Hi sir, how can we help you today"? Smiles all around. They had me fill out an application. They had someone named Carl, a career advisor speak with me. He was decent. I informed him that I'm going through the WIA program. He informed me that I had to speak with someone named Joanie, the finance manager, she handles WIA. Joanie treated me like crap. I can tell when I was speaking to her, she did not want to talk with me. She never looked me in the eye. It was as if she was just going through the motions of saying what she had to say to get me out of her office. Her office connects to an outside area. People kept walking in interrupting my time. She never said, "excuse me". She would just start speaking with whomever walked through her office, it did'nt matter if I was in the middle of a sentence or not. I felt like an idiot. I asked her why should I choose GDA over Daly's, I was redirected to Dave. Let the bashing begin. How can you bash your competition that bad with a clean conscience? He told me Daly's does not have a placement department, that their instructors send in applications. He also said Daly's lies about their graduation %. He said Daly's accreditations were fake. WOW!!! My ears hurt. I left there feeling like I wasted an hour.
I then went over to Daly's. WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!!! The first thing I noticed was that their yard and equipment was a LOT better. I sat down filled out the application. I met with Stephanie. Stephanie was extremely professional. She treated me with respect. I had a extremely different experience at Daly's. I asked Stephanie the same questions, "Why should I pick Daly's over GDA"? No Bashing!!! All she said was the strong points that Daly's had to offer. Daly's does have a placement department! When you do your driving test, you do it on-site, at the same yard you been driving on in training. They are one of the few schools in GA that can do this. At GDA you have to schedule an appointment in Jackson, that may take up to 4 weeks to test!!! They have smaller class sizes for more personalized attention. I left there feeling like this is were I want to go to school.
I start school with Daly's on July 2nd. I will let you know how the training goes. If your are considering GDA vs Daly's like I have been. Do yourself a favor and visit both schools, I think the evidence will speak for itself.
Georgia Driving Academy gets K.O. by Daly's Truck Driving School
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