Excel Driving Instruction, Inc.

Excel Driving Instruction, Inc. Excel is now Coastline Academy. The modern driving school. Whether it's your first time behind the Why The Modern Driving School?

About Coastline Academy, the Modern Driving School

We're on a mission to eradicate car crashes. We do this by helping people become safe, confident drivers for life. We believe people learning to drive deserve the best education experience in the world. Whether it's your first time behind the wheel or you need a brush up before your test, we offer a driving experience that will make you a safer a

nd more confident driver for the rest of your life. We do this by focusing on the areas most important to our customers:

Professionally trained, state-certified driving instructors
Clean, late-model cars equipped with the latest safety equipment
Engaging, always-updated online courses
Online scheduling and booking to provide world-class convenience
Friendly and extremely knowledgeable phone, email and chat support specialists to help you every step of the way
Focusing on what's important to you has allowed us to become the fastest-growing and largest behind-the-wheel driving school in the United States. Our core values
We have lived by these three core values since the day we opened our doors:

People First - Our drive is to provide a better experience for more students, everywhere
Transparency - Coastline is built on feedback - we give, receive, and request feedback often
Efficiency - We build software to allow our team and our customers to do more in less time
As a company, we talk about these values every day, and measure success by how well we uphold them. People-first means safety-first
You can't start a company to rid the world of car crashes without obsessing over safety. We believe the key to safety is finding and hiring the best instructors, and delivering to them the highest standard of instructor training. Our instructors are calm, caring and patient. We attract the best talent by paying above industry norms and by providing them professional support through continuing education and a collaborative work environment with managers and peers. We're the only driving school in most states to perform independent background and drug screens on all employees who interact with students. We also record audio and video of each lesson to ensure everyone’s safety. We also use only clean, late-model, environmentally-friendly vehicles, and equip them with a dual brake so our instructors are ready to keep our students safe at all times. Use of technology
Technology enables us to provide an exceptional student and instructor experience. Our instructors are able to manage their own schedules on the same platform (right here!) that you use to book your lesson, and everything happens in real time, so the moment you book and pay, you're ready to go - no extra phone calls, unless you want them. At the end of each lesson, your instructor fills out a lesson skills report and emails you a copy so you know exactly what to work on between lessons. Our online courses are all mobile-optimized, and you can seamlessly switch between phone, tablet or computer. Learn where you want, when you want. When you're done your online course, order your certificate online or, if your state allows it, download your certificate right away to take the next step in your driving journey. We're so sure you'll love your experience with Coastline that we back it up with our Coastline Guarantee. If for any reason we don't live up to our promise we'll redo or refund your lesson. Thank you
From all of us at Coastline, thank you for entrusting us with helping you learn this important and life-changing skill. If at any time you want to provide us some feedback, we would be delighted to hear it, whether it's positive or constructive. Reach out at [email protected].

Office space for rent across from Valparaiso high school.
01/06/2024

Office space for rent across from Valparaiso high school.

Modern office space across from Valparaiso High School in the attractive Lamplight Square complex of professional buildings. -Large open room. Restroom, closet, second floor balcony, storage and 2...

04/23/2022

Thank you all for your support over the years!

Thank you for your interest in new driver training.Excel’s owner, Stu Summers, is moving closer to retirement.  He has s...
01/29/2022

Thank you for your interest in new driver training.

Excel’s owner, Stu Summers, is moving closer to retirement. He has suspended enterprise-scale operations at Excel and is transitioning to self-employment.

Good news! Excel is negotiating with a potential buyer of the business, which means continued driver education based in Valparaiso. We hope to have the transaction completed this Spring.

In the meantime, if you would like to start the required 30-hour online course, you can register now for only $25 (Visa or MasterCard ). However, since we can not guarantee that we will be capable of providing the 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training until closing the sale with the new owner, 15-year-olds will not yet get a “CDE” form (certificate of driver education) until the balance of the tuition ($445) is paid later this spring.

Students who register and complete the online course will be given priority for admission to the behind-the-wheel portion of driver education with the new owners.

If for some reason the sale does not go through,

-Excel will award you a certificate of completion for the 30-hour online course, which you could take to another licensed driving school and enroll in just their behind-the-wheel curriculum.



Students are expected to complete the online course within 60 days of enrollment:

Excel’s office will be closed January and February 2022 for the winter season.

If you have any questions, please call the office at 219.548.2788. Leave a message and we will call you back within a business day. Or, you can email us: [email protected].

Thank you.

Welcome! Driver’s education and the ever changing laws can be confusing, but at Excel Driving Instruction, we strive to make it easier for you. With a convenient online classroom and six progressive behind-the-wheel driving lessons, we are here for you with any questions you may have. Once you are...

01/24/2022

Good news! Excel is negotiating with a potential buyer of the business, which means continued driver education based in Valparaiso. We hope to have the transaction completed this Spring. If you are interested in enrolling, please email us at [email protected]. Include the student’s name, birth date, and a good phone number. Thank you for your interest in safe driving.

11/22/2021

Thank you for your interest in new driver training.

Excel’s owner, Stu Summers, is moving closer to retirement. He has suspended enterprise-scale operations at Excel and is transitioning to self-employment. Stu will only take a limited number of new students starting later in 2022.

However, one of Excel’s instructors, Mr. Quincy Ford, is going into business for himself. The BMV has awarded Mr. Ford’s company a license to operate a driving school in Indiana. If you are interested in enrolling with Mr. Ford, please email him:

[email protected]

As always, you may email us at [email protected]. If you would like to enroll, please send your student’s name, date of birth, and a phone number.

If you have any questions, please call the office at 219.548.2788. Leave a message and we will call you back within a business day.

Excel’s normal office hours are 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Thank you.

10/27/2021

Excel’s owner is planning to retire early next year. Excel is not taking any more registrations for new students.
HOWEVER, one of Excel’s instructors is in the process of getting a driving school license from the State of Indiana. We project that process will take about a month. Once he is licensed, he can accept new students.
If you would like to get on a list for registering at the new school, please send an email to [email protected]. Include the student’s name, birthdate, phone number, and the best email address to respond. Excel will forward your interest to the new school, who will contact you after the license is granted.
Students enrolling will first complete the 30-hour online course. Then, when the weather permits next spring, driving lessons can be scheduled in Valparaiso, Michigan City or LaPorte.
If you have any questions, please call the office at 219.548.2788. Leave a message and we will call you back within a business day.
Excel’s normal office hours are 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Thank you.

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470 Vale Park Road
Valparaiso, IN
46385

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