Courses & Pricing

Learning to drive is an essential skill for anyone, especially because sharing the road requires a lot of focus and responsibility. In Illinois, you can start learning how to drive by the time you’re 15 years old, which means getting a suitable instructor is imperative. That’s why Cruising Academy Driving School offers an excellent teens driving program in Chicago, IL. Put your trust in our highly skilled and experienced instructors, and we’ll help you take your first steps towards a full license.

Cruising Academy Driving School is proud to be among the handful of providers authorized to teach the National Safety Council’s acclaimed Defensive Driving Courses. Our main mission is to provide you with the knowledge, skills, confidence & experience needed for daily driving and not just to pass the state test. When you’re ready, the road starts here!

We use different teaching techniques available to educate our students like: one-on-one instructions, discussions, lectures or films. Behind-the-wheel instructions consist of city driving, expressway practice, parking techniques.

It also includes proper visual techniques to anticipate and respond to dangerous road situations. Custom programs are also available.

Behind the wheel instruction will be taught through verbal instruction, observation and demonstration. Students at Cruising Academy Driving School will be exposed to all types of driving conditions before completing their driver education course. Students can begin the classroom portion of driver's education at 15 years and 9 months. At 16 students are eligible to receive a learner's permit. Once a student has a learners permit behind the wheel instruction and observation can begin.

In the Chicago, Il, you can pass your driving test in an automatic or a manual car. Depending on which car you passed your test in, will result in which licence type you gain. So, if you have an automatic licence, you will need to retake your driving test in a manual transmission car to gain a full licence that entitles you to drive both automatic and manual cars.

Intensive driving lessons are a route some people take who want to get their licence as quickly as possible. These can sometimes be daily lessons between two and five hours long, and typically two weeks. If the idea of going from total beginner to being qualified to drive in just two week rings alarm bells, then you're not alone. It’s understandable that people want to get on the road quickly, but we believe this should never come at the cost of training our pupils safely and comprehensively.