Corliss Driving & Traffic School

Our driving school was founded in 1994, right after California stopped offering free driver education in public high schools. Bill Corliss, our founder, started his career as a teacher and coach in the Visalia Unified School District back in 1974, and he’s spent more than thirty years helping local students become safe, confident drivers. Before opening the school, Bill taught driver education at Golden West High School, led the district’s driver training program, and was an active member of CASE, California’s statewide driving association. He holds a specialist degree and credential in driver education and has also taught for AAA and the California State University system. When the high school driver ed program ended, Bill saw a real need for a driving school staffed by highly trained, college-educated instructors. Today, we’re still a proud family-run business: Bill leads all driving instruction, his wife Pam manages daily operations as CFO, and their daughters Cristin and Carli work alongside them as DMV-licensed driving instructors.