Tony Hancock and Thomas Collins, both certified law enforcement officers, founded C.O.P.S to use their expertise and knowledge to help young drivers learn skills that will prevent collisions and keep them safe. After full careers in law enforcement, educating new drivers was a natural progression.

We have two of the nine South Carolina Law Enforcement Master Instructors teaching teens the rules of the road. Our educators are professionals with many years of law enforcement and highway safety experience, not people with other jobs who teach driver education on the side. Just take a look at our credentials.

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Adult Courses, Teen Courses

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Tony Hancock

A retired South Carolina Highway Patrol captain, Tony has 33 years of experience in highway safety. During his tenure, he served for five years as safety liaison for the South Carolina Department of Education, conducting safety classes and training for school bus drivers and students. Tony has been certified as an instructor by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. He has developed strategic collision reduction plans and programs to educate young drivers on the dangers of operating vehicles. Now he transfers this knowledge and experience from his career to the classroom.

Thomas Collins

As a Certified Master Instructor (M.I.) with the state of South Carolina, Thomas has specialized skills in curriculum development and dealing with all aspects of classroom instruction. He has 22 years of law enforcement experience with an emphasis on highway safety and training. He currently researches highway collision data and enforcement, training and education plans to ensure safe motoring for the public. Students get the benefit of all this information and are empowered with the knowledge of how to be safe drivers.

Laurie Battle

Mar 20, 2022

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The Instructor was AWESOME. I would recommend this business and my instructor to ANY AND EVERYONE!

Wesley Peel

Feb 17, 2021

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Critical: Communication Six weeks out and only one lesson. Do not return. Calls or emails.

Daniella Fp

Jun 30, 2020

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I like the instructor I had here. They never answer the phone at all. Or if you visit their office no one there either.

Karen Jordan

Nov 15, 2019

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Unprofessional and not very truthful. Signed my daughter up in February to attend a class in March and on the day she was supposed to be picked up, we got a text message saying they lost our phone number and address, so we could reschedule for 2 weeks later! NO THANK YOU! How you gonna lose my number and then text me, and say you lost our address and want to drop off paperwork the next day? Umm, lie much? We will find someone else to teach our daughter to drive, A school that actually cares and is truthful and WANTS to take our money!

Mark G.

May 10, 2019

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We scheduled a driving course the instructor didn't show up we called the office he said he wasn't scheduled wasted our day. We ask to be compensated for their unprofessionalism they refuse so we got a refund would not recommend this driving school

Son Tran

Aug 27, 2017

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Not even worth giving a star. I would recommend you guys find another driving school. Unprofessional people and unorganized. Ever since I came to this school in March and until now I still haven't finish my driving class.

Jamita H.

Jul 29, 2017

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Today my son has his drivers training class here and he passed. He took his permit test afterwards and passed that as well. The instructors are wonderful and they were very nice and knowledgeable. They are prompt, proficient, and good at what they do. I appreciate them working with my son.

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