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MID-SOUTHERN DRIVING SCHOOL OF MANKATO, INC.
John Sucha/Owner
960 Madison Ave.
Mankato, MN 56001
Office Phone #:  507-625-5682
 
Price: 
Student 30 hours of classroom and 6 hours behind-the-wheel:  $270.00
Student behind-the-wheel price per hour:  $33.34, or $200.00 for 6 hours.
Adult behind-the-wheel price per hour:  $40.00, or $240.00 for 6 hours.
 
 
WE ARE A QUALITY TRAINING FACILITY
 
Mid-Southern Driving School of Mankato, Inc. (MSDS) is a commercial Driver's Education School.  We are licensed under Minnesota Statutes and approved and certified through the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.  The corporate office is currently located in Mankato, Minnesota with the phone manned at (507) 625-5682
 
MSDS was founded in 1976 by Arnold Klinkner who operated his business in the Blue Earth, Minnesota area.  Here, thousands were successfully trained in Driver's Education.
 
Recently, John Sucha purchased MSDS from Bonnie and Dean Johnson, Mr. Klinker's daughter and son-in-law.  John has been teaching classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction for the past four years in the Marshall and Mankato areas.
 
LOOKING FOR A DRIVER'S EDUCATION SCHOOL?  LOOK NO FURTHER!
 
Mid-Southern Driving School of Mankato, Inc.
 
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!
 
Year round classroom session and behind-the-wheel lessons for ages 14 1/2 and older!!
 
We want YOU to succeed.  Finally, a Driver Education School that really cares!!
 
Southern Minnesota Finest Driving School
 
Serving Southern Minnesota for over 27 years.
 
Our classroom Instruction is excellent!  We have state licensed classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction.  You receive thirty (30) hours of high quality instruction.  We use overhead demos, activities, games, skills sheets, guest speakers, videos, and more!
 
Our behind-the-wheel consists of six (6) full hours of one-on-one individual instruction.
 
Don't miss out!  It makes a BIG difference who you take your Driver's Education classes with.... Take it with us!
 
WE cater to YOU!
 
CALL NOW!  CLASSES FILL QUICKLY!
 
EVERYONE IS WELCOME WITH
CLASSROOM AND BEHIND-THE-WHEEL
SESSIONS OFFERED THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE YEAR
 
** FLEXIBLE
 
We know how busy life can be, so we try to schedule classes and behind-the-wheel training around your active life.
 
** QUALIFIED
 
Driver Education courses are in your area with qualified instructors.  Our curriculum includes lecturing, tutoring, practice driving, demonstrations and videos to help you understand the material.  Occasionally, we have guest speakers from our community to add information that enforces the importance of Driver's Education.
 
** THOROUGH
 
Thirty (30) hour of classroom training and six (6) full hours of Behind-the-Wheel instruction is offered!
 
** REASONABLE
 
All of the above is offered at a very reasonable price to our customers.  So why not call today?
 
Employees:
 
John Sucha, Owner and Teacher
 
John has been teaching drivers education in the Mankato and Marshall areas for the last 4 years.  He took over ownership of the school in 2001.  He is a graduate of Bemidji State University where he majored in Elementary Education and minored in Coaching.  He currently works for the St. Clair school district as a substitute teacher and head golf coach.
 
Todd Hanselman, Teacher
 
Todd has been teaching for the school since 2000.  Before that he taught driver's education and social studies at Mabel-Canton in Southeastern Minnesota.  He is a graduate of Minnesota State University - Mankato, majoring in Social Studies and minoring in Coaching.  He also has a driver's education teaching licensure from St. Cloud State University.  He will be working as a special education teacher in Waseca this coming school year and is currently going to MSU-Mankato for his Masters in Special Education/EBD.
 
Kirsten Merritt, Secretary
 
Kirsten is a Kindergarten teacher at the St. Clair school and just started working at MSDS during this summer.