Clark County at Work, Feb. 8: Centerline Driving School

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Chris Roché, owner of Centerline Driving School, stands in front of the school, which offers classes for teens and adults.

Business name: Centerline Driving School.

Owners: Chris and Becky Roché.

Address: 14313 N.E. 20th Ave., Suite A-108, Vancouver.

What the business does: Offers driver’s education programs in two categories, teenagers and adults. The school follows Washington guidelines for teenagers, 15-18, which includes 30 hours of classroom instruction, six hours of one-on-one driving and one hour observation. The adult program is tailored for individual needs.

How has the economy affected your business: The economy has had a big impact on the business with many parents foregoing driver’s education because of financial difficulties.

Greatest challenge: Getting students, parents and instructors all involved in a challenging lifelong endeavor to teach good driving habits in a timely manner.

What’s ahead: Centerline hopes to expand into teaching more adults and offering more variety of instruction, such as defensive-driving skills. Eventually, driving simulators would be added to the instruction experience.

Year established in Clark County: 2007.

Employees: Five part time.

Telephone: 360-573-5490.

Fax: 360-573-0162.

E-mail: customerservice@centerlinedrivingschool.com.

Web site: http://www.centerlinedrivingschool.com.

Office hours: 1 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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