About NextMile
NextMile Driving Academy was founded on a simple observation: most driving schools treat instruction as a commodity. Rotate instructors, fill seats, issue the certificate, move on.
That's not what we do.
Mark started NextMile because he wanted to build a driving school where the quality of instruction actually mattered — where students built real confidence behind the wheel, not just enough skill to squeak through a test. Where a parent could put their teenager in the car and know exactly who they were riding with and exactly what was being taught.
Mark teaches every lesson personally. Every student gets his full attention, consistent feedback, and an honest assessment of where they are and what they need to work on. No handoffs. No guessing.
NextMile is based in Vienna, Virginia, and serves students throughout Fairfax County and Northern Virginia.
1
Instructor — Mark, every time
7×
Days a week by appointment
NOVA
Serving all of Northern Virginia
DMV
Licensed & certificate-issuing
The NextMile Difference
A lot of driving schools will get you through the requirements. We're here to actually prepare you for the road.
One instructor. Every lesson.
Mark — the owner — personally teaches every lesson. No subcontractors, no rotating staff. You work with the same person from your first period to your road-skills test, so instruction builds on itself instead of starting over each time.
Instruction that adapts to you.
Every student arrives with a different experience level, different anxieties, and different goals. We don't use a one-size-fits-all curriculum. Lessons are structured around where you are today and where you need to be.
Flexible scheduling, 7 days a week.
We work around your calendar — not the other way around. Lessons are available 7 days a week by appointment. School schedules, work schedules, weekend availability: we'll find times that work.
We provide the car for your road test.
When you're ready for the DMV road-skills exam, you can take it in our dual-control training vehicle at no extra charge — one less thing for your family to arrange.
Virginia DMV-licensed, certificate-issuing.
NextMile is a licensed third-party driver-training provider. We issue the official certificates (DEC-1, re-examination, and others) that the DMV accepts — no extra steps, no delays.
We go the extra mile — literally.
Beyond the state-required courses, we offer Car Systems 101 and Car Maintenance 101: practical courses on how your vehicle actually works and how to keep it running. Not required by anyone. Just the kind of thing a good instructor offers.