Your Road Safety Partner
ODOT-Approved Driver’s Education
Six Week Driver's Education
Classroom instruction is Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 am - 12:15 pm at Lane Community College. (Mondays and Tuesdays, 9 am - 12:15 pm during the summer)
Classroom instruction will be at Lane Community College. Behind the wheel lessons will begin at LCC, South Eugene HS or Sprinfgfield HS. A driving schedule will be emailed prior to the start of the course with specific driving locations.
Behind the Wheel lessons are weekly and will be scheduled separately. Each lesson is approximately 2 1/2 hours. The drive test is approximately 30 minutes.
Students must already have their permit and a minimum of 5 hours behind the wheel practice prior to enrolling in driver’s education.
$489 for teens 15 – 17
(The cost for the course is $699, without the ODOT subsidy).
ODOT-Approved Traffic Safety Education
Students must already have their permit in order to enroll.
Driver education includes 30 hours of classroom instruction, 6 hours of behind-the-wheel driving instruction, and 6 hours of driving observation.
At the end of the Driver’s Education course from this driving school, students will receive a Certificate of Completion if they complete all required classwork and drives, and pass the course. This certificate can be given to your car insurance company for a potential discount. Be sure to check with your individual insurance company for details.
Classroom Instruction
- Textbooks and related classroom materials will be provided to the students.
- There are homework assignments for each chapert and one final written exam.
- Grades are Pass/Fail based on the student attending all required classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction and a minimum of 80% on tests and activities.
- Students must demonstrate participation in the classroom and behind-the-wheel driving lessons.
Behind-the-Wheel Instruction
- Students will complete 6 hours of driving instruction and 6 hours of observation.
- There will be 5 instructional drives in which students will have a peer in the vehicle with them.
- The very last drive (drive 6) will be the drive test only. Students will not have their peer in the vehicle with them during the drive test.
- Each lesson will be conducted on a pre-designated route. After each lesson, the student will receive feedback for practice driving with their parent/guardian.
- Observation is an activity that is done while the other student is driving that includes participation in a discussion with the instructor about the student driver operating the vehicle.
- Driving lessons will be conducted in a plug-in EV Hybrid dual-controlled vehicle.
- Driving School students will pass the driver education course only after demonstrating their ability to perform critical driving tasks, both physical and mental skills.
- If students, ages 15 – 17, pass the course and the final drive assessment, the DMV drive test will be waived.
- Students ages 18+ do not qualify for a DMV test waiver.