Fall 1-2024 registration has closed. 

If you have not received an acceptance/denial email by September 16, please check your spam folder first and then contact the driver education office.  

Parents and students can register on our website during the registration dates only. Registration dates are posted on our homepage. The link will be located on our home page and will open on the day of registration from 8 am to 5 pm. The first 70 applications at each high school will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. The first 35 applications in each virtual class will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. The virtual classes consist of private, charter, early college and home school students. Parents will receive a welcome email with a pay link ten days after registration if your student is selected for the class.

Class times are subject to change. Instructors will email class schedules and the class schedules can also be found on the canvas homepage. If you have enough credits to graduate, and you're not enrolled as a student at your high school, please do not register.  

After successfully completing the class with an average of 70 or better, a driver education instructor will call and/or text parents and students to schedule the behind-the -wheel session. It can take up to four months to drive your students.

Registration date: September 09, 2024, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 
(The link will open on the day of registration)
Fall 1 Class: September 23 - October 16, 2024.

Registration date: November 4th, 2024, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.  
(The link will open on the day of registration) 
Fall 2 Class: November 18 - December 12, 2024  

Registration date: January 13, 2025, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.  
(The link will open on the day of registration) 
Spring 1 Class: January 27 - February 19, 2025

Registration date: March 10, 2025, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.  
(The link will open on the day of registration)
Spring 2 Class: March 24 – May 11, 2025

Registration date: May 19, 2025 8 am - 5 pm.  
(The link will open on the day of registration)
Summer 1 Class: June 09 - June 26, 2025. This class will be face to face, 8 am - 11 am. 

(Early Colleges, CVA, Homeschool, Private school and CPHS are held virtually)

Only students meeting the age requirement of fourteen and a half years of age can apply.

Driver and Traffic Safety Education involves all those learning experiences provided for the purpose of helping students learn to use motor vehicles safely, efficiently and effectively.

This objective is achieved through sequences of interrelated experiences involving both classroom (Phase 1) and behind-the-wheel (Phase 2) instruction.  As mandated by the state of North Carolina, students who are under the age of 18 must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of classroom instruction and six (6) hours of behind-the-wheel instruction. 

Students who are 18 years or older are not required to take a driver's education class and may apply for a learner's permit or driver's license at any NC DMV office.

Anyone under age 18 must be enrolled in school and be making progress toward a high school diploma or GED to stay eligible for a Driving Eligibility Certificate, which is a requirement for graduated licensing.

The N.​C. Division of Motor Vehicles revokes teen driving privileges when it receives notice from proper school authorities that an individual has dropped out.

Teen drivers will lose their license for 12 months or until they receive a Driving Eligibility Certificate or high school diploma, if they are either:

• Suspended from school
• Assigned to an alternative education setting for 10 consecutive days as a result of disciplinary action