Online Driver Education
You could start in the next two minutes. $85 on its own — and free inside every behind-the-wheel package.
This is the course California requires before a driver under 18 can sit the written permit test. It runs online, at your own pace, and you register and pay in one step.
The reason to buy it inside a package rather than on its own is simply that inside a package it costs nothing.
- Start within minutes of registering
- Free with every behind-the-wheel package
- $85 if bought on its own
- Student login for progress
Three requirements, not two.
California asks for three things before an under-18 driver can take the test. Most schools only mention two.
- 130hours
Driver education
Classroom or online. Taken before the permit test.
From $85 online - 26hours
Behind-the-wheel training
With a DMV-licensed professional instructor. Three 2-hour lessons minimum.
- 350hours
Supervised practice
With a parent or guardian — 10 of them after dark.
The 6 hours of professional training and the 50 hours of practice are separate requirements — one does not count toward the other.