Our teen driver education course meets or exceeds all the Washington State requirements for a new driver education course. Review these things before enrolling:

• Students must be at least 15 years old by 1st class.
• Students must avoid missing classes. Missing more than 3 classes requires school review to complete.
• Parents and Students must have the available time and motivation to study resources and regularly practice driving.
• Courses are often completed in about 3 months, but must be completed within 6 months regardless of age or license eligibility.
• Classroom sessions occur via Zoom on specific days and at specific times according to the posted schedule. Student drives are scheduled separately from the classroom time, and usually extend beyond the classroom completion date.
• A primary method of communication with students and parents is through email. Please provide valid email addresses when registering, and check often for details and reminders about the course. Please also provide a preferred number to receive text messages and reminders.
• Camera systems in the vehicles are being used to protect Parkside and it's students from the public, and to ensure the best experience in the car.

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• Students attend 15 virtual classroom sessions, which are 2 hours in length each. All classes are conducted using the Zoom platform and can be accessed by logging into the student portal. (Parents are strongly encouraged to attend orientation the first hour of the first class)
• Students schedule 6 hours of behind the wheel driving instruction. All driving lessons start and end at the location where the student is enrolled (Richland or Yakima)
• Students schedule a minimum of 1 observation hour of another student lesson.
• After successful completion of both the classroom and driving portions of the course, the student is eligible to schedule the state tests at one of the Parkside testing locations.

COST: $525 *

$150 online registration fee. This fee holds a seat for you in whichever class you choose. If you need to transfer to another start date, contact our office, we will do transfers for no additional fee. If you decide to withdraw from enrollment before the class starts, we will refund all but a $20 administrative fee. Once the course has started, no refunds are offered.

Any remaining balance is due before we will schedule the 6th driving lesson. It typically takes 2-3 months to complete the entire course.

Up to 2 attempts of the state knowledge and driving tests are included after the course. ($120 value)