Driver Education, Oregon Driver Education Center Current Students

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Current Students

Parent-Student Orientation
Course Requirements
Additional Course Requirements
ODOT Certificate
Behind the Wheel Scheduling
Fees

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Read the section, “Behind-the-Wheel Scheduling”.
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Parent-Student Orientation:

This is an important orientation session for both students and parents. Participation by the student’s driving mentor (e.g. parent or guardian) is required and students receive classroom attendance credit. ODEC will communicate with parents primarily through email.It is very important that you use the same email address in all communications so our systems can easily identify you. Please let us know if your email address changes.

Locate parent-student orientation date, from the class schedule located on Parent Student Orientation page. --Top

Night Drive

Course Requirements:

Classroom: Students must successfully complete 30 hours of in-class instruction.
Behind-the-wheel (BTW): Students are required to complete 6 hours of drive time with one of our professional instructors and an additional 6 hours of observation time, for a total of 12 hours in-vehicle training. --Top

Additional Course Requirements:

In addition to the classroom and BTW requirements, students must meet the following requirements:

Parent/Guardian or adult driving coach must attend parent/student orientation.
Student must complete the course before their 18th birthday.
Student must not obtain a driver’s license before completion of the course.
Parent/Guardian must certify at least 5 hours of BTW practice with the student before course completion.
Student must complete 1st BTW lesson between the 4th and 10th hours of classroom instruction. (Usually between the 2nd and 4th or 5th class session) --Top

Fees:

Students who do not meet the ODOT requirements within 90 days from the class start date will be billed an additional $210.

Obtaining a driver’s license prior to course completion: $210
Failure to complete the course prior to turning age 18: $210
Failure to complete the course within 90 days of the first class date: $210
Additional lesson/Cancellation of BTW lesson with less than 48hr notice: $55/hour ($110.00 per BTW) Student must have permit in their possession and be properly dressed (NO FLIP-FLOPS)
In an effort to balance the need for both flexibility and controls, which are both necessary to provide a sustainable program, a nominal $25 rescheduling fee will be applied to all lessons rescheduled prior to 48 hours.
Final Retake: $25
Lost or stolen text book: $10
Make-up class: $35 --Top

ODOT Certificate

The Oregon Driver Education Center issues certificates of completion to students who successfully complete the course. These certificates bear the ODOT seal of completion and can be used for potential insurance discounts and verification at time of licensure.

In order to be eligible to receive a certificate, your student must pass both the classroom portion of the training and the BTW portion with a minimum score of 80%. Additionally, parents are required to attend a parent orientation. All fees must be paid current and all ODOT requirements must be met before ODEC will issue a certificate of completion. --Top

About behind-the-wheel scheduling:

Scheduling Drive Lessons Behind the wheel lessons are given in two hour sessions following the guidelines set by the ODOT. One hour is spent driving and the other is spent observing. ODEC provides vehicles equipped with instructor brake and mirrors. All vehicles are four-door with automatic transmissions and A/C. Lessons may begin at any one of our many locations.

Schedule Lessons

***Note: Student must have permit in their possession and be properly dressed for their BTWs (NO FLIP FLOPS --Top