FAQs

Any teenager, 14 years* and 11 months of age or older may enroll.
*If the student is only 14 year old, they must turn 15 by the last day of the class.

Besides being an excellent alternative to standard High School Driver Education, there are many reasons why parents and students prefer to take
DRIVE-RIGHT:

• Conflicts in high school scheduling
• The opportunity to take needed courses for graduation
• Interference with work
• Vacation schedules
• The ability to obtain a license to work or help with family driving responsibilities
• Health and medical reasons
• Home schooled
• Missing the cutoff for high school Driver Education

No, anyone who is of age may take the classroom portion of DRIVE-RIGHT.
Please call for details. (815)965-4638

Drive Right is not locked into a semester schedule and therefore the course can be completed in a shorter period of time. A student will receive the same driver’s education required by the State of Illinois, but with a much more flexible schedule.

Drive Right recommends that you start as soon as you turn 15 years of age. By doing so, you will be able to practice driving
for many months before going for your road test, therefore gaining valuable experience behind the wheel.

Thirty hours of classroom instruction, 6 hours of behind the wheel (BTW) instruction and 6 hours of observation.

Illinois state law requires that you take both classroom and behind the wheel in order to obtain your license. If you have previously passed either the classroom or Behind The Wheel at high school, Drive Right can help you complete that part which you may need. Please call for more details if you need just behind the wheel or the classroom phase of Driver Education.

Yes! Drive Right can complete your behind the wheel lessons in as little as 2 weeks. Call Drive Right for current Behind the Wheel lesson prices and scheduling or check our behind the wheel only page to register online.

Yes! In as little as four weeks, you can complete the classroom phase. Call or check the “Class Schedule” for current times and fees.

Drive Right begins new classes every week to two weeks throughout the year. Times vary, making it easy to fit into your schedule.

It is best to start the first day, but if that is not possible, you may join a class in progress up to the third session.

Nothing. Drive Right supplies ALL materials: Pens, pencils, paper, and books.

Absolutely not! Although we have tests in class, the true purpose of our instruction is to have the student learn. If a student has difficulty, we take the time to help so that he/she understands the answer.

The student is allowed to miss 3 classes, but is required to make up the work that they missed. This can usually be done during the normal class times.

Most students begin their Behind the Wheel (BTW) lessons during the second or third week of the course. These drives must be scheduled outside of classroom time. Some students prefer to wait until the classroom phase is complete to begin scheduling the drives.

BTW lessons are scheduled at the student’s convenience. Lessons generally  begin and end at one of DRIVE-RIGHT’s four locations.  Behind the wheel lessons can be scheduled as early as 6 am and as late as 9 PM, 7 days a week.

Instruction (learners) permit applications are issued during the first week of class. Upon receiving your permit application you go to the DMV and take the written test for your instruction permit at your convenience.

You must enroll online by completing a registration and securing a spot in a class with a $40 deposit.