Enrollment in classroom instruction and laboratory instruction does not need to occur with the same program.

Well, you have to be 15-years-old to take the permit test, so you should be close to your 15th birthday as possible.  So, you can be 14-years-old to take the class, 15-years-old to take the permit test.

We will come get you assuming the student is within 10-15 miles of the classroom address in Apple Valley, Minnesota. We can pick you up from school and bring you back after the lesson, or bring you home if the lesson ends after school hours. At registration, you'll be asked to provide the pick-up and drop-off address or state that you'll come to the classroom address. There's no additional fee for pick-up and drop-off.

Simulator instruction must not be substituted for more than two hours of on-street laboratory instruction (behind-the-wheel lessons-6 hours required). So, a student could choose to do 4 hours on the driving simulator to count towards 2 of the required 6 hours needed for behind the wheel training.

Sometimes things happen - you get sick, have an appointment, or whatever it may be. If you miss a day, you'll just have to make that day up in rotation. We do a total of 10 days for the classroom instruction, with each day specific to the curriculum to ensure we cover every topic thoroughly. So, if you miss a day, the following day has to be completed before the blue card can be issued.

Distance learning ori virtual class is different than ONLINE LEARNING. Online learning doesn't have an instructor present during the session. Online learning is a guided course instructor support for questions or clarifications, it is self-paced. Compared to online class over ZOOM, there is a set time every day that the class will gather at the same time. The class will be engaged in answering questions, and virtually present at all times. Essentially it is the very same curriculum we give to students who take their classes in-person.

In Minnesota, you must be 15 years old to take the knowledge exam and get your permit. In addition to passing the exam, you need a blue card from a certified drivers ed program showing you completed 30 hours of classroom instruction. Once you have your permit, you must complete three two-hour behind-the-wheel lessons (total of 6 hours). After this, you'll receive a white card certifying that you completed the entire program. You can then take your road exam at age 16 to get your driver's license.

A Class D motor vehicle program must provide a student who is less than 18 years old a minimum of 30 hours of approved classroom instruction.

When a student under 18 years of age is properly enrolled in your program and has successfully completed both classroom and BTW instruction a course completion certificate should be issued. Typically the white card is issued at the last behind the wheel lesson and that allows for the student to take their license test once they are 16 and have had their permit at least 6 months.

Blue cards are ONLY to be used for students who are under the age of 18. The program where the student is enrolled in behind-the-wheel training always issues the blue card. If a student is completing both classroom and behind-the-wheel with the same program, that program issues the blue card after the 30 hours classroom is complete.  If a student completes the 30 hours of classroom with another program or their school, then chooses to enrolls in behind the wheel with another program, the authorized signer of the BTW program will issue the blue card, BUT ONLY after receiving a “letter of completion” from the program where the classroom instruction was completed. A program is not required to issue a blue card or “letter of completion” to a student who has not paid the fees agreed on in the student contract or agreement.

Students will need their blue card to take their permit test, the course completion letter from their school or other program is not valid for authorizing the knowledge test.