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    School districts may provide a driver education program as per 24 P.S. § 15-1519 et seq. of the Public School Code of 1949. The Pennsylvania Department of Education adopted Content and Performance Expectations for Driver Education (PDF) in the Fall of 2003. For school districts offering Driver Education, the Content and Performance Expectations describe what students should know and be able to do at the end of the thirty-hour classroom theory and the six-hour behind-the-wheel instructional program. Attainment of these expectations will allow students to safely use the Highway Transportation System with greater confidence and higher skill levels.

    Approved Driver Education Programs July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025

    This listing is comprised of school districts (SD), charter schools (CS), non-public schools (NP), intermediate units (IU), area vocational technical schools (AVTS), private driver training schools (PDTS), community colleges, universities, correspondence courses (CC) and online theory driver education programs (Online) that have been approved to provide driver education programs in Pennsylvania for the period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.

    Please Note: Schools on this list have complete driver education programs consisting of at least 30 hours of theory instruction and six hours of behind-the-wheel instruction, UNLESS it is followed by a designation of BTW, CC, CT, Online, or R/P.

    The designation BTW means that the driver education program consists of behind-the-wheel instruction only.

    The designation CC means that the school has an approved driver education program consisting of theory instruction via a correspondence/independent study course that is considered equivalent to 30 hours of classroom instruction.

    The designation CT means that the driver education program consists of classroom theory instruction only.

    The designation Online means that the school has an approved driver education program consisting of theory instruction via the internet and is considered equivalent to 30 hours of classroom instruction.

    The designation R/P means that the school is a licensed private driver training school approved ONLY to provide instruction to physically-challenged clients or for rehab purposes.