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California Drivers Ed

California Learners Permit

Getting Your Learner's Permit
& Driver's License Starts with Us

The day you get your driver’s license will be the most exciting day of your life! But all the work that leads up to it can be kind of a drag.

Not with NDSS! We give you the most convenient, fun, and informative online course around. Using 3D animations and cool videos, this isn’t just another boring course!

Pass Your Permit Test With Us:

We offer:

  • Short, easy and fun chapters
  • FREE DMV practice test with registration
  • A fast & easy way to pass your driver’s ed!
 
Bonus for California Drivers Education
Free 50 Question DMV Practice Test

It can be stressful walking into the DMV with no idea what your permit test will look like. Never fear, NDSS is here! For a limited time, NDSS is offering you a FREE 50 Question DMV Practice Test, to make sure you have no worries when you walk into the DMV to get your learner’s permit.

  • FREE Practice Test
  • Rearrange Questions
  • Take as many times as you want!
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Meets State Requirements

State required 30-hour driver's ed course . . . check! We meet the state's requirements for driver's ed before you get your learner's permit, and exceed yours. If you hate the idea of being surrounded by strangers and listening to a boring speaker for several days and weekends, then fear not!

Our California Drivers Ed course takes away all the boredom and awkwardness. Get it done online; it's easier and better for learning!

Quick Facts About Learner's Permits
To get your provisional (learner's) permit in California, you must:

  • Be between 15 ½ and 18 years old
  • Complete a 30-hour (or 2½ semester) driver’s ed course (That’s us!)
  • Enroll in a 6-hour Behind-the-Wheel driver's training course
 

Here are Your Next Steps
After those steps are out of the way, go to the DMV, where you will:

  • Pay a small DMV fee
  • Have your picture taken
  • Take a Vision Test
  • Give your thumb print
  • Pass a written Traffic Laws & Sign Test
 

How to Pass Your Written Permit Test
This is it, the day you finally get to drive a car . . . if you pass that is. Take our course if you want to make sure that happens!

  • Get a minimum of 39 out of 46 on your permit test
  • You have 3 chances to pass
  • Then complete your behind-the-wheel training
 

The Road to Your Driver's License
Once you have your Learner's Permit, all you have to do is:

  • Drive 50 hours (10 hours of night driving) with a parent
    or guardian
  • Apply to get your Driver's License 6 months after you get
    your permit!
 

Acceptable Forms of ID at the DMV
When you take all of these DMV tests, you'll need a valid Social Security Number, proof of birth date, proof of citizenship and valid ID. Acceptable forms of ID include:

  • U.S. Birth Certificate
  • Proof of Indian Blood Degree
  • U.S. Passport
  • U.S. Armed Forces ID Card
  • Certificate of Naturalization
  • Permanent Resident Card
  • A Foreign Passport or Mexican Border Crossing Card with Valid I-94