Traffic Safety and Driver Education

Get ready to schedule your road test and earn your driver’s license! Our 48-hour course can be completed in as little as 16 classes. Suitable for ages 16+. DCC provides a cost-effective way to learn proper driving technique and the laws and responsibilities applicable to New York State. Successful completion of the 48-hour course (24 hours of lecture and 24 hours of on-road driving instruction/observation) includes the five-hour NYS pre-licensing course required to schedule a road test. You could earn a senior license by age 17 and an approximate 10-15% premium insurance reduction. The schedule for the class is subject to change, as it is a per demand course. 

PLEASE NOTE:

There is a cap for this class. Once the cap is filled you will still be able to join the waitlist. All students who are either registered or on the waitlist must attend orientation in order to attend class. The folks who were registered will be guaranteed one of the listed time slots presented when they signed up, those on the waitlist, will have the option to register into the available remaining slots. This will be determined at the time of orientation. Each car needs 4 students, this being said, if we had 8 students on the waitlist there is potential for two other in car drive times. If however we had 6 on the waitlist we could run 1 car and 2 students would need to wait until the following semester. 

Registration is on a first come first serve basis. Those who register first get first choice of the in car time and second registration gets second choice and so on. If there are any medical or other issues that requires accommodation, please reach out to the office directly.

You must have a picture permit or license before taking this course.

Important dates and information:

Orientation : 1/23/2025 – 7:00pm - 8:30pm

All classes, lecture and in car times are on Saturdays only.

Class dates: 2/1/25-5/24/25

Lecture: 12:30-2pm

In car times available: 

8:00am – 9:30am

9:30am – 11am

11am – 12:30pm

You will be assigned a car as first come first serve, at orientation we will read off names in the order that registered, at that time you will choose your in car time slot. Certain time slots may fill quickly, please note you may not have your preferred pick, depending where you are on the registration list. On occasion an additional day or times will be added depending on car availability and registration numbers at time of orientation, which will be added to the times available. 

Prior to registering for this course, please download and fill out the form below. Please send this to the below email address, with a copy of the students DMV Picture Permit. 

Drivers Education Registration Form Link 

Please email to: christina.lehnert@sunydutchess.edu, and bring a copy to orientation