YES!  We will not be able to hold your registration spot without your permit.

Our Traditional program is for students with permits only. If you get your license during the course you will be charged a $65.00 fee.

Traditional Program: $365.00

Traditional Program for a Licensed Driver or 18 Year Old: $430.00

Modified Licensed Driver Program including the SkidCar: $415.00

Special Program/Make-up – fee $40 per hour of instruction

Registration must be done online. Payment may be made using Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Online registration must be received prior to parent night.

Payment is due at the time of registration.  If you choose the scholarship or payment plan option and prefer to finish payment by check, please send your payment to (please do not give a check to the instructors as we would prefer not to burden them with this):

High Desert Driver Education Program
c/o High Desert ESD
2804 SW 6th Street
Redmond, OR 97756

Easy…

If you are on free/reduced lunch through the school district, you qualify!   All scholarships will be verified through the district office.  We will not notify you unless you do not qualify, so if you do not hear back from us, your student received the scholarship.  This option reduces the cost of the class by $75 in most locations.

NO!!! (as long as you are not 18 or have already received your license)

High Desert Driver Education, an approved ODOT provider, will issue a certificate that will waive the Class C drive test with the DMV.  Students must successfully complete the driver education program with at least 80% to receive this waiver.  High Desert Driver Education will administer your final drive, so you won’t have to go to the DMV for the driving test.

Depends on your insurance company.

You will earn an official ODOT waiver certificate or certificate of completion (if 18 years or licensed), which could qualify for insurance discounts with some companies.  Students must attend and pass all tests, worksheets, and behind the wheel with an 80% or better.  Students must also attend 30 hours of classroom and 12 hours of behind-the-wheel training/observation.

Check with your insurance company to see if this is an option for you!

Students must attend all of the classes and any missed time must be made up within 180 days of parent night. They must turn in all assignments (including drive log), pass all classwork, tests and drive tests with an 80% or better. Disruptive students may be dropped from the program with no refund. If a student has a learning disability, we will help in any way we can, but they must be able to demonstrate understanding and knowledge of the curriculum.

Refunds must be requested via email to rachel.white@hdesd.org.  Please include a reason for your request.

• No Refunds Granted if cancellation is received less than 5 Weekdays BEFORE First Classroom Instruction.

All absences must be made up within 180 days of parent night. Make-up sessions will not require an additional fee if they are fulfilled during regularly scheduled class times. (There will be no makeup classes allowed for summer terms. Students cannot miss any classes or behind the wheel during our condensed summer sessions. If you know your student will need to miss, please plan to register them for a different session.) A $40 per session fee will be required if an instructor must be hired to meet with students outside of the regularly scheduled class time. Additionally, a $40 fee will be charged for any behind the wheel makeups.

Yes!!  However, you will need to contact your school counselor to verify how to receive credit.

Please visit www.deschutes.org//SkidCar for details about the Deschutes County SkidCar training program.