Prior to the 1998 school year, Broward County School's Driver's Education program included both classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction. In 1998, due to budget constraints, a phasing out of the behind-the-wheel component of the program began. Effectively, the Driver's Education programs “physical cars” were replaced with “virtual cars” in the form of computer-based driving simulators. By the year 2000, the Drivers' Education program had totally transitioned to a classroom/simulation-based program.

With the support of the Dori Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act, Broward County Public Schools restructured its Drivers' Education program. The restructured program was piloted at Plantation High School during the summer of 2003. BCPS's Driver's Education program has a fleet of over 90 vehicles and serves over 2400 students annually

Goals

• Provide a program that ensures the safety of our student drivers
• Mandatory driving in physical cars (not simulators)
• State certification for all instructors
• Provide research and statistics of all student drivers who completed our program

• Provide all students who are eligible the opportunity to take the Class E Knowledge (Permit) or Skills (License) exam to get their Learner’s Permit or Driver’s License

Duration:

Summer Sessions - 3 Week Course Monday through Wednesday (except for holidays

School Year Sessions - 9 Week Course on Saturdays.

Schedule 2024-2025: Schedule Information

Credit: NO Credit

Cost: Free

Class Times: 

Morning Session: 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Afternoon Session: 12:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Register: Registration for Driver's Education is a random lottery.  All Public, Charter & Private School students must register through the website link in the yellow box above.

SCHOOLS: 

Boyd Anderson HS, Coral Glades HS, Coral Springs HS, Cypress Bay HS, Deerfield Beach HS, Everglades HS, Flanagan HS, McArthur HS, Northeast HS, Plantation HS, and Pompano Beach HS

Instruction Time: 34 Hours. Each class is 225 minutes, where students spend time in the classroom and on the range. Students can miss one class, except for the first day. Students must be in attendance on the first day or will be automatically withdrawn from the program.

Register: Public, Charter & Private School students must register through the website link in the yellow box above.

Description: All sessions are open to students of both public and non-public secondary schools as long as they are at least 15 years of age and live and attend school in Broward County. The program offers the DELAP program, which includes the Restricted License Test and Driver License Test for those who are eligible.  Please see Permit and License Testing for more information.  We also offer the Drug and Alcohol Class course within our curriculum.