​Successfully completing a certified Driver Education Program course that includes 30 hours of classroom learning and six (6) hours of behind-the-wheel training is a requirement for all new Maryland drivers, regardless of age. In Maryland, the driver education program is provided by private driving schools that are licensed and certified to deliver this program. Follow these links below to learn more about driver education and our Rookie Driver Graduated Driver Licensing System that helps keep new drivers safe as they learn and gain experience.

 

• Choosing a Driving School? Make a Smart, Informed Choice
• Certified Driver Education Schools listed by County
• Learn more about the Driver Education Curriculum
• New drivers must obtain a Learner’s Instructional Permit before starting the behind-the-wheel component of the Driver Education Program.
• To help prepare for the Learner’s Permit knowledge test, review the Maryland Driver’s Manual and test yourself with our Online Test Tutorial.
• Download the New Driver and Coach Practice Driving Guide to make the most of your supervised driving with your Learner’s Instructional Permit.
• What happens If a Driving School closes?
• How to file a Driver Education Complaint
• Links to more resources on young driver safety

 

• Adding-Deleting Driving School Training Vehicle Packet
• Apprentice Instructor Permit Application
  
• Behind the Wheel Extension Form
  
• Driving Instructor Renewal Application​
  
• Driving School Branch License Renewal Packet
• Driving School Branch in a School
• Driving School Primary License Renewal
• Expired Driving Instructor Application Packet
• New Branch License Application
• New Driving School Application Packet
• Recommend Changes to the Driver Education Curriculum

• COMAR 11.23.01 – Driving School Licensing
  
• COMAR 11.23.02 – Driver Education Program

• Driver Education Instructors and Owners Bulletins

 

• Application Packet
  
• Driver Improvement (Providers)
• Driver Improvement Providers and Instructors Bulletins
• Young Driver Improvement (Providers)

 

• Application Packet
• 3-Hour ADEP Providers and Instructors Bulletins
• Alcohol-Drug Education for International Drivers
• Alcohol-Drug Education Program Regulations
• COMAR 11.12.09 – Driver Improvement Programs and 3-Hour Alcohol and Drug Education Programs
• Program Provider Approval