Driver Ed FAQ

Approximately 10 weeks to complete the entire program.

You must contact your lead driver education instructor to make that decision. If the class you prefer is full, then we can not move your student to another class. You must wait for the next registration period.

As a driver, you may be asked to have your personal physician provide information on your medical condition for review by the medical professionals at DHHS and final licensing decision by DMV.

The Driver Medical Evaluation (DME) program is administered by the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), with medical counsel and individual case recommendations provided by physicians and physician extenders within the Highway Safety Scientific Services Section of the NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Drivers can be referred to DMV by concerned physicians, family members, driver license examiners, and law enforcement officers. 

If one of the local DMV representatives calls for you to have a medical review, your parent will be contacted by the local DMV representative and provided with paperwork for your physician to fill out. The physician will then send the paperwork to the DMV Medical Review Board. When the board decides on your driving status, a letter will be mailed to the parent and the local DMV representative that asked for the review. If you are cleared to drive, the local DMV representative will give Jordan Driving School your Restricted Permit Form and Medical Clearance Form. Once processed, you be notified and able to schedule driving lessons.

If you have questions, please contact Mary Brooks at 919-772-4877 or jds@jordandriving.com.

At registration, choose homeschool virtual OR your base high school. You can only take an afterschool class at you assigned base high school or through the homeschool vitural program. You will be asked to submit your homeschool registration confirmation once you register.

If you are 18 years of age or older and are still enrolled in a public, private, charter, or licensed home school in Wake County, you may still take driver education.  You must go to the DMV to apply for your permit before you can schedule behind-the-wheel lessons. Once you have been issued a permit, you will need to make a copy of it and take it to the driver ed instructor at your high school. You will need to have your permit with you during your behind-the-wheel lessons.

All missed days must be made up in a future class. For example, if you miss day three, you must make day three up in a future class. If you miss more than one class, you will be dropped from the class and counted as a failure. Absences for
medical and family emergencies with written documentation will be excused, but missed time will be made up in a future class as determined by the instructor.

Registration is typically four weeks long. However, it's open as long as there are  seats available.

Registration is broken down into four-week intervals. 

Week 1 registration opens to all 16 years or older on the FIRST day of class. Not 15-year-olds. Only 16 years old and above. This is due to the high demand, and it allows Jordans to ensure the students graduating soon have the first dibs on completing driver's ed.  This is our way of making sure everyone who still needs driver's ed has a chance at a seat in the class before graduating.

They can register at 16 years old on the FIRST day of class. What we mean by the FIRST day of class is this. If two classes start on January 1 and February 1, but your child turns 16 on January 23, they will not be allowed to register for the January 1 class. Still, your child will be allowed to register for the February class because they will be 16 years old on the first day of class. If your student turns 16 on February 2, the same rules apply. They still will not be allowed to register until the following week when the age restriction is lowered. Come back again to see if the class is still available.

Week 2 is open to all those students 15.5 and above 

Week 3 is open to all 15 and above

Week 4 is open to all 14.5 and above. 

You can watch an explanation here.

Our goal is to ensure the older students are registered for classes first. Covid threw eveyrone's world upside down, therefore we are trying to get right-side up by taking care of the students who missed out during those months of shut-down.

Typically, we have three registrations periods. Final dates are to be determined, but you can check back on this site for any upcoming class information.

1. Fall semester starting in September for October - December courses
2. Spring semester starting in December for February - April courses
3. Summer season starting in March for June - August courses

No, we will not be creating a waitlist for students who did not obtain the class of their choice.  Please wait for the next registration period.

It takes 7-10 business days to generate a duplicate certificate. Duplicate certificates must be requested by emailing jds@jordandriving.com. You will receive a $25 payment link once we have received your email request. Once the fee is paid, we will either mail your certificate or we will send you an email letting you know it's ready for pick up. Do not come to offer prior to receiving conformation that your certificate is ready. Once a duplicate certificate request has been processed, no refund will be issued.

Your email must include the following:

• Name As It Appears on Birth Certificate: First, Middle, Last
• Date of Birth
• Home Address (City & Zip)
• Mailing Address (if different from home address)
• Name of School (where you took behind-the-wheel lessons)
• Approximate Month/Year of Your Behind-the-Wheel Lessons
• Contact Phone Number
• Mail or Pick Up (at Garner office)

A Driving Eligibility Certificate (DEC) is a printed document that is issued by the school principal or the principal's designee. The certificate certifies that you are currently enrolled in school and have demonstrated adequate academic progress toward graduation. This certificate is needed when you plan to apply for a driving permit or license.

The certificate is only valid for 30 days from the date of issue. If this time limit lapses or you lose your certificate, you must contact your high school office.

Home school students may receive a Driving Eligibility Certificate by requesting one be mailed to you.

If you lose your Restricted Instructional Permit given to you in class, replacement paperwork can be obtained by contacting the lead instructor at the high school and requesting another one.

You will need to fill out a Parent Release Form and email it to jds@jordandriving.com. This process can take up to 20 business days to transfer paperwork to a private driving school once we have all the required documents to finish the release.

You will need to fill out a Parent Release Form and email it to jds@jordandriving.com. This process can take up to 20 business days to transfer paperwork to a private driving school once we have all the required documents to finish the release. The private driving school is responsible for providing Jordan Driving School with a 611-A Form before your paperwork can be transferred. When you seek private lessons, you are removed from our list of students to drive.

You will need to fill out a Parent Release Form and email it to jds@jordandriving.com. This process can take up to 20 business days to transfer paperwork to a private driving school once we have all the required documents to finish the release.

If you move into Wake County from another county in North Carolina, you will need to show proof of driver education from the county you are coming from to email it to jds@jordandriving.com. You will need to send either a letter on letterhead or a certificate from the school or company where you took driver education. It must say how many hours of classroom and/or driving lessons you had with a licensed driving instructor. It can be scanned/emailed back to email it to jds@jordandriving.com.

Please ask the school or company to mail your Restricted Instruction Permit to 101 Timber Pointe Ln. Garner, NC 27529, if they have it. Once we review your individual case, we will contact you with the next step of the process.

You will be required to pay a fee if additional driver education lessons are needed to match NC requirements of 30 hours of classroom and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel lessons. The fee will very depend on what is still needed to complete the program.

If you move into Wake County from another state, you will need to email proof of driver education from the state you are coming from to jds@jordandriving.com. You will need to send either a letter on letterhead or a certificate from the school or company where you took driver education. It must say how many hours of classroom and/or driving lessons you had with a licensed driving instructor. It can be scanned or emailed back to jds@jordandriving.com. Once we review your individual case, we will contact you with the next step of the process.

You will be required to pay a fee if additional driver education lessons are needed to match NC requirements of 30 hours of classroom and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel lessons. The fee will very depend on what is still needed to complete the program.

If the Wake County school system closes due to inclement weather, no driver education classes or behind-the-wheel lessons will be held that day. This is true for public schools, private schools, and home school locations.

When a cancelation occurs, teachers make every effort to contact affected students by phone, email, and through school announcements. Also, we announce closings on the WRAL closures listing.

If Wake County schools are in session, each school office makes announcements regarding after-school activities. If after-school activities are canceled at your school, all driver education classes and behind-the-wheel lessons are canceled for that day.

Wake County Public School System provides a $65 discount for driver education to students who are currently receiving a free or reduced lunch. If your student is eligible for this fee waiver, please print and fill out this waiver and return it to the lead driver education instructor for your high school. The fee waiver process may take up to one month to verify. Class placement cannot be completed until after the student's free or reduced lunch status has been verified by the Child Nutrition Department.

Download the fee waiver application.

There will be no refunds given for students who take a seat in class and dropout or fail. If there is a situation where the student cannot take the class due to unforeseen circumstances (illness, no transportation home, etc.), we issue refunds upon their request. 

In the event of multiple or wrongful payments where a refund is needed, parents must contact the Jordan Driving School Admin Office to request a refund. If you dispute the payment through your bank and/or credit card company, you will be responsible for paying Jordan Driving School the chargeback fee before the student will be placed into a driver education class. All refunds should be handled by Jordan Driving School Admin Office, not your bank or credit card company.

The dress and grooming of students shall contribute to the health and safety of the individual and promote an orderly educational environment. All students participating in the Jordan Driving School driver education program must follow the code of conduct and dress for Wake County Schools.

• No hats, bandanas, hoodies, do-rags, or scarves (unless for religious purpose)
• No tanks tops, no revealing, thin strapped, or see-through tops
• No bare midriffs
• No sagging pants or shorts
• No short skirts or shorts
• No clothing that advertises drugs, alcohol, tobacco, illegal substances or activities
• No bare feet
• No bedroom slippers
• No taps
• No cleats

You can start behind-the-wheel lessons once you have your permit and have completed the classroom portion.

No fees are charged. However, if you fail to attend two scheduled behind-the-wheel lessons, you are automatically considered a failure. The instructor must
be notified at least 24 hours in advance of any cancellation. Behind-the-wheel absences must be excused.