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Post by kelly316 on Mar 11, 2016 16:05:48 GMT
I'm not there yet, but a friend was talking about the cost and whether or not it's worth it. She's trying to get her ex to split the cost, since that wasn't listed in their agreement. I don't think I want my son driving any sooner than necessary. I worry enough!
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Post by hosschick on Mar 11, 2016 16:08:19 GMT
I paid about $400 this time last year and it was worth every penny!  eta: I'm in south central Ohio. |
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Post by debmast on Mar 11, 2016 16:10:17 GMT
About $400 here (Houston area, TX)
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Post by withapea on Mar 11, 2016 16:21:23 GMT
In the $400-$450 range in Austin, TX. I wasn't excited to spend the money but I'm glad we went this route vs parent taught. For us, it was worth it and we'll do it again when the next one starts driving.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Mar 11, 2016 16:22:41 GMT
Same here in Omaha, $400 range. Our parents had it so good. I took Driver's Ed at school.
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Post by myshelly on Mar 11, 2016 16:23:29 GMT
DFW area. Around $400.
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Post by giatocj on Mar 11, 2016 16:23:45 GMT
Just under $ 600 here. We'll be dishing that out next month for our grandson  |
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Post by cmpeter on Mar 11, 2016 16:27:41 GMT
$629 here...suburb of Seattle.
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Post by scrappersue on Mar 11, 2016 16:28:16 GMT
We paid over $500 a couple years ago and I hear it is closer to $600 now - Eastern Washington state.
I will add that we have a company called 911 Driving that is a chain. It is all active and retired police officers that teach it. I thought it was better than what my son had 4 years before that.
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Post by mellowyellow on Mar 11, 2016 16:30:12 GMT
We just signed my daughter up and it was $519. I'm outside of Houston in Katy.
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Post by momto4kiddos on Mar 11, 2016 16:30:21 GMT
Between $600-700. My last one is has her last road lesson the end of this month.
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Post by mtscrapper on Mar 11, 2016 16:38:05 GMT
Idaho here. Through the school, driver's ed is $150, but private is $400. It is a law here to have driver's ed. if kids get license before they are 17, which most kids do. Teens can get permits at 14-1/2 but have to have driver's ed. and 6 months of parent-supervised drive time (50 hours during that time) before they can get their license. At 17, they can apply and get a license without driver's ed. provided they pass all the tests.
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Post by *leslie* on Mar 11, 2016 16:39:38 GMT
I think it was around $300.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2016 16:41:23 GMT
about $500
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Post by IAmUnoriginal on Mar 11, 2016 16:42:23 GMT
Suburban Chicago -- it's part of DS's school curriculum and a requirement for graduation. He has to have a Driver's Ed credit to graduate. He never has to take his driver's test for the license but does have to take the classroom course. The classroom course is free. The behind the wheel portion is optional, as it's not part of the graduation requirement. We paid $250 for him to do that. He did so well in behind the wheel portion that he does not have to take the behind-the-wheel portion of his driver's test when he becomes eligible for his license. He's eligible for his license 9 months after getting his permit. He's eligible in 6 DAYS!!!!
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Post by debmast on Mar 11, 2016 16:43:16 GMT
We just signed my daughter up and it was $519. I'm outside of Houston in Katy. I'm Katy too. Which school did you use? We are about to sign Thing 2 up to do it over the summer, and Katy Driving School says $435 |
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Post by littlemama on Mar 11, 2016 16:45:56 GMT
I feel like segment one was about $250 and segment 2 was maybe $20?
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Post by mellowyellow on Mar 11, 2016 16:49:19 GMT
We just signed my daughter up and it was $519. I'm outside of Houston in Katy. I'm Katy too. Which school did you use? We are about to sign Thing 2 up to do it over the summer, and Katy Driving School says $435 She's doing the SafeWay Driving across from Katy High School. The lessons are online and then she will do the actual driving at the center. My son did the one off of Mason and Kingsland and I think it was around $400. |
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Post by luvnlifelady on Mar 11, 2016 16:49:41 GMT
We have to have a minimum of 6 hours behind the wheel for that portion of driver's ed here in Southern CA. The rest, DH has taught both kids mainly with many hours of driving all over. I think it was the $300-$350 range. More expensive for DS now than DD 3 years ago since we went with a different school. Three was also the online portion but that was pretty inexpensive since it was through Groupon (many area kids used it).
DS gets his licence in May and today, I let him drive to school (with me) for the first time. I'm not working right now, so this was his first opportunity to do that. He loved it!
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Post by bc2ca on Mar 11, 2016 16:55:26 GMT
In CA, if you get a license under 18, you need to do 30 hrs classroom + 6 hours behind the wheel lessons. Classroom can be as cheap as $20 through online schools, but BTW is going to be at least $300.
Some schools negotiate packages for extracurricular options, but the discount isn't very much.
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Post by just PEAchy on Mar 11, 2016 17:04:01 GMT
I'm in Indianapolis, it's $355 for 30 hours of classroom plus 6 hours behind the wheel. Last year, I only paid $285 for my ds, though, because they were running some kind of special.
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Post by StephDRebel on Mar 11, 2016 17:10:28 GMT
I paid about $400 this time last year and it was worth every penny! eta: I'm in south central Ohio. Where did you go? I'm getting ready to enroll3. Oy |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Mar 11, 2016 17:10:57 GMT
It just cost me $325 for Segment I in Michigan. I think Segment II is an additional $40.
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 11, 2016 17:36:53 GMT
Noethern Colorado, it is $400. If they wait until 15 1/2 it drops significantly because they don't have to do the classroom portion, buy they still have yo pay for the 6 hours drive time.
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Post by worrywart on Mar 11, 2016 17:44:01 GMT
It was like $450. That was 32 hours of in person class time and the behind the wheel parts. Well worth it!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2016 17:45:39 GMT
Between $300-500. This is private instruction. School based instruction went the way of the dodo bird in the late 80's.
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Post by salem on Mar 11, 2016 17:47:51 GMT
Around $600 here.
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Post by Rainy_Day_Woman on Mar 11, 2016 17:53:21 GMT
Here the 20 hours in class and 15 hour in road from Young Drivers is $1400!
It was still about $900 when I was 16. I never took it because I didn't have enough money (though looking back now it really seems like something my parents should have helped me pay for! I can't imagine making my daughter pay, lol.)
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Post by scrapbug on Mar 11, 2016 17:58:09 GMT
About $400 which is why we went the parent-taught approach with my kids. We paid $75 for the parent-taught. I would totally go that route again, but luckily I don't have to, as my youngest is 18.
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Post by hosschick on Mar 11, 2016 17:59:44 GMT
I paid about $400 this time last year and it was worth every penny! eta: I'm in south central Ohio. Where did you go? I'm getting ready to enroll3. Oy We used Neff , no complaints. The classroom was in their office (we used Chillicothe but Circleville I'm sure is closer for you); I believe we went two nights per week for just a few weeks, maybe? For the road driving, the instructor picked her up at the house (will do from school as well). It was individual instruction, although there were maybe 1 or 2 times there was one more person in the car during the pickup/dropoff process (which I was fine with, but some might bristle at the thought, idk). Good luck!  |
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