Western Slope Driving Institute Classes

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Enrollment is quick and easy.    Click HERE for city-specific Class Details & Pricing
 

 

Online Home Study

  • Easy to Use
  • Self Paced
  • DMV Approved
  • Interactive Activities
  • Videos
  • Online Quizzes
  • Final Exam
Western Slope Driving institute now offers the perfect driver education solution for the busy teen on the go. With today’s exceedingly fast paced world, it’s nice to have an option that lets you choose when and where you go to driving school. The online course features interactive flash activities, videos, quizzes and the final exam. Our online home study course is powered by Moodle which is the same content management system in use by many of our nation’s top colleges and universities for delivery of online courses. Moodle will keep track of your progress through the 10 modules. Also at the end of each module the student will be given immediate feedback on their progress with an online quiz. In addition to all the online activities we also include 6 hours of drive time with one of our highly qualified driving instructors. This is really a great solution for a student who is on the go. However we do recommend the 36 hour class if it is at all possible to attend. The teacher and student interaction is hard to replace but if you just can’t do it then our online class is the next best thing.

 

 

36 Hour Program

  • State of Colorado Approved
  • Defensive Driving
  • Scanning
  • D.U.I Class
  • Highway Driving
  • Understanding Your Vehicle
  • Malfunction Drills
  • Behind-The-Wheel Driving

 

 

Why Course 500 is the best: 

  • Because the law requires that the teen drive take it between the ages of 14.6 and 15.6.

  • The program teaches the teen the A through Z of driving a car and comes with 6 hours of behind-the- wheel drive time with a Western Slope Driving Institute instructor.

  • It teaches students the Smith System of scanning, which means they will learn to Search, Evaluate, and Execute a maneuver to avoid high risk situations. 

  • It teaches them how to function in the real world of driving such as steering techneques, braking techniques, how to make a left turn and a right turn correctly and safely, and how to properly set up for a lane change.

Students will learn malfunction drills, such as: what to do if … your car has a tire blowout; the headlights fail while driving; the accelerator sticks to the floor’ the brakes fail’ the engine quits running while driving, etc.


Students will be taught the different signage they will encounter in their driving career’ how to identify at a distance by shape and color. 

 

A full unit is spent on the D.U.I. portion of the program, a critically important element for the teen’s safety.  The CO State laws and severe consequences of violations are clearly presented.  Further, through a series of Power Point slides and very memorable videos, the tragic consequences associated with making bad decisions about driving after drinking or using drugs are vividly driven home to the teens.

 

This program, in most cases, will give parents an insurance discount.  Also, their teen could receive a discount with a B average in school.

 

The permit test is included in the price of program 500, 400, and 300 but not with the other programs. The student will also receive their affidavit of course completion at this time, qualifying those who are 15 or over to get their permit. 

 

Defensive Driving Course
(DDC-4)

This course is a 4 hour driver awareness program approved by the State of Colorado.  The class is taught using the National Safety Council DDC-4 program.  Student will use a workbook to guide them through the course instruction.  This course is designed for students who don’t want the 30 hour course, companies who are looking to enhance their fleet management teams or employee skills in fleet vehicles, and for those who have received a traffic ticket.

Drive Time
Drive Time is designed for drivers who need 6 hours of drive time as required by the DMV.  Drive Time can be broken up into 2, 4, or 6 hour segments and must be paid at the time of scheduling, via credit card or cash only.

Drive Time is designed to train students in a multi faceted environment in which they will be driving.  The areas of target the student will learn are: getting ready to drive; residential and country; business district; and highway driving.  Students will be evaluated during the drive by the WSDI instructor.