We Are North County, CA’s #1 Driving School

Providing professional driving education for over 40 years. Experience with adults and teenagers alike.

Become a Confident Safe Driver in North County!

Experienced driving instructor, custom lessons, and real success stories for teenagers and adults who’ve completed our safe driver course in North County.

Learn from an Experienced Coach Who Truly Cares About Your Driving Success

Why Choose North County School of Driving?

Learn from an Experienced Coach Who Truly Cares About Your Driving Success

Instructor's Background

As a former high school teacher and coach, I understand how teens learn best. I provide patient, supportive instruction that builds confidence and ensures safe driving habits.

Structured Program

Our trusted 3-lesson program guides you from the basics to advanced driving techniques, ensuring you're fully prepared for the mock DMV test and confident on the road.

Personalized Attention

We offer small class sizes and personalized feedback to make sure each student gets the attention and support they need to succeed.

Personalized Attention

We offer small class sizes and personalized feedback to make sure each student gets the attention and support they need to succeed.

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Learn from an Experienced Coach Who Truly Cares About Your Driving Success

Instructor's Background

As a former high school teacher and coach, I understand how teens learn best. I provide patient, supportive instruction that builds confidence and ensures safe driving habits.

Structured Program

Our trusted 3-lesson program guides you from the basics to advanced driving techniques, ensuring you're fully prepared for the mock DMV test and confident on the road.

Personalized Attention

We offer small class sizes and personalized feedback to make sure each student gets the attention and support they need to succeed.

Modern Fleet

Drive in safe, comfortable, and up-to-date vehicles for a smooth learning experience.

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Our Classes

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Online Driver Education Program, YourDriversEdOnline.com
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Our 3-Lesson Program: A Roadmap to Driving Success

Master the Road with Our Structured 3-Lesson Program

Building Foundational Driving Skills For Beginners

Our training includes essential safety and starting procedures for a secure driving experience. You’ll master hand-over-hand steering and the SMOG technique for safe merging. We’ll cover straight backing, perpendicular parking, and effective visual habits for navigating intersections. Additionally, you’ll learn basic right and left turns, stopping positions, and techniques for smooth braking and acceleration control. Finally, you’ll become familiar with red light and stop sign procedures for safe stopping.

This lesson lays the groundwork for safe driving. You’ll learn essential car control techniques, proper steering, and visual scanning to navigate intersections safely. We’ll cover starting and stopping procedures, basic turns, and parking maneuvers.

Ready to Get Behind the Wheel?

Intermediate Driving Techniques

Highway and freeway driving lessons, the Mirror Smith System, following distance, lane changes and U-turns, parking techniques (uphill, downhill, angle), straight backing, and lane positioning.
Ready to improve your safe driving skills? We’ll build on your foundation by introducing highway driving, including merging and exiting smoothly. You’ll learn the Smith System for effective mirror use and situational awareness, plus gain confidence in lane changes, U-turns, and various parking techniques. Let’s get you driving like a pro!

Ready to Get Behind the Wheel?

Advanced Techniques & DMV Test Preparation

Review of Lessons 1 & 2, Mock DMV Test, Parallel Parking, Adverse Weather Conditions (if applicable), Cover Pre-Drive Checklist, Final Assessment & Feedback.

Get ready for your DMV driving test with a comprehensive review and a mock test at your chosen testing location. We’ll perfect your parallel parking skills and cover essential pre-drive safety checks. You’ll also receive personalized feedback to ensure you’re fully prepared.

Ready to Get Behind the Wheel?

Our Process

Services We Provide

North County, CA's #1 Driving School

North County School of Driving was established in 1991 to provide quality instruction in both driver education and behind the wheel training. Our experienced professionals have designed a program that utilizes traffic safety education to create an effective and powerful learning experience.

Our professionals have over 40 years experience in the traffic education field, including classroom driver education, online driver education, behind-the-wheel training and formal in-school education. For this reason, North County School of Driving has been developed to ensure both quality and effective training through the best mediums available today!

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Pricing That Makes Sense

Affordable Custom Driving Lessons with Exclusive Package Deals

$165
(pay as you go)

$480
(Save $15!)

$640
(Save $20!)

$165
for a 2-hour lesson

$480
(Mondays & Tuesdays)

Need a car for your DMV driving test? We provide a reliable vehicle and pre-test support.

Our package deals offer significant opportunities for saving and ensure you get the comprehensive Driving techniques you need for safe driving skills.

Affordable Custom Driving Lessons with Exclusive Package Deals

  • 2-Hour Lesson: $165
  • 6-Hour Package: $480 (Save $15!)
  • 8-Hour Package: $640 (Save $20!)
  • Senior Lesson: $165
  • DMV Test Car Use: $480 (Mondays & Tuesdays) - Need a car for your DMV driving test? We provide a reliable vehicle and pre-test support.

Our Team

Meet Our Expert Trainers

What Our Students Say

Don't Just Take Our Word for It

“Your teen drivers course was a challenge. Yet it was presented in a simple form. It was great! I liked it a lot!”

KAITLYN D. Student

“The price was right and the information I learned prepared me for the permit test.”

SERGEY T Student

“My instructor taught me how to drive! He displayed patience, knowledge and made it easy to understand his directions. I enjoyed the experience!”

MEGAN M. Student

“I was very pleased with the program. It was a great way to learn the material! You can’t beat the convenience of the class. We didn’t have to take Scott anywhere. He was able to complete the program in a short time and passed his test with ease.”

SERGEY TMRS. Student

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Areas We Serve

Conveniently Located to Serve North County San Diego

Conveniently Located to Serve North County San Diego

Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Torrey Pines, Fairbanks Ranch.

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If you just paid for a 2-hour lesson and are trying to book again, use your link and password to find orders inside of DriveScout, select products and create another 2-hour lesson and pay for the lesson. You will then be given access to the DriveScout calendar.