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Virginia homeschool driver's ed: online classroom courses

Homeschooled Virginia teens can take the classroom part through a Department of Education approved correspondence course, with a parent teaching the in-car lessons. These are the courses on the DMV's list.

Prices and features checked September 27, 2026 on each provider's own site.

Virginia rules at a glance

Who needs it

Anyone under 18: a state-approved program of 36 classroom periods (30 hours), 7 driving and 7 observation periods, plus a 90-minute parent/teen session. From January 1, 2027, first-time drivers aged 18–20 need it too.

Homeschooled teens

The classroom part can be a correspondence (online) course approved by the Virginia Department of Education. A parent can teach the in-car part after DMV authorization (form HS-1).

Everyone else

The online classroom must come from a Virginia-licensed driver training school; national online courses don't count. We'll add local schools later.

Northern Virginia

In Planning District 8 (Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park), the 90-minute parent/teen session is in person.

Practice driving

45 supervised hours (15 after sunset), certified by a parent, and a learner's permit held for 9 months.

Rules summarized from the Virginia DMV's driver education and homeschool pages; courses on this page are on the DMV's list of approved correspondence courses. Official source: Virginia DMV.

What to do, in order

1. Choose a correspondence course from the DMV's approved list.
2. Get DMV authorization for the parent to teach the in-car part (form HS-1).
3. Complete 7 driving and 7 observation periods and the 90-minute parent/teen session.
4. Log 45 supervised hours, 15 after sunset, and hold the permit for 9 months.

Approved online courses

1. American Safety Council

   Homeschool driver education (classroom) · $55

   • Approved for Virginia homeschoolers; a parent can teach the in-car part

2. DriverEdToGo

   Homeschool driver education (classroom) · $55

   • Approved for Virginia homeschoolers; a parent can teach the in-car part

3. National Driver Training

   Homeschool driver education (classroom) · $65

   • Approved for Virginia homeschoolers; a parent can teach the in-car part

4. iDriveSafely

   Homeschool driver education (classroom) · $74

   • Approved for Virginia homeschoolers; a parent can teach the in-car part

5. AAA Driver Training

   Homeschool driver education (classroom) · $74.95

   • Approved for Virginia homeschoolers; a parent can teach the in-car part

6. EZ Drive Virginia

   Homeschool driver education (classroom) · $75

   • Approved for Virginia homeschoolers; a parent can teach the in-car part

7. National Driver Training Institute

   Homeschool driver education (classroom) · $80

   • Approved for Virginia homeschoolers; a parent can teach the in-car part

8. VADETS Online Course

   Homeschool driver education (classroom) · $119

   • Approved for Virginia homeschoolers; a parent can teach the in-car part

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