The Spring 2016 Drivers Education course will be offered March 28, 29, 30 and 31 at the Public Library Downtown, 1001 Broad St., not at Northgate Mall.
The class will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. each of those four days.
In Spring of 2015, the Tennessee State Legislature made legislative changes to restrict the use of traffic cameras. Additionally, those recent changes resulted in an increase in enrollment fees for Chattanooga’s Drivers Education Program. In response, the city of Chattanooga continues to extend a discount to ensure all families have access to drivers education at an affordable price.
Families whose household income is within the limits of the eligibility chart below, will pay an enrollment fee of $50. Families whose household income exceeds those limits will pay an enrollment fee of $200.
Eligibility for the $50 enrollment fee includes:
Households receiving benefits from WIC, TN SNAP or Families First
Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court
Students who meet the definition of homeless, runaway, or migrant
Households whose income qualifies for free or reduced price meals as determined within the limits on the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines (see chart below)
|
Household Size
|
Yearly
|
Monthly
|
Twice per month
|
Every two weeks
|
Weekly
|
|
1
|
$21,775
|
$1,815
|
$908
|
$838
|
$419
|
|
2
|
$29,471
|
$2,456
|
$1,228
|
$1,134
|
$567
|
|
3
|
$37,167
|
$3,098
|
$1,549
|
$1,430
|
$715
|
|
4
|
$44,863
|
$3,739
|
$1,870
|
$1,726
|
$863
|
|
5
|
$52,559
|
$4,380
|
$2,190
|
$2,022
|
$1,011
|
|
6
|
$60,255
|
$5,022
|
$2,511
|
$2,318
|
$1,159
|
|
7
|
$67,951
|
$5,663
|
$2,832
|
$2,614
|
$1,307
|
|
8
|
$75,647
|
$6,304
|
$3,152
|
$2,910
|
$1,455
|
|
Each additional
|
$7,696
|
$642
|
$321
|
$296
|
$148
|
To enroll:
Beginning Monday visit http://www.chattanooga.gov/transportation/traffic-engineering-a-operations/drivers-education
Review Spring 2016 course schedule
Print online application, complete and sign, attach check or money order for appropriate enrollment fee – either $50 or $200, depending upon total household income (eligibility documentation is required for the $50 fee), payable to City of Chattanooga and mail to:
Drivers Education Program
Chattanooga Department of Transportation
1250 Market Street, Suite 3030
Chattanooga TN 37402
Upon receipt of the completed application and enrollment fee (including eligibility documentation, where required), confirmation information will be mailed to the student and parents/guardians.
The Drivers Education Program is available to any city of Chattanooga resident 15-22 years of age. The program consists of 30 hours of classroom training offered over four days. Once the classroom portion has been completed, each participant will receive six hours of behind the wheel instruction, scheduled in three 2-hour sessions. There is a one-time enrollment fee of either $50 or $200, dependent upon household income eligibility.
For more information, call 643-5963 or 311 or visit http://www.chattanooga.gov/transportation/traffic-engineering-a-operations/drivers-education