Driver education courses in Alaska are offered to beginner drivers, ages 14 and older, who are planning to apply for their learner's permits and driver's licenses. Driver's training refresher courses for experienced drivers with multiple or repeat traffic offenses are also available, as is traffic school.

Taking driver's education or a driver's training class, regardless of your age or driver's license status, is a great way to gain familiarity with the rules of the road, learn how to operate a car and uphold the traffic laws. Most driver education classes will teach lessons in the classroom and offer behind-the-wheel experience, beyond what you can learn in the driver's handbook.

Where to Find Classes

The following is a listing of some driver education courses offered throughout Alaska:

Anchorage

• AA Drivers Educational School: (907) 562-9821

• American Association of Retired Persons: (907) 333-4063

• Anchorage Driver Training: (907) 349-9008

• Center for Employment Education: (907) 279-8451

Fairbanks

• Alaska Peace Officers Association: (907) 455-8835

• American Association of Retired Persons: (907) 479-0241

• Cherokee Riders: (907) 455-0010

• Center for Employment Education: (907) 479-8451

Juneau

• American Association of Retired Persons: (907) 586-2493

Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak, and Seldovia

• Manny's Driver Education: (907) 283-9518

• Peninsula Driving Academy: (907) 262-0891

• American Association of Retired Persons: (907) 260-3966

Ketchikan

• Alaska Driving Instruction: (907) 247-1421

Mat-Su Valley

• American Association of Retired Persons: (907) 376-0397

• Northern Industrial Training (NIT): (907) 357-6400

Petersburg

• Petersburg Community School (no classes in summer months): (907) 772-3980

Internet Courses

If you live in a remote part of Alaska or if attending a driving class in person is not an option for you, there is now the option of Internet-based driving classes.

Before you enroll into an Internet driver education or training course, be sure that it is sanctioned by the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles.

Internet Courses in Alaska

Here is a listing of the Internet courses available in Alaska:

• AlaskaDriver.com (888) 714-7425

• DrivingUniversity.com (877) 937-4846

• I Drive Safely (800) 723-1955

• TrafficSchoolOnline (800) 800-3579

• GoToTrafficSchool (888) 329-7069

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