Santa Barbara Driver Training & Education

Carpenteria, Fillmore, Goleta & Santa Barbara

At Safety First, we offer several packages for driver's education and training. The tuition for each package varies depending on the number of behind the wheel lessons and classroom or online driver's education.

Customers in Santa Barbara Area - Please note: Due to higher cost of operation for this area, we are forced to have a separate pricing structure for this district.

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Package	Description	Driver training only	Driver training with classroom or online driver's ed
Basic Package 6 Hour Fundamentals of Driving / DMV Test Prep.	This includes 6 hours of driver's training split into 3 individual lessons. The lessons are spread out over 6 months (182 days) and includes: Fundamentals of driving DMV test preparation	$460	$510
Freeway & Canyon Package 10 Hour Freeway & Canyons	This includes 10 hours of driver's training split into 5 individual lessons. The lessons are spread out over 6 months (182 days) and includes: Fundamentals of driving DMV test preparation Freeway and Canyon driving	$739	$789
Defensive Driving Package 14 Hour Accident Avoidance Maneuvers / Emergency Procedures	This includes 14 hours of driver's training split into 7 individual lessons. The lessons are spread out over 6 months (182 days) and includes: Fundamentals of driving DMV test preparation Freeway and Canyon driving Defensive driving Emergency procedures Evasive maneuvers	$874	$924
Advanced Package 1 20 Hour Fundamentals of Driving / DMV Test Prep. / Freeway & Canyons/ Accident Avoidance Maneuvers / Emergency Procedures, and any skills that needs to refined	This includes 20 hours of driver's training split into 10 individual lessons. The lessons are spread out over 6 months (182 days) and includes: Fundamentals of driving DMV test preparation Freeway and Canyon driving Defensive driving Emergency procedures Evasive maneuvers	$1,084	$1,124
Advanced Package 2 30 Hour Fundamentals of Driving / DMV Test Prep. / Freeway & Canyons/ Accident Avoidance Maneuvers / Emergency Procedures and any skills that you need to be refined	This includes 30 hours of driver's training split into 15 individual lessons. The lessons are spread out over 6 months (182 days) and includes: Fundamentals of driving DMV test preparation Freeway and Canyon driving Defensive driving Emergency procedures Evasive maneuvers	$1,444	$1,484
Advanced Package 3 40 Hour Fundamentals of Driving / DMV Test Prep. / Freeway & Canyons/ Accident Avoidance Maneuvers / Emergency Procedures, and any skills that you needs to be refined	This includes 40 hours of driver's training split into 20 individual lessons. The lessons are spread out over 6 months (182 days) and includes: Fundamentals of driving DMV test preparation Freeway and Canyon driving Defensive driving Emergency procedures Evasive maneuvers	$1,779	$1,824
Advanced Package 4 56 Hour Fundamentals of Driving / DMV Test Prep. / Freeway & Canyons/ Accident Avoidance Maneuvers / Emergency Procedures, and any skills that you needs to be refined	This includes 56 hours of driver's training split into 28 individual lessons. The lessons are spread out over 6 months (182 days) and includes: Fundamentals of driving DMV test preparation Freeway and Canyon driving Defensive driving Emergency procedures Evasive maneuvers	$2,284	$2,324

Add-On's
Upgrade Lesson - 1 lesson/2 hours	One lessons, two hours of Instruction. Any lessons of your choice.	$185
Upgrade Lesson - 2 lessons/4 hours	Two lessons, each two hours each for a total of four hours of Instruction. Any lessons of your choice.	$350

Driver's Training (behind the wheel) for Teens

Driver's training is the behind the wheel portion of the training process. Each lesson is two hours long and we offer pick-up at your home, our office or School Pick-up (Click Here for School Pick-Up locations ). At Safety First, we have developed a structured curriculum for our behind the wheel lessons. They are geared towards safety and a thoroughness so that your teen will be ready to handle themselves on the road. We have broken the lessons out as follows:

Lessons 1 through 3

Fundamentals of driving
DMV drive test preparation

Lessons 4 and 5

Freeways
Canyons

Lessons 6 and 7

Defensive driving
Accident avoidance techniques and thought processes
Evasive maneuvers (e.g. sudden stops, swerving to avoid objects in the road)
Emergency procedures

Lessons 8 through 28

Practice of advanced driving techniques
Driving in progressively more difficult situations (night time driving, congested traffic etc.)
Phase checks approximately every 7 lessons

We recommend that once your teen starts the driver training program, you try to schedule lessons about every two weeks. This will give enough time to practice with your parents or other adult drivers while not stretching out the lessons so long that the student forgets what was learned in the last lesson.

Scheduling of Driver training lessons

Please bear in mind that while we strive to make everyone happy, sometimes it can take a while to schedule you driver training lesson. Depending on your location and availability and the location and availability of your instructor, there are occasions when it can be several weeks before a driver training lesson can be scheduled. Remember, you have to hold the permit for at least six months before you can take the drive test so if you cannot get on the schedule for a few weeks, it really won't affect the date you can get your driver's license

Available Upon Request:
Women Instructors | Spanish Speaking Instructors | Farsi Speaking Instructors

We also serve the special needs students, please ask for details.