Alan Hoskins, Supervisor of Public Information
Monday, July 26, 2010
College Advancement
A Driver’s Education course for the beginning driver will be offered at the Leavenworth Center of Kansas City Kansas Community College beginning Tuesday, Aug. 3.
Held each Tuesday and Thursday from 6-9 p.m. in the Leavenworth Center at 225 Cherokee in downtown Leavenworth, the course will run through Sept. 2.
A state-approved course, it will consist of 30 hours of classroom instruction, six hours of driving instruction and 12 hours of observation, completion of the course requirements may lead to certification for a Kansas Driver’s license.
James Hathaway, a State of Kansas and National Safety Council certified instructor, will arrange the driving and observation time after the class begins and the entire 18 hours of driving and observation time will be outside the classroom instruction hours and may extend beyond the course completion date.
To be eligible to take the class, the student must be 15 years of age or older, obtain a State of Kansas Instructional Permit from the Department of Motor Vehicles and register in person at the Leavenworth Center.
Cost of the class is $275 and parents of minors are encouraged to attend the first night of class. Enrollment is limited to 24 students.