Maryland Driver Education
Ready to get your Maryland driver’s license? Charlie’s Driving School is MDOT MVA Approved, with live online classes you can take from anywhere in the state and behind-the-wheel lessons whenever you need them. Whether you’re just starting out or need to complete a specific requirement, we have the right class for you — in English and Spanish, on your phone, tablet, or computer.
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Maryland 36-Hour Driver Education Program
Start the online classes at age 15, no learner's permit needed
For new Maryland drivers, teens and adults. Complete 30 hours of live online classroom instruction and six hours of behind-the-wheel training. English and Spanish classes are available, with weekday and weekend schedules.
Payment plan available
3-Hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program
Required for all out-of-country applicants in Maryland
If you currently have a driver's license from another country or an Armed Forces License, you must complete the 3-Hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program before you can receive a license.
Driver Improvement Program (DIP)
Required by MVA referral, or taken voluntarily
This program is intended to provide driver rehabilitation. You will receive an MVA referral letter that will provide you with the requirements of the Driver Improvement Program. Failure to complete this program will result in a license suspension.
Additional Services
More Ways We Can Help
Car Rental for Driving Test
Save the hassle and rent a driving school vehicle for your driving test. Includes a 30-minute Pre-Test Prep Session — a warm-up drive on the test route and reverse parking — with your MVA check-in handled for you.
Learn moreRemedial In-Car Training
Extra behind-the-wheel practice to reinforce your driver's ed training, from 2-hour refreshers to 60-hour packages.
Learn moreCar & Interpreter Bundle
Our rental vehicle plus a professional interpreter for your driving test — everything you need in one appointment.
Learn moreInterpreter Service
A professional interpreter to assist you during your MVA driving test.
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How Charlie's Gets You Road Ready
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The Vehicle You'll Learn and Test In
20,000+ People Started their Driving Career with Charlie's
Join the drivers across Maryland who earned their license with us — and recommend us to their friends and family.
20,000+
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Certified instructors
Patient, MVA certified instructors who teach new drivers every day.
New vehicles
Learn and test in well-maintained, late-model school vehicles.
Anywhere in Maryland
Take the Virtual Online Zoom Classes from anywhere in Maryland.
Your MDOT MVA Approved Maryland Driving School
Charlie's Driving School is a Maryland driving school with offices in Gaithersburg and Hagerstown. Every new driver in Maryland must complete the 36-hour driver education program: 30 hours of virtual classroom instruction plus six hours of behind-the-wheel training with a certified instructor. The program offers flexible payments — pay as you go. Start your virtual Zoom classes, then pay your remaining balance in your portal after successfully completing your online classes to schedule your three in-car lessons.
Already licensed in another country or the Armed Forces? Take our 3-Hour Roadway Safety program. Need to rent a car for your MVA test? See driving test car rental, or view all Maryland driving school prices and the class schedule.
Our classroom lessons are held online, so students anywhere in Maryland can enroll, from Montgomery, Frederick, Washington and Prince George's counties to Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel and the rest of the state. Behind-the-wheel lessons and MVA test car rental are available at our Gaithersburg and Hagerstown locations.
Gaithersburg Location
101 Lakeforest Blvd, Suite 102
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Hagerstown Location
480 Premium Outlets Blvd
Hagerstown, MD 21740
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Office Hours: Monday–Friday 10:00am–5:00pm · Saturday–Sunday Closed
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