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Best Driver's Ed Courses In Baltimore

January and February are generally considered the best months for buying a car. Not to mention the fact that President's Day is right around the corner, considered one of the best holidays to shop for the newest model of cars. Maryland law requires that all new drivers complete a driver education course with a supervising driver before driving on their own. To get your teenager ready to take on the road as a first-time driver, or get yourself back behind the wheel (or even for the first time), check out five of the Best Driver's Ed courses in Baltimore.

Roland Park Driving School
711 W 40th St., Suite 205
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 467-7737
www.rpds.net

Roland Park Driving School is conveniently located in The Rotunda Shopping Center, near local Baltimore colleges and high schools offering a full array of driver education services including classroom and on-the-road driver instruction to driver improvement classes. They have evening and weekend sessions for convenient scheduling needs. They even offer gift certificates, great for a birthday or a graduation gift. Magnetic student driver signs are available for a $25 refundable deposit, which is such a cool courtesy for it's consumer driving students.

ABC Driver Education
3614 Eastern Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 522-1099
www.driveabc.com

ABC Driver Education offers seven Maryland locations with one in Baltimore city via Highlandtown. They even offer Spanish-only classes. Their specialized one-on-one training is a highlight of their service. If your in need of individual driving lessons they cost $60 per hour, or you can purchase six hours for $300. stick shift training is also available for $75 per hour.

Agape Driving School LLC
10 North Calvert St., Suite L100
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 385-9666
www.agapedrivingschoolllc.com

AGAPE (pronounced a-gah-pee) Driving School offers non-AGAPE Students services at $100 per two hours of Driving Instruction and $280 for six hours of driving instruction. Current and former AGAPE students only pay $80 per two hours of driving instruction. AGAPE Driving School is conveniently located in 10 North Calvert Street and visitors are advised that the entrance to the school is on Fayette Street, which is right near downtown Baltimore.

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EZ Learning Driving School 
3 Greenwood Place
Pikesville, MD 21208
(443) 660-9400
www.ezlearningmd.net

EZ Learning Driving School is a premier instructor lead driving school in the DMV area. They certified and licensed by the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. Consumer reviews suggest that their driving services are fast, easy and fun. It's the winter season, which is a great time to sign up for a local driver's education course. 

CBS Driving School
1846 W North Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 383-7483
www.cbsdrivingschool.com

CBS Driving School has two locations in Maryland and one is conveniently located in West Baltimore, offering a 36-hour basic driver education course which includes 30 hours of classroom instruction and six hours of behind-the-wheel instruction. Their other services include: extra behind-the-wheel instruction, practice for MVA driving skills test, car rental for the MVA skills6 test, remedial instruction, the driver improvement program (also known as DIP courses) both online or in a classroom setting, and lastly three-hour alcohol & drug education program courses. For consumer convenience, they offer the alcohol & drug education program online.

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Tradina DeMary is a photo journalist. She is better known as Baltimore Budget Events Examiner, one of the best social event enthusiasts in Baltimore City. She is very zealous about city living and urban exploration in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area. She has a background in applied information technology with a master's degree from Towson University. When she is not busy attending social events and taking photos for the Examiner.com. She manages a website about personal growth through poetry, cooking, music, DIY projects and consumer advocacy. Such a local lifestyle guru her other professional news column can be found at Examiner.com here. www.examiner.com/budget-events-in-baltimore/tradina-demary
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