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Greenlight Driving Academy · Columbus
MI 01 Teen driver's ed

The whole licensing route, mapped and priced

Ohio asks under-18s for 24 classroom hours, 8 instructor hours, and 50 parent hours. We run the first two, coach you through the third, and publish what all of it costs — right here, not after a phone call.

Smiling teenage student behind the wheel while her instructor takes notes on a clipboard
MI 02 Graduated licensing

Five mile markers between 15½ and the license

  1. 15½ Marker 1

    Temporary permit (TIPIC)

    Pass the 40-question knowledge test at the BMV. Our classroom course and its 1,000-question practice bank get most students there in two to three weeks.

  2. 24 hrs Marker 2

    Classroom instruction

    State-approved driver education — ours is self-paced online, so it fits around soccer season. Start before the permit if you like; there's no order requirement.

  3. 8 hrs Marker 3

    In-car with an instructor

    Eight hours behind the wheel of a dual-brake car with a licensed instructor. Permit required before the first drive — Ohio law, no exceptions.

  4. 50 hrs Marker 4

    Parent-supervised practice

    Fifty logged hours with a parent or guardian, ten of them at night. We hand you the log sheet and a coaching guide so the driveway arguments stay short.

  5. 16 Marker 5

    Road test & probationary license

    Held the permit six months, finished everything above, sixteen years old: book the state road test. Take it in our car if you want the one you learned in.

No permit yet? That's the normal starting point. The classroom half needs no permit at all, and its practice-test bank is how most of our students pass the knowledge test in the first place. In-car hours unlock the day the permit card exists — Ohio law, no exceptions, and we'd rather tell you that here than after you've paid.

MI 03 Packages & published prices

Four packages, no "call us" anywhere

Most chosen

Teen Complete

Ohio's full graduated-licensing course

$565 $71/hr equiv.

  • 24 hours of state-approved classroom (self-paced online, start tonight)
  • 8 one-hour in-car lessons with a licensed instructor
  • Permit practice-test bank (1,000+ questions)
  • Written progress note to a parent after every drive
  • Certificate of completion filed with the state for you

Ohio's legal minimum for under-18 licensing. Teens also need 50 parent-supervised hours — we give you the log sheet and a parent coaching guide.

Book Teen Complete

Teen Complete Plus

The full course + 4 extra drives + test day

$779 $65/hr equiv.

  • Everything in Teen Complete
  • 4 extra in-car hours (12 total) — highway, night, and rain when we can get it
  • Road-test day package: 1-hour warm-up + our dual-brake car for the test
  • Priority afternoon and Saturday slots

The extra hours matter more than the test-day car. Most first-attempt fails we see are practice gaps, not nerves.

Book Teen Complete Plus

Classroom only

24-hour state-approved online course

$189

  • 24 hours of state-approved online classroom, self-paced
  • Permit practice-test bank (1,000+ questions)
  • Completion certificate for your BMV file

No permit needed to start — most families begin here the week the student turns 15½. Enroll by phone or at the front desk; no lesson scheduling required.

Enroll by phone — no scheduling needed

In-car 8

8 in-car hours if classroom is done elsewhere

$429 $54/hr equiv.

  • 8 one-hour in-car lessons with a licensed instructor
  • Written progress note to a parent after every drive
  • Joint state filing with your classroom provider

Bring your classroom completion certificate to lesson one — the state wants both halves filed together.

Book In-car 8

MI 04 For parents

You'll know how every drive went — in writing

After each lesson, the instructor writes a short note: what was practiced, what was shaky, what to repeat during your 50 supervised hours. No decoding a teenager's "it was fine" required.

  • The 50-hour log & coaching guide

    A printed log sheet plus a parent guide — which routes to drive in which order, and what to say instead of gasping.

  • Ride along on lesson one

    Back seat, observer role — see exactly how instruction works before the routine starts.

  • State filing handled

    Classroom and in-car certificates filed together with the BMV — you never chase paperwork between providers.

Start with the classroom tonight

Enroll in the online classroom today and book in-car hours whenever the permit lands. Questions about where your teen fits? Call (614) 555-0164 — a teaching instructor answers, not a sales script.

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