Drivers Education - Classroom and Behind The Wheel Instruction

Cloquet Community Education offers Driver’s Education for students in Cloquet (including CAAEP) and Fond du Lac only. We check to make sure students go to these schools. If you are open enrolled, you must call the Community Education office at 879-1261 to sign up.

Get ready to learn how to drive! This fun class has 30 hours of classroom learning. You will learn the rules of the road and how to drive safely. You will also get 6 hours of driving practice with an instructor.

You must come to all classes. You need to finish all 30 hours before you can take your permit test. After you finish the class, you will be matched with a driving instructor. You will also get your blue E-card so you can take your permit test.

Join us to start learning how to drive safely and feel confident on the road!

Classroom instructor: Dave Esse
Driving instructors: Dave Esse and David Wangen

When you sign up, use the student’s full legal name (including middle name) and birth date exactly as it is on their birth certificate.

If you choose to make payments on the class fee, the second half is due on October 1 for the September class, February 1 for the January class, and May 1 for the April class. Registering a credit card on your account will allow you to automatically make the payment when it is due. 

2026-2027 school year schedule:

September 21 - October 26, 2026 (no class October 14) Student must be 15 by December 31, 2026

January 11 - February 22, 2027 (no class January 18 & 25, February 15) Student must be 15 by April 1, 2027

April class: April 12 - May 12, 2027: Student must be 15 by August 31, 2027