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Start your teen driver on the right road with AAA Driving School

The right driving school can make all the difference. That's why AAA developed a premier research-based curriculum with teen safety in mind.

Help prepare your teen for the road ahead

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New Hampshire AAA Driving School Novice Driver Education Course

The New Hampshire driver education course includes a research-based curriculum with highly interactive content that focuses on safety, not speed of course completion. The course meets the New Hampshire Bureau of Motor vehicles training requirements.

In-person driver education course includes:

  • 30 hours of classroom instruction
  • 10 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction
  • 6 hours of observation time

Adult driver services

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Roadwise Driver Course

AAA's in-person (select locations) course helps drivers who are 55 and older understand age-related changes and how to adjust their driving accordingly.

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Driver Evaluation Audit

This in-car skills audit takes the driver along a route giving an instructor the opportunity to observe performance. This program is available in select locations and lasts no more than 90 minutes.

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Driver Improvement

The AAA Driver Attitude Program is a convenient, state-approved course designed to help New Hampshire drivers strengthen safe driving habits and make better decisions behind the wheel. Successful completion may reduce license points, qualify drivers for insurance discounts, and meet requirements for New Hampshire traffic offenders.

Train the trainer services

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DIP (Driver Improvement Program) Instructor Training

  • Advanced Defensive Driving: Deepen your knowledge of specialized defensive driving techniques, hazard recognition, and collision avoidance.
  • Behavioral Modification: Learn how to facilitate discussions that challenge risky driving attitudes and motivate positive behavioral shifts.
  • State Certification Readiness: Complete the specific, state-approved requirements necessary to officially certify drivers for point reduction or court mandates.

Private driving lessons

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Upgrade your driving skills with private lessons

Whether you want to give your teen driver extra experience and confidence after their Driver’s Ed course, or you’re an adult looking to sharpen your skills, mastering the road takes time. Private driving lessons give tailored, one-on-one instruction to build real-world confidence.

Behind-the-wheel private lessons:

  • Targeted practice routes designed to build confidence in real traffic situations
  • Additional lessons can support freeway driving, evening driving, and anti-lock braking system (ABS) instruction

Frequently asked questions

New to our driving program? Find answers to the most common questions about lessons, scheduling, and what to expect on your road to getting licensed.

Students may begin scheduling driving lessons after completion of the third class. This is a state requirement: there are no exceptions.

Students must have an active portal and must be signed into the portal to schedule driving lessons. Students may have up to two driving lessons scheduled at any given time. Once a student has signed up for a Driver Ed session, instructions will be emailed on how to successfully sign up for a student portal.

The in-classroom session is scheduled over a six-week period, with driving lessons extending after that. The complete driver education course includes 30-hours of classroom, 10-hours behind-the-wheel and 6-hours of observation.

Yes, the course must be completed within 180 calendar days from the last class.

A $200 deposit is due at registration. The remaining balance is due before the Parent/Student Orientation. If you need to cancel your space in the class, you must provide notice at least two weeks before the orientation, upon which your deposit will be refunded. If you cancel within the two-week period before orientation, your $200 deposit will be forfeited. No refunds will be given after the student has begun the class.

If a student needs to cancel, and reschedule a driving lesson, the student may do so through the Student Portal. Driving lessons must be cancelled at least 24 business hours prior to the driving lesson, otherwise a $50.00 fee may be incurred. The fee must be paid before the next driving lesson, or the next driving lesson may be cancelled.

Research shows that the best learning experience is when behind-the-wheel training is integrated with the classroom learning. New Hampshire DMV requires that students must complete the full driver education program within six months from the last class.

Full payment is required to be received by the school no later than 10 business days prior to the Parent/Student Orientation date for that session.

The State of New Hampshire requires 30 hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction, and the student must observe another student drive for 6 hours. Students MUST be in the classroom at the appointed class time, if a student is more than 10 minutes late, they will be marked as absent. If a student misses a class for good cause, the student will be allowed to complete a project equal to the time missed and pertaining to the material that was covered. Any student exceeding 4 hours of missed classroom instruction will be removed from the program, and no refund will be issued. Good cause shall include illness or injury of the student, or a death in the immediate family (including household members and grandparents), or natural disaster so declared by an official government authority. Schedule conflicts due to extracurricular activities, sports, vacations, or work do not meet the definition of just cause for missing class.

Student portal

Registered driving school students can log in to view upcoming behind-the-wheel lessons, make or modify appointments, and more.

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Start your teen driver on the right road

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