North Carolina Homeschool "ology"

Once your student has completed the Driver’s education course and received their certificate of completion, they will need to complete a DEC form (good for 30 days)�in order to show that they are eligable to�receive their Driver’s license.

“The DEC form is required in addition to the official State of North Carolina Driver Education course completion certificate which indicates that the student has successfully completed a State of North Carolina approved student driver education course of study.”

Your local school district can provide specific information about their Driver’s Education Courses and their schedules. You will need to register according to your local district’s requirements. NC provides funds for the courses in Driver’s Education, so your school’s location will be the determining factor in which school district you contact. The State only provides funds for each student to take the course ONE time, so if your student doesn’t meet the requirements the first time, you will have to provide/pay for an approved Driver’s Education course for your student fi they wish to obtain a Driver’s License.

How to order a DEC?

If you are the chief administrator of a North Carolina non-public school (home or conventional) which has been registered with DNPE for at least the last six calendar months and meets all current North Carolina requirements for such a school, call DNPE�24/7�at (919) 733-4276.�

As soon as the recorded DNPE greeting begins, press 3 for DECs; then, have paper and pencil in hand as you then listen carefully to the recorded instructions concerning the following seven items you will be asked to leave as a voice message after the sound of the tone:� The type of school (either home or conventional); county in which it is located; name of the school’s chief administrator; the school’s name; its mailing address, including city and zip code; its area code and telephone number; and, the number of DECs needed.�

After this information has been electronically recorded, the DECs will then be mailed via US mail within 48 hours, unless it was recorded during the weekend or on a state holiday.� DEC requests via US mail are also accepted.�Please give them at least 7 days to process the DEC before calling again to check on this.

There is no DEC financial cost involved.

Further Information on obtaining the NC “Driving Eligibility Certificate” (DEC)�can be found here:

�http://www.ncdnpe.org/FAQs/hhh105a.aspx

Remember: when your student goes to the DMV, they will need to have both the DEC (expires after 30 days from issuance date)�and a certificate of completion from their Driver’s Education Course unless they are over 18 years of age. The DMV may require other documents as well, so check with them to see what they require in addition to the above.