6 Easy Steps to get your Driver's License

The mission of driver education in Wisconsin high schools is to provide students with the skills to drive safely. Driver and safety education is based on the belief that this is a critical lifelong skill affecting the conservation and quality of human health and life. In order to accomplish its mission, driver and safety education programs focus on providing learning opportunities for the development of the skills, knowledge, and thought processes necessary to become a safe and efficient driver, and a responsible user of the Highway Transportation System (HTS).

Southwest Tech's Driver Education Program will prepare students with at least minimal capabilities for entry into the highway traffic system as vehicle operators, equip students with the knowledge and thought processes to enable them to make wise decisions as drivers and help students acquire the insight and motivation needed to become responsible users of the Highway Transportation System.

Southwest Tech offers both traditional and online driver education to students within our district and throughout the state, as well as behind-the-wheel instruction for our district high schools.

If you are unable to access documents here, please contact Driver Education (driversed@swtc.edu, 608.822.2466)
  • Face-To-Face Driver Ed Theory
  • REGISTERING FOR DRIVER EDUCATION FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES (SUMMER REGISTRATION)

    You must be 14 years of age or older and enrolled as a student or live within the district of this high school if home-schooled.

    Please use the student’s personal email while registering and stay away from using Chromebooks.

    You will need to click on a link to access the schools’ face-to-face classes. These are obtained in the summer school letters. If you do not have the letters, you can email driversed@swtc.edu.

    Parents of home-schooled students, please contact your district high school for confirmation of class dates and times, and any cancellations or schedule changes.

  • Online Option
  • REGISTERING FOR ONLINE DRIVERS’ EDUCATION

    You must be 14 years of age or older to enroll in Drivers Education.

    Please use the student’s personal email while registering and stay away from using Chromebooks.

    1. Click register now at the bottom
    2. Select theory class and add it to your cart
    3. Complete the driver education contact information form
    4. View cart/checkout in the upper right of screen
    5. Follow the instructions and agree to the policies and checkout to finish registration
    6. Pay the driver education theory class fee
    7. Receive a registration confirmation email

    You will be using Schoology for the online course. Click here to see how to get into Schoology.

  • Behind-the-Wheel
  • Registering for behind-the-wheel instruction

    Students will receive their permit application from their instructor after registration and payment of behind-the-wheel fees. Students should register for the course offered at the high school they attend or district they currently reside if home-schooled.

    Here are the 9 steps to register:

    1. To register for BTW click on the school’s link. If you need the link, you can contact you BTW instructor or email driversed@swtc.edu
    2. Click “Add to Cart”
    3. Create a profile or sign in to your SWTC account
    4. Fill out additional Information for drivers education and click submit (Use students email)
    5. Click “Checkout” in the upper right corner of your screen
    6. Once you have read the policies, check the “Agree to Policies” box
    7. Click “Checkout”
    8. Enter your payment information and click “Pay Now”
    9. You will see a receipt of your transaction and receive an email confirmation
  • For Adults (over 18)
  • REGISTERING FOR ADULT BEHIND-THE-WHEEL INSTRUCTION

    You must be over the age of 18 and live within the Southwest Tech district high schools we service. This class gets you six hours of driving with a licensed instructor to help pass the driving exam at the DMV

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