Marietta/Cobb Driver’s Education, a joint program of Cobb County Schools and Marietta City Schools, has received a $364,190 grant from the Georgia Driver Education Commission to buy 20 replacement vehicles for driving instruction, textbooks for additional classes and safety equipment.
In operation for 30 years as the first public school program licensed by the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety, the program serves high school students in not only Marietta and Cobb but also Fulton and Bartow Counties and surrounding areas, helping them pass the state’s driver training course and obtain a Georgia Class D driver’s license.
“The cost of the course is $385, and we have educated around 2,100 students per year,” Dr. Angela Huff, chief of staff for the Cobb County School District, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thursday.
This program includes 30 hours of classroom instruction and six hours of behind-the-wheel driver training instruction.
The program owns 49 cars and has 54 licensed instructors, most of whom also are certified school teachers.
Marietta City Schools Superintendent Dr. Emily Lembeck said the teen driving program is the largest in the state.
Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said this grant will save the district around $125,000.
The program is under the umbrella of Marietta Community School, a division of Marietta City Schools.
Information: MariettaCobbDriversEducation.com.
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