Alaska · Permit testWhere can you take Alaska drivers ed?
The DMV’s driving school list groups private schools by region: Anchorage, Eagle River, the Kenai Peninsula, the Mat-Su Borough, Fairbanks, North Pole, Juneau and Bethel. It includes motorcycle and commercial training schools as well as car schools. Each school sets its own prices and schedule, so contact them directly.
The class IE permit and school programs
An IE permit covers non-commercial vehicles, but only while a licensed driving school instructor supervises you. The manual also describes a special instruction permit under AS 28.15.051 for students in an approved high school, community college, commercial driver training course or approved medical program. The IE permit costs $15, like the other instruction permits.
Defensive driving courses for points
The DMV lists seven online defensive driving courses: AARP, AlaskaDriver.com, DrivingUniversity.com, idrivesafely, Go To Traffic School, Safe2Drive and Traffic School Online. The DMV marks AARP’s 4-hour course as valid for an insurance reduction only. A course can reduce your points once every 12 months. If you aren’t contesting the ticket, pay it before you take the course, or the course may not count.
Sources: Alaska DMV and 5 more. Checked October 2026.
- Alaska DMV: Driving schools and knowledge test proctors ↗
- Alaska DMV: Provisional license ↗
- Alaska DMV: License fees ↗
- Alaska DMV: Points ↗
- Alaska DMV: Road test ↗
- Alaska DMV: Alaska Driver Manual, REV.10/2025 (PDF) ↗
Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.
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