CHGC+R7 Martinsville, Indiana

Martinsville Driving Institute is a driving school in Martinsville, Indiana, that serves local teens and families working through the Indiana licensing process. It also covers the classroom portion through a 30-hour online course and pairs that with six one-hour in-vehicle drives with a licensed instructor, giving students the documented training they need to qualify for their probationary driver's license at 16. The program is built around the specific requirements Indiana sets for new drivers. Students must be enrolled in a driver's ed program and at least 15 years old before they can get their permit, and once they complete the course they can pursue their license at 16, needing to have held their learner's permit for at least 180 days. Students who skip driver's ed face a longer wait: they must be 16 years and 9 months old and have held their permit for at least 180 days. The school supports families through the process with resources including a Driver's Ed Manual, a Parent and Student FAQ, a Student Bill of Rights, and an online course that lets students study at their own convenience rather than traveling to a traditional classroom. The school's main location is on West Washington Street in downtown Martinsville, about a tenth of a mile from the Martinsville Post Office, and within a short walk of the Morgan County Courthouse and North Main Street. The Morgan County Public Library sits roughly a quarter mile away, and the Merry MAC Players theater is also nearby. With no reviews recorded yet, the school's standing rests on the practical details of its program: the state-approved curriculum, the in-vehicle hours with a licensed instructor, and the permit and licensing paperwork it handles for Martinsville-area students navigating Indiana's graduated driver licensing rules.