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Take the NSC Defensive Driving Course and, if eligible, save money on your auto insurance rates.

State Farm^® and the National Safety Council are working together to help improve your driving skills by offering the NSC Defensive Driving Course. These classes provide a refresher course in the driving laws in your state and teach you strategies that may help you avoid collisions and traffic violations. You can take the course online at your own pace or in a classroom setting. Once successfully completed, a certificate must be presented to your State Farm agent.

Course Overview

General Course Overview

Online Course

A highly interactive and engaging 4-hour online program that focuses on hazard recognition and collision avoidance techniques. The course addresses common driving violations that result in collisions and how to change driving habits to eliminate moving violations.

The course is presented in six sessions:

It's All About Choices: Determine your personal driving profile, driving attitudes and behaviors
Ready for the Road: Various conditions – controllable and uncontrollable – affect your driving; learn defensive driving techniques to compensate for those situations, as well as vehicle maintenance and occupant protection
Don't Add Insult to Injury: This session covers impaired, distracted, fatigued and aggressive driving, and managing your emotions while driving
Success on the Road: Learn six of the most unsafe driving behaviors, plus practice hazard recognition, driving scenarios and how to apply safe driving techniques
Collision Prevention: Real-life driving reenactments illustrate the steps to preventing collisions; you'll also learn to identify road sign shapes
Drive for Life: Develop defensive driving habits and recognize personal accountability for your driving behaviors and decisions

Classroom Course

Like the online program, the NSC 8-hour classroom defensive driving course focuses on hazard recognition, collision avoidance and how to drive defensively in unpredictable conditions. This highly interactive instructor-led course includes a defensive driving self assessment risk survey, and participants will learn why choosing safe, responsible and lawful driving behaviors makes personal and financial sense.

The classroom course features:

Videos with real-life driver simulations, hazard recognition and vehicle maintenance checkpoints
Interpersonal activities, case studies and small-group discussions
Defensive Driving Self-Assessment Risk Survey, which allows participants to evaluate their own attitudes and behaviors when they are driving
Critical discussions on distracted driving and the dangers of cell phone use
Instructor multimedia presentation with animated graphics, traffic simulations and embedded video

Frequently Asked Questions

General Frequently Asked Questions

Who and what is National Safety Council (NSC)?
The nation's leading safety advocate for more than 100 years, the National Safety Council is a nonprofit organization with the mission of eliminating preventable deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy. NSC advances this mission by engaging businesses, government agencies, elected officials and the public to help prevent death and injuries. Visit us at www.nsc.org to learn more about NSC and our life saving mission.

How do I get my completion certificate after taking the course?
Once you've completed your online course, you can print your certificate immediately. If you take the course at an NSC Training Center, your instructor will give you a certificate after you've successfully completed the classroom course.

How much does the Defensive Driving Course cost?
The online program is $24.95, with 20% of the proceeds going towards NSC life-saving initiatives, including opioid misuse, teen driving, distracted driving and many others. Classroom courses do cost more. Cost varies based on what the training center chooses to charge. Please contact your training center directly.

How long does it take to complete the course?
The online course takes about 4 hours to complete (6 hours in New York). The classroom courses run 4, 6 or 8 hours in length, depending on your state. Contact your local training center to learn about course duration and cost.

State Eligibility

Virginia Eligibility

You may be eligible for this auto insurance discount in Virginia if all of the following apply:

The principal operator is at least 55 years of age.
The principal operator has voluntarily completed within the last three years a Motor Vehicle Accident Prevention Course.

A certificate must be presented to State Farm showing the course was successfully completed.

Learn about classroom locations available in your area.

Virginia Classroom Locations

ALEXANDRIA
08 Hour Driver Improvement Clinic LLC
5603 Ashfield Road
8- and 6-hour course
571-814-8228

ALEXANDRIA
A Ross Special Addictions Counseling LLC
2331 Mill Road, Ste. 100
8- and 6-hour course
703-224-8929

ALEXANDRIA
Partners Driving Academy
6399 Little River Turnpike, Ste. 101
8- and 6-hour course
703-658-2800

ALEXANDRIA
Noble Driving Academy
5501 Cherokee Ave., Ste. 200
8- and 6-hour course
703-789-3404

ALEXANDRIA
#01 A Driver Improvement Program
5603 Ashfield Road
8- and 6-hour course
703-971-1468

ARLINGTON
Betel Driving School
901 S Highland St., Ste. 119
8- and 6-hour course
703-296-1680

ARLINGTON
Unity Driving School
901 S Highland St., Ste. 349
8- and 6-hour course
703-627-9575

ATKINS
MTN Empire Defensive Driver Improvement
PO Box 112
8- and 6-hour course
276-782-5760

BEDFORD
Driver Improvement Program of Virginia
2001 Kelso Mill Road
8- and 6-hour course
540-586-1038

BIG STONE GAP
Mountain Empire Community College
3441 Mountain Empire Road
8- and 6-hour course
276-523-7465

CHARLOTTESVILLE
Albemarle County Schools
2775 Hydraulic Road
8- and 6-hour course
434-975-9450

CHESTERFIELD
A & A A A Be Better Drivers
13136 Hampton Meadows Place
8-, 6- and 4-hour course
804-748-2851

CHRISTIANSBURG
New River Valley Driving School Inc
240 Virginian Drive
8- and 6-hour course
540-381-3375

COEBURN
USDA Forest Service Flatwoods Job Corps Center
2803 Dungannon Road
8- and 6-hour course
276-395-8471

COLONIAL HEIGHTS
Colonial Driving School
103 Highland Ave.
8- and 6-hour course
804-526-2197

COLONIAL HEIGHTS
Tri-City Driving School
1910 Boulevard Ste. B
8- and 6-hour course
804-526-7798

DANVILLE
Commonwealth Driver Improvement Clinic Inc
1301 Deercrest Lane
8- and 6-hour course
434-685-1111

FALLS CHURCH
A-Safe Driver
900 S Washington St.
8- and 6-hour course
703-551-4011

FARMVILLE
Davis Driving School
1417C S Main St.
8- and 6-hour course
434-223-8989

FLINT HILL
Able Driving School
38 Sunny Slope Lane
8- and 6-hour course
540-675-1153

FREDERICKSBURG
Lucy's - Billingual Center
120 Falcon Drive
8- and 6-hour course
540-372-7211

GREAT FALLS
The Last Traffic Stop
9433 Brian Jac Lane
8- and 6-hour course
703-759-6786

HARRISONBURG
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber Commerce
800 Country Club Road
8- and 6-hour course
(540) 434-3862, 100

HARRISONBURG
A+ Above All Defensive Driving
2136 John Wayland Highway
8- and 6-hour course
540-433-3668

HERNDON
AA Driving Academy Inc
1043 Sterling Road
8- and 6-hour course
703-478-6800

HERNDON
Safe Driving Academy Inc
1100 Herndon Parkway, Ste. 203
8- and 6-hour course
703-930-9863

LEESBURG
Winding Road Driving Academy LLC
202 Church St. SE
8- and 6-hour course
571-439-5947

MECHANICSVILLE
#1 American Safety Academy Driving School
9354 N Rinker Drive
8- and 6-hour course
804-690-9294

MONETA
A1 Driver
385 Mariners Cove Drive
8- and 6-hour course
800-851-7610

NEWPORT NEWS
Newport News Public Schools Driver Education Department
715 Hogan Drive
8-, 6- and 4-hour course
757-881-5052 ext. 13125

NORFOLK
Safety Management Inc
5129 Stanart St.
8- and 6-hour course
757-461-1430

PENNINGTON GAP
Lee School of Driving
PO Box 313
8- and 6-hour course
276-546-6061

RADFORD
New River Valley Community Service Board
2 Corporate Drive
8- and 6-hour course
540-831-5911

RICHMOND
Ambrosia Legal and Driving Services
2032 Timbers Hill Road Ste. M
8- and 6-hour course
757-266-0594

RICHMOND
B & M Driver Improvement Clinic
4915 Radford Ave., Ste. 202
8- and 6-hour course
804-342-8080

RICHMOND
Arrive Alive Driving School
3003 Mechanicsville Turnpike
8- and 6-hour course
804-709-1606

RICHMOND
Avid Driving School LLC
8611 Mayland Drive
8- and 6-hour course
804-432-8576

RUCKERSVILLE
Driver Construction
8767 Seminole Trail
8- and 6-hour course
434-990-4904

RUSTBURG
Hill City Drivers Improvement Clinic Inc
PO Box 644
8- and 6-hour course
434-237-5878

SPRINGFIELD
Dominion Driver Improvement Program
8814 Sweet Gum Place
8- and 6-hour course
703-268-1958

STAUNTON
Blue Ridge Driving School
313 Baldwin Drive
8- and 6-hour course
540-324-0111

STERLING
Drive Line
22054 Shaw Road, Ste. B
8-, 6- and 4-hour course
202-642-7938

STERLING
E & R Defensive Driving Academy LP
207 E Holly Ave., Ste. 214
8- and 6-hour course
571-243-2566

VIRGINIA BEACH
Hampton Roads Driving School Inc
1712 Colson Court
8- and 6-hour course
757-486-8636

WISE
Across Main Street Driving School Inc
545 W Main St.
8- and 6-hour course
276-328-0081

WOODBRIDGE
Drive Safe Inc
2302 Marline Court
8- and 6-hour course
703-490-0727

WOODBRIDGE
Safeway Driving School, LLC
2162 Silversmith Court
8- and 6-hour course
703-586-3897

WOODBRIDGE
ADJ Driver Improvement Center
4326 Dale Blvd., Ste. 7 and 8
8- and 6-hour course
703-730-8525

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Virginia Insurance Discount

National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course

$24⁹⁵

Take the NSC Defensive Driving Course and, if eligible, save money on your auto insurance rates.

Learn about classroom locations available in your area.

Virginia Insurance Discount

National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course

$2495

Take the NSC Defensive Driving Course and, if eligible, save money on your auto insurance rates.

Learn about classroom locations available in your area.

$24⁹⁵