News Release

IWV Campus

CCCC To Offer Driver's Education Class

Ridgecrest, CA – April 21, 2006

Cerro Coso Community College, Indian Wells Valley Campus is supporting new drivers by offering a Community Education Class in Driver's Education. The class, instructed by Steve Tomlinson, will meet at Mesquite High School on Monday and Thursday evenings from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. beginning May 22 through June 16, 2006.

Driver's Education will present to the beginning driver a practical and realistic guide to the fundamentals of driving and the rules of the road. This class will take the student step by step from the basics of vehicle control to the specific dangers of different driving environments to the responsibilities of vehicle ownership. The student will receive knowledge to help him/her be a safe and competent driver. Parental consent is required. This class meets the classroom requirements of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), but does not offer behind the wheel instruction. There is a class fee of $40.

Parents may register students at Cerro Coso Community College, Office of Student Learning, Room 214 or call 384-6258 for more information. You may also download, print, and complete the registration form from http://www.cerrocoso.edu/communityed/ and mail along with the $40 fee to Cerro Coso Community College, Community Education, Attention: Lia Bement, 3000 College Heights Blvd., Ridgecrest, CA 93555.

Seating is limited, please register early.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Handeland, Director of Facilities Development and Public Information (760) 384-6230