🏫 Our Mission

Our mission is to give every student the right start on their driving journey. Through high-quality instruction, individualized attention, and a positive, encouraging learning environment, we ensure students gain the skills and confidence they need for a lifetime of safe driving.

👩‍🏫 Expert, Thorough, and Supportive Instructors

Our certified instructors are among the most highly trained in the region, completing extensive training to master South Carolina traffic laws, safe driving techniques, and effective teaching methods.
We are proud to work with students who may have anxiety, PTSD, ADD, ADHD, learning disabilities, or autism, and we tailor our approach to meet each learner’s unique needs. Our instructors foster a calm, encouraging atmosphere — we never yell or intimidate — ensuring students feel safe and supported throughout their training.
Importantly, our instructors are deeply committed to their students’ lifelong success, not just helping them pass the road test. We focus on building strong driving habits, defensive driving skills, and long-term confidence behind the wheel.
Our thorough training methods have led to consistently high passing rates, while preparing students to drive safely well beyond test day.

👥 Small Class Sizes & Individualized Lessons

At Right Start Driving Academy, we prioritize personalized attention. Our small class sizes allow instructors to focus on each student’s progress.
During behind-the-wheel lessons, we maintain a one-student-per-vehicle policy, giving students the instructor’s full focus and creating a distraction-free environment that encourages true learning.

🚘 Modern, Safe Training Vehicles

Our training fleet features modern, well-maintained vehicles equipped with:

• Dual braking systems

• Instructor-side mirrors

• Dash cameras

• All standard safety features required for professional driver training.

These features, combined with our experienced instructors, create the safest possible learning experience.

📅 Flexible Training — 7 Days a Week

We offer training seven days a week, making it easy to fit driver’s education into any schedule. We also provide virtual classroom options, allowing students to complete coursework conveniently from home.
For added accessibility, we offer free pick-up and drop-off anywhere in Aiken County.

💳 Affordable & Accessible

Driver education should be available to everyone. That’s why we accept payments on our programs, helping families plan financially without compromising quality.

📝 Comprehensive Programs & Specialized Services

Right Start Driving Academy offers one of the most diverse and comprehensive driver education programs in South Carolina, including:

• 🚦 Teen Driver’s Education – classroom, virtual, and behind-the-wheel

• 🚗 Adult Driving Lessons – beginner and refresher training

• 📝 Authorized Road Testing Services – since 2012

• 🛑 Point Reduction Classes – to remove points from driving records

• 💰 Insurance Discount Courses – to help reduce premiums

• 🧑‍🏭 Fleet Driver Training – for companies and organizations

• 👵 Mature Driver Assessments – tailored for experienced drivers

• 🧑‍🏫 Driver Instructor Training – for aspiring professional instructors

• 🏍 Motorcycle Training Courses – for new and experienced riders

• 🛡 Defensive & Safe Driving Programs – for all experience levels

🌟 Why Choose Right Start Driving Academy

• Serving Aiken County since 2006

• Testing services since 2012

• Highest-rated driving school in Aiken County

• Female-owned and veteran-owned business

• Instructors committed to lifelong driving success, not just test prep

• Expertise working with diverse learning needs

• Small class sizes and one-on-one behind-the-wheel instruction

• Modern dual-control vehicles with top safety features

• Free pick-up and drop-off anywhere in Aiken County

• Virtual classes available for flexibility

• Training 7 days a week

• Affordable payment options

• Calm, encouraging learning environment — never intimidating

• High passing rates thanks to thorough, personalized instruction

• Specialized services including point reduction, fleet training, mature driver assessments, instructor training, and motorcycle courses

📞 Start Your Driving Journey Today

Whether you’re a teen preparing for your first license, an adult building confidence, or a business training a fleet, Right Start Driving Academy has the right program for you.

👉 Visit us on Dougherty Rd in Aiken, SC, or call us today to enroll in a class, schedule your first lesson, or book a road test.