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Motorcycle Safety Basic Rider Course (Period 2025)

ALL CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THIS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY COURSE WILL BE BY EMAIL. MAKE SURE TO CHECK YOUR SPAM/JUNK FOLDER!!
 
 
 
2025 Upcoming dates: 
 

**CLASS IS FULL**

April 26-27, 2025

**CLOSED**

May 10-11, 2025

June 21-22, 2025 July 26-27, 2025
August 30-31, 2025  September 13-14, 2025

October 18-19, 2025

November 1-2, 2025 (Tentative on Weather)

 
 
Registrar: Joni Hughes
 
Times: 7:45am to 6pm (Sat and Sun)
 
Cost: $215 
 
Our motorcycle safety class is designed to coach you on the basics of riding and how to operate your motorcycle in traffic. Whether you have never ridden a motorcycle, been riding for 30 years, or haven’t ridden in 30 years, our Basic Rider Course (BRC) is for you. Our Rider Coaches are trained by the North Carolina Motorcycle Safety Education Program and are certified through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) to bring you the best possible learning experience. This is the class to take if you are a self-taught rider or you want to know if riding a motorcycle is for you.
Successful completion of this course will exempt you from having to take the riding portion of the DMV Motorcycle endorsement test.
In addition, many insurance companies offer premium discounts for successful graduates of this course. There is no better way to get expert driving instruction with the benefits mentioned above than through a community college-sponsored Motorcycle Rider Safety Course.
 
You will need a valid Drivers License to take this course
 
If you are 16 or 17 years old, you will have to come in person with a parent or guardian and sign a consent form.
 

Listed below are items you will need to wear when riding the range portion of this course.
1. *A helmet (if you have one, must be DOT or SNELL approved)
2. Long sleeves - a shirt or jacket
3. Long pants
4. Full-fingered gloves (leather or cloth preferred, no nylon)
5. Boots or shoes that cover the ankles (no canvas-type shoes)
6. Eye protection (eyeglasses or sunglasses), full-faced helmet, or face shield

 

Please click on the PDF to the right for more information and the student requirements. 

 
 
Click the following link to register:
 
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