Driver retraining courses are court-imposed alcohol education, alcohol treatment,
and defensive driving programs.
As of January 1, 2025 all Driver Retraining classes will be in-person.
These courses are sanctioned by the court and all registration fees must be paid at
the DMV in Cranston. Once you have paid the fee, you will be registered for the program and will receive
information via email from DriverRetraining@ccri.edu, the CCRI online course registration system, and via US Mail within four to eight
weeks.
Step by Step instructions
If you have questions, please call 401-825-2401 or email DriverRetraining@ccri.edu (Voicemail is monitored Monday – Friday, 8 – 4 pm. We will respond to your message
as quickly as possible and in the order in which it was received. Please include your
full name, driver's license number and program (DUI, DDC, etc.) in any voicemail or
email messages.
Alcohol Education Programs:
Alcohol Program/DUI/Refusal Program: a 12-18 hour program that costs $350. You will receive a one-hour counseling assessment
assignment, after that is completed you will be given acces to sign up for a specific
class schedule for the 12-hour First Offender Program or 18-hour Multiple Offender/Out-of-State
Offender Program.
Defensive Driving Programs:
Defensive Driving Course (DDC): a one-time six-hour program that costs $165. Course can be sanctioned by the Rhode
Island Traffic Tribunal, District Court, Family Court, any municipal court, or for
motorists who receive moving violations in another state and are sanctioned by a court
to take this program.
Colin Foote: a 60-hour program that costs $850. Anyone convicted of four separate moving violations
within an 18 month period shall be sanctioned to 60 hours of education and additional
community service, and this course takes 10 Saturday sessions to complete.
Alive at 25: a five (5) hour course that costs $95. This program is for teen-offenders with their
first violation while they are on their Graduated Driver's License (GDL) or the 1st
year of their license. Classes are held on a Saturday every other month.
