Illinois SOS-Certified Adult Driver Education Providers
Only a provider currently certified by the Illinois Secretary of State (SOS) under 92 Ill. Adm. Code Part 1066 can deliver a completion that satisfies the adult driver education requirement. This page lists four providers confirmed on the Illinois SOS's own official roster. This site does not certify providers and is not the Illinois SOS; see About This Site for what this site is. Back to Illinois Adult Driver Education for the full site overview.
Which Providers Are SOS-Certified for Illinois Adult Driver Education?
The four providers compared here are all confirmed present on the Illinois SOS's own official statewide provider roster under 92 Ill. Adm. Code Part 1066: Top Driver, DriversEd.com, Pass Drivers Ed, and Drivers Education of America.
| Provider | SOS certification note | Price | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Driver | Confirmed on the SOS official roster | $49.00 | topdriver.com |
| DriversEd.com | Confirmed on the SOS official roster (listed as "Drivers Ed.com"); the roster does not list certification numbers, so #3354 (posted on the provider's own site) cannot be checked against it directly. | No flat price listed; see Illinois Adult Driver Education Cost | driversed.com |
| Pass Drivers Ed | Confirmed on the SOS official roster | $59.95 | passdriversed.com |
| Drivers Education of America | Confirmed on the SOS official roster; the roster does not list license numbers, so #3349 (posted on the provider's own site) cannot be checked against it directly. | $48.75 | driverseducationofamerica.com |
No provider outside this list of four is named on this site, because this site only names these four providers or ones in its affiliate program behind Affiliate Disclosure.
How Do I Verify a Provider's Current SOS Certification?
Visit the Illinois SOS's provider roster at apps.ilsos.gov, or call the Illinois Secretary of State at 630-520-9310, since a specific provider's certification status can change at any time after the "Page last verified" date shown in the page footer.
The SOS publishes its provider list at apps.ilsos.gov/adultdrivered/providerlist as a plain HTML table listing roughly 60 certified providers statewide, including all four named on this site. This site covers only these four with priced, researched detail. A phone call or email to the SOS Driver Services division remains the most reliable way to confirm a specific provider's status on any given day, since a roster snapshot can go stale between this page's review cycles.
Which Provider Pays This Site a Commission?
DriversEd.com is the only provider on this list linked as a paid affiliate relationship through the Aceable partner network, marked with a sponsored link tag; the other three are plain informational links that earn this site nothing.
Top Driver, Pass Drivers Ed, and Drivers Education of America are listed for comparison, not because of any commission arrangement - we have no active affiliate relationship with any of those three providers. See Affiliate Disclosure for the full statement on how DriversEd.com's listing works and what it does not change about the facts on this page.
Why Might This List Be Incomplete?
The Illinois SOS's own official provider roster lists roughly 60 certified providers statewide, so at least 56 certified providers besides these four exist and are not yet priced or profiled on this site.
Treat this list as a starting point, not the full SOS roster. The Illinois SOS's own roster at apps.ilsos.gov/adultdrivered/providerlist lists roughly 60 certified providers statewide; this page compares four of them. The other roster providers can be viewed directly at that link.
What Should I Compare Beyond Certification Status?
Beyond confirming current SOS certification, compare each provider's price shown on the Illinois Adult Driver Education Cost page, since certification status is a pass-fail requirement while price and platform experience still vary between certified providers.
Certification is not a spectrum - a provider either currently holds it or does not - so once you've confirmed that, price becomes the most concrete point of comparison this site can offer. See Illinois Adult Driver Education Cost for the full priced table, and How Illinois Adult Driver Education Works for what the enrollment and completion process looks like regardless of which certified provider you choose.
Sources
| Fact | Value | Authority | URL | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official SOS provider roster access | Publicly viewable HTML table; confirms Top Driver, DriversEd.com ("Drivers Ed.com"), Pass Drivers Ed, and Drivers Education of America are all listed | Illinois Secretary of State (SOS) | https://apps.ilsos.gov/adultdrivered/providerlist | 2026-09-19 |
| Top Driver SOS roster listing | Confirmed present on the official roster | Illinois Secretary of State (SOS) | https://apps.ilsos.gov/adultdrivered/providerlist | 2026-09-19 |
| DriversEd.com certification number posted on its own site | #3354; the roster confirms DriversEd.com is certified but its table does not display certification numbers, so #3354 cannot be checked against the roster at the record level | driversed.com (provider-published) | https://driversed.com/illinois/adult-drivers-ed/ | 2026-09-19 |
| Pass Drivers Ed SOS roster listing | Confirmed present on the official roster | Illinois Secretary of State (SOS) | https://apps.ilsos.gov/adultdrivered/providerlist | 2026-09-19 |
| Drivers Education of America license number posted on its own site | #3349; the roster confirms the provider is certified but its table does not display license numbers, so #3349 cannot be checked against the roster at the record level | driverseducationofamerica.com (provider-published) | https://www.driverseducationofamerica.com/illinois/ | 2026-09-19 |
| Certification authority | Providers certified by the Secretary of State; certification and curriculum standards set by 92 Ill. Adm. Code Part 1066 | Illinois Secretary of State (SOS) | https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/drivers/driver-education/ade.html | 2026-09-20 |
| Provider decertification effect on students | No provider may operate if its certification is suspended, revoked, canceled, or not renewed; a completion from a provider not on the certified list will not be accepted | 92 Ill. Adm. Code Part 1066; Illinois Secretary of State (SOS) | https://www.ilga.gov/agencies/JCAR/EntirePart?titlepart=09201066 | 2026-09-19 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Top Driver, Pass Drivers Ed, or Drivers Education of America an affiliate link?
No. Only DriversEd.com is a paid affiliate relationship on this site, marked with a sponsored tag in the table above. The other three are informational links only.
Does DriversEd.com's affiliate status mean it is the best or most recommended provider?
No. It is profiled here under the same standard applied to the other three; the affiliate relationship changes how this site is compensated, not which providers we name or how we describe them.
What does a certification number "posted on the provider's own site" mean?
It means the number (for example, DriversEd.com's #3354) comes from the provider's own published materials, not from a direct match against a number in the SOS's own roster table, because that table lists company name, website, course type, and phone number but not certification or license numbers. Confirm directly with the SOS if this distinction matters for your decision.
Can a provider lose its SOS certification after I enroll?
92 Ill. Adm. Code Part 1066 states that no provider may remain in operation if its certification is suspended, revoked, canceled, or not renewed, and the Illinois SOS states plainly that a course completion from a provider that is not on its certified list will not be accepted. Section 1066.90 (Denial, Cancellation, Suspension and Revocation of an Online Only Adult Driver Education Course Provider Certification) lists the grounds for the Secretary to act against a provider but does not address an already-earned partial completion, so that narrower timing question is unresolved - call the Illinois Secretary of State at 630-520-9310 or the provider directly if it matters for your timeline.
How often is this provider list updated?
This page's last_verified and next_review dates in its own metadata show the review cadence; the default cycle for this site is every six months unless a specific fact changes sooner. See About This Site for the full review policy.
Why do you not just list every provider that advertises Illinois adult driver education?
Because this site only names these four providers or ones that appear in the affiliate program behind our disclosure; a provider that merely advertises the course without meeting either standard is not added here until it can be verified.