Best Pizza in Tallahassee, FL: 2026 Local Guide

Home for the break, still without a license

Plenty of students at FSU and FAMU grew up in South Florida, and not all of them arrive in Tallahassee with a driver's license. On campus, with buses and short distances, that can wait. Back home in Miami-Dade, it usually cannot.

Winter and summer breaks are a practical window to finish the process. For anyone 18 or older, a first license starts with the 4-hour TLSAE course, which can be completed online before the trip home, followed by the Class E knowledge exam, practice behind the wheel and the road test.

For families in the northeast of the county, PalmWay, a licensed Florida driving school, gives North Miami driving lessons one-on-one, with pickup from home anywhere in North Miami and North Miami Beach. Beginners start on quiet streets off NE 135th Street, then move to West Dixie Highway and the six lanes of Biscayne Boulevard between 125th and 163rd streets.