South Carolinas Pre-Licensing

Current and Upcoming Events

Event		When	Location	Category	Email
SC Pre-Licensing Class - Rock Hill (June 27th, 2023)	This class fulfills the SC DMV 8-hour Pre-licensing Education requirement for obtaining a dealer's license. Our Pre-Licensing class won a national award for excellence and is recognized as "the Cadillac of dealer education programs”. Comes with a sample pack of SC forms, an SC documentation fee, and Education Binder, and a flash drive full of important documents for your dealership. Once you start your dealership, call us and let us know so we can activate your 1-year CIADA membership! (read more...)	June 27th, 2023 8:30 AM through 5:30 PM	1285 Old Springdale Rd. Home2Suites Rock Hill, SC 29730 United States	SC Pre-Licensing
SC Pre-Licensing Class - Summerville (July 13th, 2023)	This class fulfills the SC DMV 8-hour Pre-licensing Education requirement for obtaining a dealer's license. Our Pre-Licensing class won a national award for excellence and is recognized as "the Cadillac of dealer education programs”. Comes with a sample pack of SC forms, an SC documentation fee, and Education Binder, and a flash drive full of important documents for your dealership. Once you start your dealership, call us and let us know so we can activate your 1-year CIADA membership! (read more...)	July 13th, 2023 8:30 AM through 5:30 PM	121 Holiday Dr. Hampton Inn, Summerville Summerville, SC 29483 United States	SC Pre-Licensing	jharris@theciada.com
SC Pre-Licensing - Summerville (September 7th, 2023)	This class fulfills the SC DMV 8-hour Pre-licensing Education requirement for obtaining a dealer's license. Our Pre-Licensing class won a national award for excellence and is recognized as "the Cadillac of dealer education programs”. Comes with a sample pack of SC forms, an SC documentation fee, and Education Binder, and a flash drive full of important documents for your dealership. Once you start your dealership, call us and let us know so we can activate your 1-year CIADA membership! (read more...)	September 7th, 2023 8:30 AM through 5:30 PM	121 Holiday Dr. Hampton Inn, Summerville Summerville, SC 29483 United States	SC Pre-Licensing	jharris@theciada.com

CIADA Independent Dealer Pre-licensing

The Carolinas Independent Automobile Dealers Association has been educating Independent Dealers since July 2002. Our highly trained and experienced instructors have educated thousands of new and experienced dealers! Our Pre-Licensing class won a national award for excellence and is recognized as "the Cadillac of dealer education programs”.

The State of South Carolina requires all persons who wish to become an Independent Automobile Dealer (Used car Dealer) to take a state-mandated 8-hour class. We offer that class every month to everyone who wishes to become a dealer.

Click here to view SC Motor Vehicle Dealer License Minimum Requirements

Whats Included?

The 8 Hour class. It begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 5:30 PM Day. (LUNCH IS PROVIDED!)
One-year membership with CIADA. Includes over $5,000.00 in Auction savings off your buy or sell fees at over 60 auctions throughout the Carolinas and up and down the East coast.
A CIADA Member Liaison to assist you with each and every step of the process of becoming a dealer.
A sample pack of SC forms, an SC Documentation Fee Sign, an Education Binder, and a Flash Drive full of important documents for your dealership

Frequently Asked Questions

Is that all?

That’s just the beginning! When you take the CIADA Pre-Licensing class, we GIVE you a year’s membership in the Carolinas Independent Automobile Dealers Association – CIADA – THE trade association for North and South Carolina Independent Dealers. As a member, you will receive monthly newsletters full of information important to your business, as well as magazines and other publications. As soon as you get your license and notify us that you are a dealer, we will activate your membership and within 2 weeks you will receive your 4 coupon books via the CIADA Coupon App that may be used to save you $$$$ in buy or sell fees at various auctions! You will have access to our business partners – vendors providing products and services, many with special programs for members. You also receive the NIADA benefits with your 1 year membership.
What else do I get from my money???

We will provide you with resources for required forms, software, insurance and bonds, and virtually everything else you need to successfully run your dealership.
What will I learn in the class?

In class you will learn how to set up your business and get your license; how to buy, display, and sell vehicles including all the required paperwork; and how to keep those cars sold by staying in compliance with state and federal laws regulating this industry. We discuss privacy issues, damage disclosure, warranties and service contracts, financing, repossession, bonds and insurance and much, much more.

We saved the BEST for last!

We want you to be successful in your business. For one year after you complete the class, we provide you with free consulting services! You can call or e-mail us with any questions you have, problems you are experiencing, issues you need to resolve and if we don’t know the answer we will research it and get an answer for you. Call us when you are completing your first deal and we will talk you through the paperwork. Call us when you are not sure how to answer a customer’s questions and we’ll help you out. Call us when a customer has a complaint and we can help you figure out what you need to do.

What some of our graduates had to say about our class...

"I grew up in the used car business and I take it very seriously as a reputable profession. I have been to hundreds of seminars, classes and conferences over the past 15 years. This class was by far the best "real world” information that I have ever received.”

"Best money I’ve spent all year”

"I wish all training seminars were this effective, informative and entertaining!”

"This has been one of the most well done classes of its kind that I have ever attended”

"Well worth the cost if you are serious about the car business”

"Nothing but the best – thanks for the support!”

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