All courses are conducted on weekends at
Western Iowa Tech Community College,
4647 Stone Avenue,
Sioux City, Iowa.
Participants must wear proper riding gear: a helmet manufactured to meet DOT standards (loaners are available), eye protection, long-sleeved shirt or jacket, sturdy trousers or jeans, full-fingered gloves, and over-the-ankle footwear.
Motorcycle Riders Course: Basic Riding Skills (BRC)
The BRC, a novice rider course, teaches the basics of motorcycle
operation: straight-line riding, turning, shifting, and stopping.
After the basics, more advanced skills are learned and practiced:
minimum space maneuvering, maximum braking, swerving, etc.
Successful completion of the course may result in your being
exempted from riding the licensing skill test conducted by
the Department of Transportation. Also, a number of insurance
companies provide a premium discount for a satisfactory completion.
The BRC is an 18-hour course consisting of six hours of classroom
and 12 hours of range riding on motorcycles provided by WITCC.
The class is conducted on weekends: Friday night 6-9 p.m. and
Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check with registration
for updated course fee.
Motorcycle Riders Course: Skills Practice
Participants should have completed the BRC course or should
be able to demonstrate skills equivalent to the satisfactory
completion of a BRC. In this course, the participants practice
and refine the more advanced skills learned in the BRC. Motorcycles
are provided by WITCC. Four hours on Saturday afternoon from
3 p.m. to 8 p.m. The course fee is $48.
Motorcycle Riders Course (MRC): Skills Plus (Experienced Riders
Course)
The MRC: Skills Plus course was released by the Motorcycle
Safety Foundation in April of 2003 to replace its "Experienced
Rider" course. In this new course, the participants develop
a better understanding of how their motorcycles respond to various
inputs. Participation sharpens the participant's street skills
and "street smarts". Emphasis is placed upon risk
reduction techniques, maneuvering, cornering, braking and swerving.
Five hours on one Saturday afternoon from 2:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. The course fee is $60.
Get your name on the Course Schedule
Request List
Phone WITCC registration at 800-352-4649 ext. 6404
or call 274-6404 and put your name on the appropriate course
schedule request list. When the course schedules are set
(the middle of March), you will receive a letter providing you
with the appropriate information. When you receive your letter,
call registration and register for the course and weekend of
your choice.
For more information, contact Al Bruning or call Western Iowa Tech at 712-274-8733 ext. 1298.
