Where In South Carolina can you get your drivers permit in the summer?

I told my mom that they let you get your permit at the DMV and she completely resists. Should I make her call them? I live in North Carolina but I go to a school in South Carolina.... But I do need a permit issued from North Carolina. So do I make her call the DMV in North Carolina? and do they really let you get them there? What do you have to do?|||The DMV is the ONLY place you can get a permit.