CRC offers, in addition to a Real Estate AA Degree, a variety of courses available which satisfy State of California prerequisites for Real Estate Salesperson and Real Estate Broker examinations.

Highlights include:

🗸 Instruction by trained, working real estate professionals
🗸 Preparation for State of California real estate license examinations
🗸 Training in one of the most lucrative careers in today's world
🗸 A lab with tutorial assistance

APPLICANTS FOR THE REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON EXAM:

To qualify to take an examination for a Real Estate Salesperson License, an applicant must submit evidence (transcripts) of having completed a college-level course in Real Estate Principles.

In addition to Real Estate Principles the applicant must also (either when qualifying for the examination, when applying for the original license or within eighteen months after license issuance) submit evidence of having completed TWO additional basic real estate courses from the following CRC course offerings. (It is recommended that Real Estate Practice be one of the courses selected.)

• Accounting 301 (1A)
• Business Law 340 (18A)
• Introduction to Escrow Procedures
• Legal Aspects of Real Estate
• Real Property Management
• Real Estate Appraisal
• Real Estate Economics
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Practice

APPLICANTS FOR THE REAL ESTATE BROKER EXAMINATION

An applicant for the Broker examination must have completed eight college-level courses, in addition to the experience/educational requirements. These eight courses should include the following CRC course offerings:

• Real Estate Principles
• Real Estate Practice
• Legal Aspects of Real Estate
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Appraisal
• Real Estate Economics or Accounting 301 (1A)
• and two courses from the following group: *
• Business Law 340 (18A)
• Real Property Management
• Introduction to Escrow Procedures
• Advanced Appraisal
* If applicant completes both Accounting and Real Estate
Economics, only one additional course is required.

Note to Transfer Students:

If you are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in this major, it is critical that you meet with a CRC counselor to select and plan the courses for your major. Schools vary widely in terms of the required preparation. The courses that CRC requires for an Associate’s degree in this major may be different from the requirements needed for the Bachelor’s degree.

Career Information

Real Estate Agent; Real Estate Broker; Real Estate Appraiser Some career options may require more than two years of college study.