Real Estate - Certificate of Achievement
San Jose, USA
Certificate
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
Key Summary
Real Estate
San Jose City College offers an Associate in Science (AS) and a Certificate of Achievement in Real Estate. The three pillars of the program are:
California License Applicants
Students will complete courses designed to meet the educational requirements of the California Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE) for state licensing. Applicants for the Real Estate Salesperson license must complete 3 courses (9 units): Principles of Real Estate, Real Estate Practice and one elective selected from among the additional courses listed under the Certificate of Achievement - Level 2. Completion of the Certificate of Achievement - Level 2 along with REAL 123 along with REAL 123 satisfies the educational requirements for the more rigorous Real Estate Broker
Real Estate Career Success
The multi-disciplinary nature of real estate encompasses a wide variety of knowledge and skills from fundamental principles to more advanced financial, economic, valuation, and legal concepts. Students will study the body of knowledge and skills with an emphasis on developing the competencies essential to a successful career in real estate.
Personal Financial Well-Being
Financial literacy and planning plays an important role in an individual's future financial well-being. For many individuals and households, real estate is one of the cornerstones of their economic and financial status. Inherent within the real estate courses, students are exposed to economic and financial principles applicable to personal financial decisions that individuals will face in their lifetimes.
Courses
- Principles of Real Estate
- Real Estate Appraisal
- Legal Aspects of Real Estate
- Real Estate Practice
- Real Estate Finance
Select one Courses from the following:
- Financial Accounting
- Bookkeeping for Small Business
- Real Estate Economics
Complete three non-duplicated Coursess from the following:
- Financial Accounting
- Bookkeeping for Small Business
- Legal Environment of Business
- Real Estate Property Management
- Real Estate Economics
Select one Courses from the following:
- Principles of Macroeconomic Theory
- Introduction to Microeconomic Theory
Complete three units from the following:
- Microsoft Word Level 1
- Microsoft Excel Level 1
- Microsoft Access Level 1
- Microsoft Office
- Introduction to Computer Information Systems
Associate Degree
- Real Estate - Associate in Science
Certificate
- Real Estate - Certificate of Achievement Level 2
Learning Outcomes
- Discriminate among knowledge and skills to uncover and apply the core competencies for a successful career in real estate.
- Complete the educational requirements for California Real Estate licensing and prepare for the state licensing exams.
- Evaluate real estate together with personal financial principles to discern its role in an individual's personal financial well-being.