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Real estate school in California

14 real estate programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

11 schools offer these real estate programs, and California has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Real estate agents and brokers help clients buy, sell and rent properties. Every state requires a license: usually you must be 18 or older, have a high school diploma or equivalent, complete prelicensing courses and pass an exam. A broker's license takes years as a licensed agent and more training, and a license usually doesn't carry over to another state.1

In California, 7 of the 14 programs take students without a high school diploma, 5 ask for a diploma or equivalent, 1 asks for earlier courses first and 1 asks for a bachelor's degree.

By kind, the 14 programs here are real estate license course (pre-licensing, 6 programs), real estate certificate or course (5 programs), property management course (2 programs) and real estate (associate degree, 1 program).

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How much does real estate school cost in California?

$1,012 to $2,900 is what most real estate programs in California cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 13 programs with a price. All of them: $135 to $5,000

In the typical program

Finished the program
87%
Working 6 months later
50%
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
14 to 42 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in California may also offer real estate classes. How these figures are made

Are there free real estate classes in California?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 14 real estate programs in California approved for WIOA funding

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14 programs

  • Real estate license course (pre-licensing)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Real Estate Sales License Program

    MiraCosta Community College

    Oceanside

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MiraCosta Community College, OceansideReal estate license course (pre-licensing) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$900
    Program website, Real Estate Sales License Program at MiraCosta Community College
    More details about Real Estate Sales License Program at MiraCosta Community College
    Finished
    99%
    Working at 6 months
    51%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    211
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $900
    Program website, Real Estate Sales License Program at MiraCosta Community College

  • Real estate license course (pre-licensing)OnlineBachelor's degree

    Real Estate Licensure (Online)

    UC Irvine Continuing Education

    Based in Irvine, CA

    Accredited school

    Bachelor's degree

    UC Irvine Continuing Education, based in Irvine, CAReal estate license course (pre-licensing) · Accredited schoolOnline · Bachelor's degree

    Earned a year, estimated$50,900
    Price if you pay yourself$2,345

    19 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Real Estate Licensure (Online) at UC Irvine Continuing Education
    More details about Real Estate Licensure (Online) at UC Irvine Continuing Education
    Finished
    50%
    Working at 6 months
    23%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,728
    Length
    51 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $575
    Students counted
    209
    Earned a year, estimated
    $50,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,345
    students trained with WIOA funding
    19
    Program website, Real Estate Licensure (Online) at UC Irvine Continuing Education

  • Real estate certificate or courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Real Estate, Occupational

    College of Marin

    Greenbrae

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    College of Marin, GreenbraeReal estate certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,216
    Program website, Real Estate, Occupational at College of Marin
    More details about Real Estate, Occupational at College of Marin
    Finished
    56%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $800
    Students counted
    208
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,216
    Program website, Real Estate, Occupational at College of Marin

  • Real estate certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Real Estate Certificate (Online)

    UCLA Extension

    Based in Los Angeles, CA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    UCLA Extension, based in Los Angeles, CAReal estate certificate or course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,400
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Real Estate Certificate (Online) at UCLA Extension
    More details about Real Estate Certificate (Online) at UCLA Extension
    Finished
    89%
    Working at 6 months
    50%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,357
    Length
    45 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $580
    Students counted
    125
    Earned a year, estimated
    $37,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    6
    Program website, Real Estate Certificate (Online) at UCLA Extension

  • Real estate certificate or courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Real Estate Certificate Program (Hybrid)

    UCLA Extension

    Los Angeles

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    UCLA Extension, Los AngelesReal estate certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Real Estate Certificate Program (Hybrid) at UCLA Extension
    More details about Real Estate Certificate Program (Hybrid) at UCLA Extension
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    45 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $580
    Students counted
    122
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
    Program website, Real Estate Certificate Program (Hybrid) at UCLA Extension

  • Real estate license course (pre-licensing)In personNo diploma needed

    Real Estate Salesperson

    Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School

    Norwalk

    No diploma needed

    Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School, NorwalkReal estate license course (pre-licensing)In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$135
    More details about Real Estate Salesperson at Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School
    Finished
    78%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    18 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    95
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $135

  • Property management courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Property Management

    Vista Adult School

    Vista

    No diploma needed

    Vista Adult School, VistaProperty management courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Property Management at Vista Adult School
    More details about Property Management at Vista Adult School
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    60
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Property Management at Vista Adult School

  • Real estate license course (pre-licensing)OnlineNo diploma needed

    Real Estate Agent & Loan Processing

    Cosmotek College

    Based in San Jose, CA

    No diploma needed

    Cosmotek College, based in San Jose, CAReal estate license course (pre-licensing)Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000

    20 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Real Estate Agent & Loan Processing at Cosmotek College
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    14 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    42
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    20

  • Property management courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Real Estate Principles, Practice and Property Management

    College of the West

    Los Angeles

    High school diploma or equivalent

    College of the West, Los AngelesProperty management courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$50,900
    Price if you pay yourself$2,625

    14 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Real Estate Principles, Practice and Property Management at College of the West
    More details about Real Estate Principles, Practice and Property Management at College of the West
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    50%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,718
    Length
    10 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,375
    Students counted
    21
    Earned a year, estimated
    $50,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,625
    students trained with WIOA funding
    14
    Program website, Real Estate Principles, Practice and Property Management at College of the West

  • Real estate license course (pre-licensing)In personEducation and courses

    Real Estate and Finance/Salesperson

    Learnet Academy, Inc.

    Los Angeles

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Learnet Academy, Inc., Los AngelesReal estate license course (pre-licensing) · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$15,400
    Price if you pay yourself$2,900

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Real Estate and Finance/Salesperson at Learnet Academy, Inc.
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    57%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,851
    Length
    15 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    16
    Earned a year, estimated
    $15,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,900
    students trained with WIOA funding
    8

  • Real estate license course (pre-licensing)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Bus: Real Estate Salesperson Certificate

    Diablo Valley College

    Pleasant Hill

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Diablo Valley College, Pleasant HillReal estate license course (pre-licensing) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$486
    Program website, Bus: Real Estate Salesperson Certificate at Diablo Valley College
    More details about Bus: Real Estate Salesperson Certificate at Diablo Valley College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $509
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $486
    Program website, Bus: Real Estate Salesperson Certificate at Diablo Valley College

  • Real estate certificate or courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Certificate of Achievement Real Estate

    Contra Costa College

    San Pablo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Contra Costa College, San PabloReal estate certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,012
    School website, Certificate of Achievement Real Estate at Contra Costa College
    More details about Certificate of Achievement Real Estate at Contra Costa College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $624
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,012
    School website, Certificate of Achievement Real Estate at Contra Costa College

  • Real estate certificate or courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    BUS: Real Estate Certificate

    Diablo Valley College

    Pleasant Hill

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Diablo Valley College, Pleasant HillReal estate certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,104
    Program website, BUS: Real Estate Certificate at Diablo Valley College
    More details about BUS: Real Estate Certificate at Diablo Valley College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,114
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,104
    Program website, BUS: Real Estate Certificate at Diablo Valley College

  • Real estate (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    AA Real Estate

    Contra Costa College

    San Pablo

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Contra Costa College, San PabloReal estate (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,760
    School website, AA Real Estate at Contra Costa College
    More details about AA Real Estate at Contra Costa College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $702
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,760
    School website, AA Real Estate at Contra Costa College

How to pay for real estate classes in California

WIOA funding can pay for real estate classes in California

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for real estate classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for real estate classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Real estate school in California

programs with a price cost under $1,000
3 of 13
most real estate programs of any state, after Ohio and Missouri
3rd

State comparisons use the same figures as the real estate classes by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Real estate school in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and other California cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 3 programs are online.

Other training in California

How real estate classes compare with the rest of business and office work: Business and office training in California

Where the California real estate program numbers come from

Which California real estate programs are on this list?

These are the real estate programs California approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what California offers.

How the prices and results of California real estate programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about real estate classes in California

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List