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Real estate school in Ohio

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

16 schools offer these real estate programs, and Ohio 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 Ohio, 19 of the 29 programs take students without a high school diploma, 9 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 29 programs here are real estate license course (pre-licensing, 9 programs), real estate certificate or course (9 programs), real estate (associate degree, 5 programs), broker license course (for licensed agents, 3 programs), and 3 more of one other kind.

See the 29 programs

How much does real estate school cost in Ohio?

Certificates and short courses (24 programs)
$1,600 to $3,485most of them
Two-year degrees (5 programs)
$9,578 to $10,904most of them

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
63%
Working 6 months later
66%
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Only 6 of 29 programs report it
Length
Not reported
None of the 29 programs report it

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

Are there free real estate classes in Ohio?

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

All 29 real estate programs in Ohio approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for real estate classes in Ohio

WIOA funding can pay for real estate classes in Ohio

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 Ohio

programs with a price cost under $2,000
12 of 28
real estate programs of any state: no state has more than Ohio
Most

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 Columbus, Dayton, Cleveland and other Ohio cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 6 more programs are in 5 other areas and 1 online.

Other training in Ohio

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

Where the Ohio real estate program numbers come from

Which Ohio real estate programs are on this list?

These are the real estate programs Ohio 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 Ohio offers.

How the prices and results of Ohio 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 Ohio

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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