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Real estate school in Wisconsin

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

3 schools offer these real estate programs, and Wisconsin has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did. One school runs 3 of these 6 programs, so the typical figures lean heavily on its prices and results.

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 Wisconsin, 3 of the 6 programs take students without a high school diploma and 3 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 6 programs here are real estate (associate degree, 2 programs), real estate license course (pre-licensing, 1 program), broker license course (for licensed agents, 1 program), property management course (1 program), and 1 more of one other kind.

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How much does real estate school cost in Wisconsin?

$1,936 to $8,008 is what most real estate programs in Wisconsin cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $900 to $9,250

In the typical program

Finished the program
39%
Working 6 months later
71%
Earned a year, estimated
about $31,800
Length
20 to 56 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 Wisconsin may also offer real estate classes. How these figures are made

Are there free real estate classes in Wisconsin?

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

All 6 real estate programs in Wisconsin approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Real estate (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Real Estate

    Milwaukee Area Technical College

    Milwaukee

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Milwaukee Area Technical College, MilwaukeeReal estate (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$27,800
    Price if you pay yourself$9,152
    Program website, Real Estate at Milwaukee Area Technical College
    More details about Real Estate at Milwaukee Area Technical College
    Finished
    17%
    Working at 6 months
    68%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,947
    Length
    64 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $5,010
    Students counted
    707
    Earned a year, estimated
    $27,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $9,152
    Program website, Real Estate at Milwaukee Area Technical College

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

    Real Estate Salesperson

    Milwaukee Area Technical College

    Milwaukee

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Milwaukee Area Technical College, MilwaukeeReal estate license course (pre-licensing) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,000
    Price if you pay yourself$900
    Program website, Real Estate Salesperson at Milwaukee Area Technical College
    More details about Real Estate Salesperson at Milwaukee Area Technical College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    69%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,998
    Length
    16 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $498
    Students counted
    218
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $900
    Program website, Real Estate Salesperson at Milwaukee Area Technical College

  • Real estate (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Real Estate

    Waukesha County Technical College

    Pewaukee

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Waukesha County Technical College, PewaukeeReal estate (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$35,700
    Price if you pay yourself$9,250
    Program website, Real Estate at Waukesha County Technical College
    More details about Real Estate at Waukesha County Technical College
    Finished
    21%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,920
    Length
    80 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    158
    Earned a year, estimated
    $35,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $9,250
    Program website, Real Estate at Waukesha County Technical College

  • Broker license course (for licensed agents)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Real Estate Broker Associate

    Milwaukee Area Technical College

    Milwaukee

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Milwaukee Area Technical College, MilwaukeeBroker license course (for licensed agents) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$25,200
    Price if you pay yourself$4,576
    Program website, Real Estate Broker Associate at Milwaukee Area Technical College
    More details about Real Estate Broker Associate at Milwaukee Area Technical College
    Finished
    41%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,308
    Length
    16 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,505
    Students counted
    117
    Earned a year, estimated
    $25,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,576
    Program website, Real Estate Broker Associate at Milwaukee Area Technical College

  • Property management courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Property Management Associate

    Waukesha County Technical College

    Pewaukee

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Waukesha County Technical College, PewaukeeProperty management course · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$37,700
    Price if you pay yourself$2,643
    Program website, Property Management Associate at Waukesha County Technical College
    More details about Property Management Associate at Waukesha County Technical College
    Finished
    63%
    Working at 6 months
    64%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,427
    Length
    32 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    85
    Earned a year, estimated
    $37,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,643
    Program website, Property Management Associate at Waukesha County Technical College

  • Mortgage loan officer courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Mortgage Lending Technical Certificate

    Waukesha County Technical College - Local Programs

    Pewaukee

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Waukesha County Technical College - Local Programs, PewaukeeMortgage loan officer course · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$42,900
    Price if you pay yourself$1,700
    Program website, Mortgage Lending Technical Certificate at Waukesha County Technical College - Local Programs
    More details about Mortgage Lending Technical Certificate at Waukesha County Technical College - Local Programs
    Finished
    38%
    Working at 6 months
    81%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,719
    Length
    32 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    20
    Earned a year, estimated
    $42,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,700
    Program website, Mortgage Lending Technical Certificate at Waukesha County Technical College - Local Programs

How to pay for real estate classes in Wisconsin

WIOA funding can pay for real estate classes in Wisconsin

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.

Other training in Wisconsin

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

Where the Wisconsin real estate program numbers come from

Which Wisconsin real estate programs are on this list?

These are the real estate programs Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin offers.

How the prices and results of Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

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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