Description

The real estate program is designed for those interested in careers in real estate or for professionals wishing to upgrade their skills. The program offers certificates for Real Estate Salesperson, Real Estate Broker, and Real Estate Appraisal, as well as an Associate in Science Degree in Real Estate. The Certificate of Completion: Real Estate Salesperson provides students with the coursework required by the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) for qualification to take the real estate salesperson license examination. Completion of the Certificate of Achievement: Real Estate Broker and the Real Estate Associate in Science Degree provide coursework that meets the DR E's educational requirements for real estate broker licensure in California. Completion of the courses for the Certificate of Completion: Real Estate Appraisal fulfill the educational requirements of the Office of Real Estate Appraisers (OREA) for appraisal licensure.

See individual certificates and degrees for additional information.

Goals

Give students greater choice of electives in the real estate business.

Emphasis

Emphasis is placed on preparing students to become real estate brokers in California.

Career Options

Real estate sales and appraisal; Real estate broker.

Certificate of Performance: Real Estate Salesperson*

This certificate is designed for students interested in exploring a career in real estate sales. Real Estate 101, Real Estate 120, and one additional course from the elective list are required to take the Real Estate Salesperson's License Examination. For questions about DRE licensure requirements, contact the DRE at 619-525-4192 or www.dre.ca.gov.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the certificate will be able to:

• Students analyze the fundamentals of the economics of land ownership and use and the responsibility of broker, owner and purchaser; terminology and definitions and the varied vocational opportunities in the field.
•  Students learn the day-to-day operations in a real estate office including listings, valuations, prospecting, selling, financing, exchanges, taxation and specialized brokerage operations.

*A Certificate of Performance is a departmental award that does not appear on the student’s transcript. All courses must be completed within the San Diego Community College District.

Certificate of Performance: Real Estate Appraisal*

This certificate is designed for students interested in careers in real estate appraisal. All of the courses in this Certificate of Performance have been approved by the Office of Real Estate Appraisers (OREA) as applying toward completion of acceptable education for the following appraisal licenses: Trainee License (completion of 90 hours of acceptable education related to real estate appraisal, which must include 15 hours of instruction on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP); Residential License (completion of at least 90 hours of acceptable education relating to real estate appraisal, which must include 15 hours of instruction on USPSP); Certified Residential (completion of at least 120 hours of acceptable education relating to real estate appraisal, which must include 15 hours of instruction on USPSP); Certified General (completion of at least 180 hours of acceptable education relating to real estate appraisal, which must include 15 hours of USPAP). For questions about OREA's licensure requirements, contact the OREA office in Sacramento at (916) 552-9000 or www.orea.ca.gov.
Note: Additional OREA education requirements for appraisal licenses are in effect as of January 1, 2008.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the certificate will be able to:

• Students analyze the fundamentals of the economics of land ownership and use and the responsibility of broker, owner and purchaser; terminology and definitions and the varied vocational opportunities in the field.
• Students learn real property concepts and characteristics, legal consideration, value influences, real estate finance, types of value, economic principles, real estate markets and analysis and ethics in appraisal practice.
• Students learn the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), USPAP rules and standards, a general understanding of The Appraisal Foundation (TAF), the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB), the Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB), and the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC).
• Students learn appraisal principles and procedures for complex properties, emphasizing income producing properties; highest and best use market analysis, lease analysis, and depreciation.

*A Certificate of Performance is a departmental award that does not appear on the student’s transcript. All courses must be completed within the San Diego Community College District.

Certificate of Achievement: Real Estate Broker

The Real Estate Broker Certificate of Achievement meets the educational requirements for the Department of Real Estate (DRE) broker's licence in California. An applicant for the broker licensure examination must have completed eight college level courses in addition to fulfilling the experience requirement of two years full-time real estate sales work in the last five years or the equivalent outlined in the California DRE "Instructions to License Applicants." For questions about DRE licensure requirements contact the DRE at 619-525-4192 or at www.dre.ca.gov.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the certificate will be able to:

• Students analyze the fundamentals of the economics of land ownership and use and the responsibility of broker, owner and purchaser; terminology and definitions and the varied vocational opportunities in the field.
• Students learn practical application of the law to legal problems arising from real estate transactions, statutory enactment and case law, legal instruments, zoning ordinances, and city and county planning decisions.
• Students learn the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), USPAP rules and standards, a general understanding of The Appraisal Foundation (TAF), the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB), the Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB), and the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC).
• Students learn types of financing sources; loans and loan processing; government loans, methods of financing residential properties; with an overview of financing business, income, commercial and industrial properties; and the property appraisal and taxation.
• Students learn the day-to-day operations in a real estate office including listings, valuations, prospecting, selling, financing, exchanges, taxation and specialized brokerage operations.
• Students evaluate the trends an factors that affect the value of real estate; the nature and classification of land economics; the development of property, construction and subdivision, economic values and real estate evaluation; real estate cycles and business fluctuations; residential market trends; real property and special purpose property trends.

Associate in Science Degree: Real Estate

Recommended electives: Business 101, Communication Studies 180, Biology 101.

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