California Real Estate Salesperson

The projected number of annual California Real Estate Salesperson Certificate of Achievement is 25 students. This estimate is based on the enrollment data for the required RE 181 and RE 184 licensing mandated courses.

Program Goals and Objectives for the California Real Estate Salesperson Certificate of Achievement will be to qualify the student for the Salesperson state exam.  It will also provide students with knowledge in specific real estate areas such as: Principles of real estate, economics, finance, legal aspects of real estate, appraisals, escrow, and real estate practice.

Graduates of the program are prepared for positions in real estate as licensed agents, brokerage agents, associate agents, real estate marketing, real estate office general agents, residential property managers, and leasing agents. Required classes can be taken in any sequence and there are no prerequisites to begin the program. All classes within the program apply towards the Real Estate Associate of Science degree or the California Real Estate Broker certificate of achievement. 

The California Community Colleges mission statement includes the specific goal of “creating a skilled and progressive workforce.” City College of San Francisco has a similar goal articulated in its mission statement to provide programs and services leading to “certificates and career skills needed for success in the workplace.”  This program is aligned with CCSF’s mission to help students improve their critical thinking, information competency, communication skills, ethical reasoning, and cultural, social, environmental, and personal awareness and responsibility.

The California Real Estate Salesperson Certificate of Achievement specifically addresses these goals by preparing students for a career in the high demand field of real estate and its affiliated industries.

Courses Required for the Certificate of Achievement in California Real Estate Salesperson

Proposed Sequence Options

Year 1, Semester 1 =18 units

Year 1, Semester 1 = 9 units, Semester 2 = 9

Total Units = 18 units

The California Real Estate Certificate under its previous name has been offered at City College of San Francisco for many decades. It continues to grow and offer approved courses by the California Department of Real Estate for Exam licensing and continuing education.  The program has been updated and gone through modification for the California Brokers Exam License. City College of San Francisco will also offer a Salespersons Certificate of Achievement and is discussed in separate supporting documentation.  There are no other departments in the college offering a similar curriculum. 

Real Estate licenses and skills are in demand in all areas of real estate. Local colleges in the San Francisco Bay Area also have smaller course offerings. 65 California Community Colleges throughout the state offer programs in real estate. This includes offering skills and licensed courses for industries such as: Property management, Commercial and residential leasing, Commercial and mix use investment properties, Office administration and Real Estate sales. This demand is reflected in the wide array of Real Estate degrees and certificates offered in the Bay Area and other California community colleges.  Current labor market information reports indicate that the San Francisco Bay area has an undersupply of students in local college real estate programs. The LMI report indicates and supports an industry in need of educated and licensed real estate professionals.