Real Estate Appraiser I Certificate of Achievement

The Real Estate Appraiser I Certificate of Achievement is designed to provide students with the required competencies to enter careers in residential and commercial real estate appraisal. This certificate provides students with the legislatively-mandated education requirements for the California State BREA Trainee Appraiser (AT) license and the Residential (AL) License exam. West’s training courses are approved by the California State BREA for basic education, including the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course. In addition to the 150 basic education hours that BREA requires, Trainee applicants are required to complete a Trainee/Supervisory Real Estate Appraiser Course for California that is offered at West Los Angeles College before they can obtain their license. Both the Trainee Appraiser and the Residential Appraiser applicants are also required to complete a mandatory Fed & State Laws and Regs for CA Appraisers course that is offered as a non-credit course at West Los Angeles College before they can obtain their license. There are additional experience requirements for the AL license.

We project 10 students will complete the program in Spring 2019; 15 students will complete in Spring 2020; 20 students in will complete in Spring 2021.

The Real Estate Appraiser I Certificate of Achievement is designed to provide students with the educational courses needed to begin a career in the real estate appraisal profession. To qualify for the California State Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) Trainee Appraiser (AT) license or an Residential Appraiser (AL) license, applicants need to complete least 150 hours of basic appraisal education. This certificate provides students with the course requirements needed to obtain a California BREA Trainee Appraiser (AT) license. This certificate also provides students with the course requirements needed to qualify to sit for the California BREA Residential Appraiser (AL) license exam.

REQUIRED COURSES UNITS REAL ES 9 Real Estate Appraisal I 3 REAL ES 10 Real Estate Appraisal II 3 REAL ES 39 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice 1 REAL ES 40 Residential Report Writing and Case Studies 3 TOTAL CERTIFICATE UNITS REQUIRED 10

The Real Estate Appraiser I Certificate of Achievement will be part of the college’s Career Technical Education program that prepares students for entry into specific occupations that do not necessarily require a degree. Like all CTE programs, The Real Estate Appraiser I Certificate of Achievement will offer students an opportunity to successfully prepare themselves for a career. The Real Estate Appraiser I Certificate of Achievement will be in addition to the existing Real Estate Associate of Arts, the Real Estate Certificate of Achievement and the Real Estate Appraiser Trainee and Real Estate Assistant Skill Certificates at West Los Angeles College. Because the Real Estate Trainee Appraiser Skill Certificate is not transcripted, students will have access to more opportunities with The Real Estate Appraiser I Certificate of Achievement. The Real Estate Appraiser I Certificate of Achievement will be accompanied by the proposed Real Estate Appraiser II and the Real Estate Salesperson, and Real Estate Broker Certificates of Achievement which will qualify students to sit for the California State DRE and BREA Appraisal exams.

a. East Los Angeles College (ELAC) East Los Angeles College offers a 9-credit Real Estate Appraisal Trainee Skills Certificate. ELAC’s 3-course program includes basic and advanced appraisal courses, as well as a class in real estate economics. Even though their catalog states that the Skill Certificate offers the 150 required training hours for the California State BREA Trainee Appraiser (AT) license, according to BREA’s course provider’s website, it does not. It is missing, amongst other things, the required 15 hours USPAP course and the Residential Report Writing and Case Studies course. Our certificate does not negatively impact this certificate. b. El Camino College, El Camino College Compton El Camino College and El Camino College Compton both offer a 27-credit certificate of achievement and a 27-credit associate's degree in real estate appraisal. Students are required to take coursework in real estate economics, real estate principles, real estate appraisal and real estate finance in the associate's program. Students interested in the certificate program must have already earned an associate's degree or must be working towards one at the time of their enrollment. It is important to note that neither El Camino College’s certificate of achievement nor their associate degree in real estate meet the required 150 hours necessary to obtain a Trainee ‘s License even though their catalog indicates otherwise. This certificate also does not meet the required 30-credit course for the California State BREA Certified Residential Appraiser (AR) license exam. Our certificate does not negatively impact this certificate. c. Palomar College, Mt. San Antonio College, Glendale College and Saddleback College Palomar College Mt. San Antonio College, Glendale and Saddleback College both offer a Real Estate Appraiser Certificate of Achievement. The colleges are too far outside of our service are for our certificate to negatively impact them.

We project 10 students will complete the program in Spring 2019; 15 students will complete in Spring 2020; 20 students in will complete in Spring 2021.