The good news is that there are a wide array of classroom style or online real estate courses in particular that you can easily take to qualify for the California real estate salesperson exam. It's just that not all courses are created equally, so you have to do your due diligence to find one that actually meets all of the requirements as approved by the California Real Estate Commissioner. As of 2020, some of the options a new licensee would have are: 1) Community college. Note that many community colleges in the state of California currently offer some type of real estate curriculum, and the vast majority of these offer courses that are approved to get your real estate license. 2) California university systems. Both the University of California and California State University currently offer numerous courses that satisfy the Real Estate Commissioner's requirements. 3) Foreign universities. Any courses that you're planning on taking at foreign universities MUST be evaluated ahead of time by a DRE-approved Credentials Evaluation Service. Not only that, but written evidence that this evaluation has taken place must also be presented in a satisfactory manner. 4) Private schools. While many private schools in California offer real estate curriculum,
only those who have made a formal request,
have submitted an application,
and who have obtained formal approval from the Real Estate Commissioner are able to offer those required
for pre - license education.In other words,
their qualifications are not a guarantee so don 't take them for granted.