California
Real Estate Salesperson
135 hrs
California DRE says approved statutory/pre-license courses are minimum 45 hours each.
Real estate licensing research
Find a real estate license course for your state.
Compare pre-license course hours, state regulator sources, and online education providers before choosing where to enroll.
Launch coverage
High-priority state pages
These states were selected first because they have meaningful licensing search demand and enough provider coverage to make comparison useful.
Florida
Real Estate Sales Associate
63 hrs
Florida FREC education materials list a 63-hour sales associate pre-licensure course.
Texas
Real Estate Sales Agent
180 hrs
TREC rules reference 180 hours of qualifying real estate courses for an initial sales agent license.
New York
Real Estate Salesperson
77 hrs
NYDOS lists 77 hours of approved qualifying education for salesperson applicants.
Georgia
Real Estate Salesperson
75 hrs
GREC education manual describes the minimum 75-hour salesperson prelicense course.
Illinois
Real Estate Broker
75 hrs
IDFPR curriculum says broker applicants complete 75 hours: 60 hours of topics plus 15 hours of applied principles.
Arizona
Real Estate Salesperson
90 hrs
ADRE lists a 90-hour salesperson pre-licensing course certificate and a 6-hour contract writing course certificate.
Virginia
Real Estate Salesperson
60 hrs
Virginia DPOR says salesperson applicants complete a 60-hour Principles of Real Estate course.
Washington
Real Estate Broker
90 hrs
Washington DOL says broker applicants complete 90 hours of approved real estate education: 60 hours of Real Estate Fundamentals and 30 hours of Real Estate Practices.
Pennsylvania
Real Estate Salesperson
75 hrs
Pennsylvania's licensure snapshot lists 75 hours of basic real estate courses.
North Carolina
Provisional Broker
75 hrs
NCREC materials refer to the 75-hour Broker Prelicensing Course.
Michigan
Real Estate Salesperson
40 hrs
Michigan LARA materials reference the 40-hour salesperson prelicensure requirement.
Course shopper paths
48 focused guides for licensing decisions
Each state now has separate guides for online course comparison, cost, exam prep, and requirements. That gives readers a focused page for the exact decision they are making instead of forcing every question onto one generic state guide.
Online courses Compare state-specific course providers, required hours, exam prep, support, and refund policies.
Course cost Check course package factors, state fee considerations, and add-ons before paying for a license course.
Exam prep Find study-plan guidance around timed practice tests, state-law review, and national exam concepts.
Requirements Verify age, education hours, exam vendor, regulator links, and official sources before enrolling.
How we rank courses
Useful pages first, provider links second.
Each state page starts with official licensing requirements, then compares provider fit by course availability, learning format, exam prep, refund policy, support, and price visibility.
Official source first
Every state page links to the regulator or education source used for the licensing-hours claim.
Decision pages
The core page set targets online course, cost, requirement, review, and comparison searches.
Disclosure
Some provider links may be sponsored after partnership approval; recommendations still need state and package fit.
Provider research
Course providers tracked for comparison
| Provider | Best fit | Course catalog | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colibri Real Estate | Students who want a mainstream online real estate school with multiple package options. | Use the provider catalog to confirm state package, price, refund terms, and exam-prep bundle before checkout. | Course catalog |
| Aceable Agent | Students who want a modern self-paced course they can use from a phone. | Use the provider catalog to confirm state package, price, refund terms, and exam-prep bundle before checkout. | Course catalog |
| Rockwell Institute | Washington students who want a state-specific real estate school with broker license and exam-prep options. | Use the provider catalog to confirm state package, price, refund terms, and exam-prep bundle before checkout. | Course catalog |
| 360training | Students comparing lower-friction online licensing and continuing education options. | Use the provider catalog to confirm state package, price, refund terms, and exam-prep bundle before checkout. | Course catalog |
| The CE Shop | Students who want an education provider focused specifically on real estate licensing. | Use the provider catalog to confirm state package, price, refund terms, and exam-prep bundle before checkout. | Course catalog |