Both forms of classes are accepted by the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) as counting towards the educational requirements necessary to qualify for the Real Estate Salesperson exam and the Real Estate Broker exam.
Whether you take the classes in the credit or noncredit form, the content and assignments are 100% identical.
What’s the difference?
| Noncredit Real Estate |
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| For Credit Real Estate |
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Which one you should take depends on what your goals are in taking the classes. If all you need is to qualify for the DRE exams, you should take the Noncredit option.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, please reach out to the instructor who is teaching your class or to the Real Estate Department Chair, Lance Shoemaker, at lance.shoemakerFREEWEST_VALLEY or at (408) 741-2436.
The Department of Business Administration and Real Estate at West Valley College offers all of the courses you need to obtain a California Real Estate Salesperson or Broker license.
Program Benefits
- We cover all the topics you need to know to pass the state licensing exams for both the Salesperson and Broker licenses
- Our courses will give you a realistic sense of what career options there are in real estate
- Our teachers have years of diverse experience
- We provide practical advice for anyone who wants to invest in real estate
- Our classes are offered in the evenings and online to accommodate those with full time jobs
- Each class is very affordable because we charge community college tuition
- Select Term
- Subject: Noncredit Real Estate
