This document discusses the benefits of obtaining a real estate education from a community college program. In 3 sentences: A real estate education from a community college can lead to immediate job opportunities in as little as a semester by taking three courses, passing the salesperson exam, and obtaining a job in real estate or a related field. Maintaining vocational real estate education programs fulfills the community college mission of career training and economic development by providing "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!" Real estate education empowers students to buy or rent housing, transfer to 4-year programs, and contributes to individual and community economic stability.

1. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs !
… Thanks to a Real Estate Education
California Community College Real
Estate Education Center

2. Why Retain your Community
College Real Estate Program?
Answer: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs !
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3. A Real Estate Education is an Entry
into Vocational Employment in as
Little Time as a Semester
How?
• Three Courses in Real Estate
• Pass the State Salesperson Examination
• Get a Job, Job, Job !
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4. Additional Jobs with a Real Estate
Education?
– Common Interest
– Mortgage broker
Development/Homeowners’
– Real Estate Assistant Association Property
– Solar/Wind Energy Manager
– Business Sales Agent – Banking a Loan Officer
– Liquor License Sales Agent – Desk Clerk/Social Worker in a
– Pre-owned Mobil e Home SRO (single room occupancy
Sales Agent hotel)
– Escrow Agent – Property and Liability
– Construction Project Insurance Industry
Management and – Title Insurance Profession.
Development – Loan Processor
– Home Inspection – Green Jobs
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5. What Can a Student do with a Real
Estate Education?
• Get a Job, Job, Job !
• Transfer to a 4 Year College –Business Major
• Associate Degree in Real Estate
• Certificate in Real Estate
• Buy, Rent, or Lease a Place to Live Within His /
Her Means and be able to Keep it
• Become a Contributing Member of Society
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6. Get Us Out of this Economic Mess
• President Obama has a Commitment to
Community College Education as a Vehicle to
National Economic Recovery.
• An Educated State Populace Equals a Stable
and Healthy Economy.
• Vocational Real Estate Education Provides
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
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7. Community Demand for Real Estate
Education
• Demand for Real Estate Education is Increased in a
Recession – “Inquiring Minds Want to Know!”
• 60% of Real Estate Students wish to Learn About
Real Estate, Not to Qualify for the Real Estate
Salesperson Examination.
• Empower the Immigrant Community and Returning
Veterans.
• Lower Real Estate Prices Translate into First Time
Homebuyers and Affordable Housing Opportunities.
• Enhance Consumer Protection: Spot fraud, Scams,
Loan Sharks, and Other Illegal Acts.
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8. Cost to Teach Real Estate Education?
– A Qualified Instructor – Direct cost plus benefits
– A Traditional Classroom – Fixed Cost
Benefit of Maintaining a Vocational
Real Estate Education Program?
– Answer:
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs !
An Incredible Educational Value for the Money
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9. The Community College Mission:
Real Estate Education Achieves the Goals
• Preparation for Transfer to Baccalaureate Institutions
• Achievement of Associate Degrees in Arts and Science
• Acquisition of Certificate and Career Skills Needed for
Success in the Workplace
• Promotion of Economic Development and Job Growth
• Lifelong Learning, Life Skills, and Citizenship.
• Active Engagement in the Civic, Social, and Economic
Fabric of the Community.
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10. Why Retain your Community
College Real Estate Program?
Answer:
It is Key to Fulfilling Your Community
College Mission
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11. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs !
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