A Career with Endless Earning Potential? Sold!
In real estate, every day is an adventure. Whether you’re showing a stunning mansion, negotiating the perfect deal, discovering hidden gems in up-and-coming neighborhoods, or helping a business find its perfect-fit property, there’s never a dull moment.
This profession will require communication skills, a keen eye for detail, and a deep understanding of the market, plus plenty of patience as you guide clients through one of the most significant financial transactions of their lives.
South Piedmont’s course is taught by real estate professionals who do more than prepare you for the test; they prepare you for a profitable and fulfilling career.
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The Program Options
Mode
Online/in-person
Prerequisites
None
80
As a student in this course, you’ll complete 80 hours of online coursework. You only have to come to campus for the final.
>$74k
Once you are settled in your Real Estate career, you’ll be positioned to make $74k annually or more – it’s all up to you!
Licensure
South Piedmont’s real estate course will prepare you for the North Carolina real estate licensure examination.
Real Estate FAQ
There is not a minimum age for this course per SPCC policy, but there are considerations from the NC Real Estate Commission:
The individual must be 18 years old to get their Real Estate License. Also, there is a 3-year expiration date for the course completion certificate. To qualify for an individual real estate broker license, an applicant must be a United States citizen, a non-citizen national or a qualified alien under federal law, or have a lawful presence in the U.S. The individual must have a social security number.
To find out more about Real Estate qualifications, please refer to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission website at https://www.ncrec.gov/Pdfs/Licensing/RELINC.pdf.
- This course meets virtually, participants will be live online with their instructor
- Participants will be provided a log-on link for the synchronous class sessions when they register
- You can log on from home, from work, or whatever space works for you
- End of course exam will be conducted in-person on the SPCC Monroe Campus, Testing Center, 4209 Old Charlotte Highway, Monroe NC 28110
eBook access code will be available on the first day of class.
A reminder of the attendance policy for this course:
- Per NCREC Policy, students must not miss more than four (4) virtual class sessions or they will be removed from the class.
- Per SPCC policy, students must participate by the census date or they will be removed from the class.
- Per SPCC policy, students must complete at least one online assignment and/or attend a virtual class once per week (7 days) throughout the course or else they will be removed from the class.
Let’s Close this Deal
As a real estate student at South Piedmont, you’ll learn about the real estate market, property management and laws, contracts, appraisals, and other topics that will prepare you for the North Carolina real estate license examination. Your course will be entirely online. You’ll only have to come to campus to take the final exam.
Flexible, affordable, and designed to prepare you for state licensure? Sounds like a great deal to us!
A Program That Opens Doors
I would definitely recommend South Piedmont’s real estate program. The class is online, and the instructor is very knowledgeable. I am looking forward to my new career in real estate, to helping people find their dream homes and make new memories.
Glenn Caulder, who completed the Real Estate program in 2024 and now works for Plank Road Realty in Wadesboro
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