Class of 2024 Akins ECHSA Senior Ceremony
intelligent.com picked ACC as the Best Online Real Estate Program in 2022.
Texas Real Estate Exam Prep Workshop is offered at the end of each semester.
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TAMU Texas Real Estate Research Center's latest article - “Getting Texas Real Estate License"
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ACC and Austin Board of REALTORS® are offering the Real Estate Associate Degree program at Akins Early College High School.
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Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) exists to protect and serve the citizens of Texas.
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The Real Estate Department at ACC was one of the original departments when the college started in 1973. It was actually called the Real Estate and Insurance Department. It was located at the Ridgeview campus and moved to the Rio Grande campus when it opened in 1975. In the beginning classes were taught mainly at night at Austin High, Crockett High and Reagan High.
The department endeavors to maintain excellence throughout the program. We provide premier courses and degree plans that give students the practical, theoretical, and technical knowledge needed to be successful in the field of real estate. Our curriculum provides students with first-rate professional and workforce programs that result in employment in the public and private sectors. It is based on identified competencies, and strives to be socially responsible as well as addressing employer needs. Our graduates will possess the skills necessary to successfully pass the Texas Real Estate Commission Sales License and Brokers state exam and become a Texas Realtor.
– Follow each orange link to view the required courses and cost for each license: Broker License, Sales License.
Welcome to the Real Estate Department at Austin Community College
ACC Real Estate College Credit Program offers two Award Plans:
Real Estate Brokerage Licensing Associate of Applied Science Degree – Applicants for a broker license will need to have four years of experience as a licensed salesperson, plus demonstrate practical competency by providing a detailed list of brokerage activities engaged in by the applicant during this same period. Besides a broker license, graduates will also have additional opportunities in diverse areas, such as comparative market analysis, property management and investment. Five of our college credit courses meet Sales Apprentice Education (SAE) requirements.
Real Estate Licensing Level 1 Certificate – Comprised of two components: 1. Five mandatory courses that are required for the Texas Real Estate Licensing Exam and 2. Two restricted electives to provide you with additional useful expertise in areas such as Finance, Marketing, Real Estate.
WHY CHOOSE REAL ESTATE AT ACC
— Navigating college can be challenging, but not if you choose ACC —
- In 2022, Intelligent.com ranks ACC as the best online Real Estate Program in the U.S.
- The Real Estate Department offers a free Exam Prep Workshop at the end of each semester to current and former ACC Real Estate students. It is intended for students who are preparing to take the state-mandated exam to become Real Estate Licensees in Texas. It is meant to significantly increase your preparedness to take the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) Exam. This 2-day workshop covers both the state and national portions of the exam.
- The Real Estate Club has monthly meetings that include Real Estate instructors and Austin Area realtors to help students gain knowledge and insight into real estate as an industry and as a career.
- The Real Estate Department has partnered with Akins High School to form the first P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools) Real Estate program in Texas. This open-enrollment program provides students grades 9 through 12 with a work-based education that combines high school and post-secondary coursework.
- Real Estate has an exemplary curriculum that is current and utilizes the latest technology which allows our students to become more effective learners.
- Real Estate works with all students to achieve their educational goals. Students are advised to establish a degree plan and are encouraged to progress towards completion of their degree in a timely manner and to save time and money by not taking courses that are not relevant.
- Real Estate ensures that the skills and knowledge gained will prepare students to enter the workforce and have the competencies needed to obtain mastery in the field of Real Estate.
- Real Estate provides small class sizes so that the instructor will have the time to provide individual attention to all students. Real Estate is committed to achieving equity for all students in our program and small classes is one way to give our students individualized attention. Courses in the degree plan are 100% online.
- Real Estate maintains a Departmental Webpage, Facebook page, Instagram and LinkedIn and all are focused on communicating up-to-date information to our students. We understand and utilize Social Media to stay connected and relevant with our students.
- Real Estate offers lower tuition costs over universities.
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ACC Experts: Buying a House in Texas and Home Loans – Job Hammond, ACC Real Estate Professor
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Austin Community College District is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. SACSCOC is the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states.
The Business Administration Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. ACBSP is the premier accrediting association for business schools and programs with a focus on teaching excellence.
Best Online Real Estate Program in the U.S. – Intelligent.com
Texas Real Estate Commission was established in 1949 to safeguard consumers in matters of real property transactions and valuation services. All of our College Credit courses are certified by TREC and five of them also meet Sales Apprentice Education (SAE) requirements.
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