Jobs, Jobs, Jobs !… Thanks to a Real Estate Education

California Community College Real Estate Education Center

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Why Retain your Community College Real Estate Program?

Answer: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs !

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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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Additional Jobs with a Real Estate Education?

– Mortgage broker– Real Estate Assistant– Solar/Wind Energy– Business Sales Agent– Liquor License Sales Agent– Pre-owned Mobil e Home

Sales Agent– Escrow Agent– Construction Project

Management and Development

– Home Inspection

– Common Interest Development/Homeowners’ Association Property Manager

– Banking a Loan Officer– Desk Clerk/Social Worker in a

SRO (single room occupancy hotel)

– Property and Liability Insurance Industry

– Title Insurance Profession.– Loan Processor– Green Jobs

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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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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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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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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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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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Why Retain your Community College Real Estate Program?

Answer:It is Key to Fulfilling Your Community

College Mission

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs !