Do you enjoy working with people? Are you a self-starter who would like setting your own hours? Selling and brokering real estate is a great independent work option for an entrepreneur. Get the tools and skills you’ll need from instructors who bring years of real-world experience to the classroom.
Real Estate at a Glance
4-8 months to complete1
$1,782-$3,267 tuition2
- Brookhaven
- Cedar Valley
- Eastfield
- El Centro
- Mountain View
- North Lake
- Richland3
2 years to complete1
$5,940 tuition2
- Brookhaven
- Cedar Valley
- Eastfield
- El Centro
- Mountain View
- North Lake
- Richland3
What Can I Study?
I Want to Go to Work
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Credit Certificates
- Real Estate Certificate $1,782 4 months
- Real Estate Certificate II $3,267 8 months
Can I Get a Job?
Dallas College offers a variety of certificates and degrees to help you gain the skills you need to start working right away.
- These credentials are often considered Career and Technical Education (CTE).
- These credentials are established with the assistance and cooperation of representatives from local business, to meet local and regional employment needs.
- Higher level certificates and degrees will typically lead to a higher salary in the workforce.
- Workforce (CE) Certificates can often be completed faster than traditional credit certificates but typically do not offer college credit.
- Level 1, Level 2, Enhanced Skills certificates and others, offer college credit and are often stackable to help you build skills as you work towards an Associate Degree.
- Workforce credentials may give you college credit at Dallas College, but they may not transfer to other colleges or universities.
If you're unsure if this is the right path for you, you can talk to a Pathway Specialist for advice.
Pathway Specialist
- 972-669-6400
- PathwaySpecialist@DallasCollege.edu
What Can I Earn? Will There Be Plenty of Jobs?
Combine in-depth knowledge of the real estate industry with people skills to open to the door to a variety of job options. Check out a few of the incredible career opportunities you’ll be ready for. Your future starts here!
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
$36/hr
Median Salary
158
Job Openings
+1%
Projected Outlook
Top Skills:
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Writing
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Monitoring
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
$33/hr
Median Salary
1322
Job Openings
+12%
Projected Outlook
Top Skills:
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Social Perceptiveness
- Judgment and Decision Making
Real Estate Brokers
$37/hr
Median Salary
388
Job Openings
+21%
Projected Outlook
Top Skills:
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Negotiation
- Active Learning
- Persuasion
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
- Social Perceptiveness
Real Estate Sales Agents
$28/hr
Median Salary
1954
Job Openings
+18%
Projected Outlook
Top Skills:
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Negotiation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Persuasion
- Critical Thinking
- Service Orientation
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
All jobs data gathered for Dallas/Fort Worth. Source: Dallas College Labor Market Intelligence and Lightcast4.
“I was also able to apply for my real estate license exam with my associate degree. I make it my goal to tell other students, real estate agents and everyone I meet in the real estate field about furthering their education and obtaining a degree at the same time.” Read Sharon Daniels-Megginson's story.
A Look Inside Real Estate
Do you like working with people? Are you interested in helping someone through one of the biggest decisions of their life?
The real estate program at Dallas College offers all the preparation you need to sit for your Texas Real Estate License and start a career in real estate.
Upon successful completion of our program and Texas licensure, students are ready to become real estate agents.
But there's more to the industry than buying and selling homes. Other future career opportunities include property and leasing manager, title examiner, home inspector, and real estate broker or appraiser.
No matter the path you take, working in real estate requires teamwork and strong listening and communication skills.
You'll be helped on your journey by faculty who are current and former real estate professionals, able to bring their own real-world experience to the classroom to help bring what you're learning to life.
In a rapidly changing North Texas market, their knowledge and expertise will be invaluable as you begin your career.
For more information on real estate careers at Dallas College, visit our website.
Prior Learning
Dallas College’s Prior Learning Assessment helps you earn college credit for knowledge you’ve gained on the job. If you have work experience, you can earn your associate degree faster by using your professional skills to get closer to graduation.
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1Length of time is based on catalog degree plans. Prerequisites may be required, which are not included in this estimate. For most programs, full-time student status is assumed, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.
2Cost is based on tuition rates for program hours for Dallas County residents. The price of most required learning materials (books, software, supplies, etc.) is included with the price of tuition. Visit our Paying for College site to learn more about cost, financial aid, scholarships and more.
3Each location offers a unique combination of certificate and degree options. Not all degree and certificate offerings are available for admission/start at all campuses every semester.
4A portion of Lightcast’s data comes from O*NET Online by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Lightcast has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
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