Real Estate
Associate of Arts Real Estate · El Camino College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Business Division www.elcamino.edu/academics/divisions/business/
The degree or certificates are designed to provide students with competencies to enter careers in residential and commercial real estate appraisal, escrow, exchange, development, investment, leasing, property management, sales, and title insurance. The program meets legislatively mandated education for the California Bureau of Real Estate (BRE) salesperson and broker license exams as well as the California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) license exam. Courses are approved by the BRE and BREA for basic and continuing education, including computer applications and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Competencies are assessed using projects and exams.
For Gainful Employment program information, please visit www.elcamino.edu/academics/areas-of-study/real-estate.php.
Required Core: 18-19 units
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| RE 11 | Real Estate Principles | 3 |
| RE 12A | Legal Aspects of Real Estate | 3 |
| RE 13 | Real Estate Practice | 3 |
| RE 14A | Real Estate Finance I | 3 |
| RE 40 | Real Estate Appraisal | 3 |
| RE 16 | Real Estate Economics | 3 |
| orBUS 150 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
6 units from:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| LAW 5 | Business Law | 3 |
| RE 14B | Advanced Real Estate Finance | 3 |
| RE 19 | Real Property Management | 3 |
| RE 21 | Real Estate Investments | 3 |
| RE 26 | Escrows | 3 |
| RE 31 | Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending | 3 |
| RE 41 | Advanced Real Estate Appraisal | 3 |
Total Major Units: 24-25
GE Patterns
Complete one of the following:
ECC GE: 24 units
Required for local degrees (AA and AS).
Cal-GETC: 34 units
Required for transfer degrees (AA-T and AS-T).
Electives
As needed to reach a minimum of 60 degree-applicable units.
Minimum Degree Total: 60 units