Real Estate: Mortgage Brokerage
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 13 | Real Estate Practice | 3 |
| RE 14A | Real Estate Finance I | 3 |
| RE 31 | Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending | 3 |
| RE 40 | Real Estate Appraisal | 3 |
| BUS 150 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| orRE 16 | Real Estate Economics | 3 |
6 units from:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| RE 12A | Legal Aspects of Real Estate | 3 |
| RE 19 | Real Property Management | 3 |
| RE 26 | Escrows | 3 |
| BUS 117 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| orRE 14B | Advanced Real Estate Finance | 3 |
3-4 units from:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 108 | Written Business Communications | 3 |
| BUS 115 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| BUS 160 | Income Tax Accounting | 4 |
Total Major Units: 27-29
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