California Real Estate Brokers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Real Estate Brokers in California

Fast Facts for Real Estate Brokers in California

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Ana, San Diego, and Oakland
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bakersfield, Sacramento, and San Francisco
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, San Diego, and Oakland

Salaries for Real Estate Brokers in California

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Real Estate Brokers in California are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Real Estate Brokers in California

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

Programs: Real Estate Appraisal, Real Estate Appraisal Skills
Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

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Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

Programs: Real Estate Appraisal
Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

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California Real Estate Broker Training Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
American River College	Sacramento	Associate	33,821
Antelope Valley College	Lancaster	Associate	13,312
Bakersfield College	Bakersfield	Associate	17,405
Butte College	Oroville	Associate	12,228
Cabrillo College	Aptos	Associate	15,114
Canada College	Redwood City	Associate	5,764
Cerritos College	Norwalk	Associate	22,273
Chabot College	Hayward	Associate	13,229
Chaffey College	Rancho Cucamonga	Associate	18,736
City College of San Francisco	San Francisco	Associate	46,411
Coastline Community College	Fountain Valley	Associate	9,316
College of Marin	Kentfield	Associate	6,476
College of San Mateo	San Mateo	Associate	10,516
College of the Canyons	Santa Clarita	Associate	17,499
College of the Redwoods	Eureka	Associate	6,025
College of the Sequoias	Visalia	Associate	11,697
Contra Costa College	San Pablo	Associate	7,147
Cosumnes River College	Sacramento	Associate	12,967
Cuesta College	San Luis Obispo	Associate	10,920
Cuyamaca College	El Cajon	Associate	9,358
De Anza College	Cupertino	Associate	24,115
Diablo Valley College	Pleasant Hill	Associate	19,768
East Los Angeles College	Monterey Park	Associate	28,889
El Camino College	Torrance	Associate	24,895
El Camino College-Compton Center	Compton	Associate	3,641
Folsom Lake College	Folsom	Associate	8,193
Foothill College	Los Altos Hills	Associate	18,132
Fresno City College	Fresno	Associate	21,624
Fullerton College	Fullerton	Associate	20,719
Gavilan College	Gilroy	Associate	6,049
Glendale Community College Glendale	Glendale	Associate	16,827
Golden West College	Huntington Beach	Associate	13,354
Hartnell College	Salinas	Associate	9,890
Irvine Valley College	Irvine	Associate	9,805
Lassen Community College	Susanville	Associate	1,829
Long Beach City College	Long Beach	Associate	25,536
Los Angeles City College	Los Angeles	Associate	17,204
Los Angeles Harbor College	Wilmington	Associate	8,850
Los Angeles Pierce College	Woodland Hills	Associate	19,526
Los Angeles Southwest College	Los Angeles	Associate	6,095
Los Angeles Trade Technical College	Los Angeles	Associate	13,194
Los Angeles Valley College	Valley Glen	Associate	17,264
Los Medanos College	Pittsburg	Associate	8,360
Merced College	Merced	Associate	10,890
Merritt College	Oakland	Associate	6,944
MiraCosta College	Oceanside	Associate	10,682
Mission College	Santa Clara	Associate	8,832
Modesto Junior College	Modesto	Associate	18,546
Monterey Peninsula College	Monterey	Associate	9,238
Mount Jacinto College	San Jacinto	Associate	14,197
Mt San Antonio College	Walnut	Associate	29,842
Ohlone College	Fremont	Associate	11,083
Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa	Associate	24,424
Palomar College	San Marcos	Associate	27,222
Riverside Community College	Riverside	Associate	30,961
Sacramento City College	Sacramento	Associate	24,596
Saddleback College	Mission Viejo	Associate	18,371
San Bernardino Valley College	San Bernardino	Associate	12,839
San Diego City College	San Diego	Associate	17,013
San Diego Mesa College	San Diego	Associate	21,437
San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton	Associate	18,668
San Jose City College	San Jose	Associate	9,805
Santa Barbara City College	Santa Barbara	Associate	21,632
Santa Rosa Junior College	Santa Rosa	Associate	25,626
Santiago Canyon College	Orange	Associate	14,085
Shasta College	Redding	Associate	9,102
Sierra College	Rocklin	Associate	18,859
Solano Community College	Fairfield	Associate	11,163
University of San Diego	San Diego	Doctorate	7,504
Victor Valley College	Victorville	Associate	10,149
West Los Angeles College	Culver City	Associate	9,975
West Valley College	Saratoga	Associate	11,210

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Real Estate Brokers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Real Estate Brokers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Real Estate Brokers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
CALIFORNIA
Santa Ana	940	$82,860	1.9
San Diego	740	$84,610	1.7
Oakland	450	$123,380	1.3
San Francisco	310	$153,710	0.9
Sacramento	220	$96,970	0.8
Bakersfield	60	$78,140	0.7

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