Real Estate
If you are looking for a profession that offers a world of opportunity, consider a career in real estate. You'll discover there is much more to this popular and growing field than just buying and selling homes. This rewarding career field also allows you to be your own boss, work flexible hours and earn an impressive income if you possess the right combination of skills and initiative. Our courses will provide you with the skills and training Real Estate Brokers look for when sponsoring an agent's license.
You can get your new real estate career off the ground before finishing a degree through our Real Estate Licensure Certificate. After completing only six courses required by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC), you are eligible to earn your Texas Real Estate Salesperson’s License, which will allow you to enter the real world of real estate as a licensed agent. Our FastTrack program makes this process even easier by allowing you to complete all six courses in a single semester, which helps take you from the classroom to the workforce in the shortest time possible! (Students are vetted prior to enrollment in the FastTrack program.)
MCC's Real Estate Program opens the door to the dynamic real estate profession by creating a pathway from licensed agent to broker. Completion of the Real Estate Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree prepares you to pursue a Real Estate Broker’s License, which is required to open a real estate office.
Continuing Education
If you have began your real estate career, you can still tap into MCC's Real Estate courses to fulfill SAE requirements for licensure renewal.
Licensure Restrictions
To be eligible to sit for the real estate sales agent licensure exam and to hold the real estate sales agent license in Texas, you must meet the following requirements as outlined in TREC Rule §535.51(b)(1)(A):
- Be a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien;,
- Be at least 18 years of age; and,
- Meet TREC's qualifications for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity.
Certain criminal offenses (as outlined by TREC Rules, specifically §541.1) may prevent an individual from being eligible to hold a real estate sales agent license in the State of Texas. Criminal offense guidelines may be reviewed within the TREC Rules §541.1 Individuals with a criminal history should request a Fitness Determination from TREC before enrolling in the Real Estate program.
TREC Compliance and Licensure Examinations
Courses in the real estate program meet the requirements for both the Texas Real Estate Salesperson's License Examination and the Texas Real Estate Broker’s License Examination. For information on the examinations, contact the Texas Real Estate Commission, P.O. Box 12188, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 78711.
Real Estate Career & Salary Outlook (Waco, TX)
Base Salary: $75,000 to $117,000 (Glassdoor, 2023)
Projected Demand, 2020-2030: +23% (Texas Workforce Commission, 2023)
Join the Real Estate Program Today!
Are you ready to take the next step toward a rewarding and profitable career in real estate? Tell your advisor to enroll you in the following programs or show them this information (text inside of parenthesis are MyMCC program codes used by advisors):
- Real Estate Licensure Certificate (RE.LICENSURE.CERT)
- Real Estate Certificate (RE.CERT)
- Real Estate AAS (RE.AAS)
For More Information
Contact Tammy Tull at (254) 299-8662 or email her at ttull@mclennan.edu.