Coastal Real Estate School offers a range of real estate education programs in North Carolina, including pre-licensing, post-licensing, and continuing education courses. These courses are available in Wilmington, Holden Beach, and Murphy, North Carolina, with options for both day and evening attendance[5].
The school’s core offerings include:
- Broker Prelicensing Course: Required for students aiming to qualify for the North Carolina real estate license examination. Tuition is $400 and includes the textbook. Students must attend at least 80% of scheduled class hours[1].
- Postlicensing Education Program: Designed to help provisional brokers remove the provisional status from their license, ensuring they meet state regulatory requirements[1].
- Continuing Education: For already licensed brokers, the school offers various CE classes to maintain and enhance licensure[5].
Coastal Real Estate School is licensed by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission. Students are expected to maintain professional conduct, come prepared to class, and follow strict attendance and electronic device policies. Only enrolled students are allowed in the classrooms during sessions[1].
For those interested in a specialized credential, the Coastal Association of REALTORS® offers the Coastal Area Local Specialist (CALS) Certification for agents working in specific Maryland counties. This certification aims to distinguish REALTORS® with unique local market expertise[2].
Other regional educational options include Sea Coast Real Estate Academy, which provides online education for North and South Carolina, and schools in South Carolina that offer a mix of in-person, live Zoom, and self-paced online real estate courses to satisfy the state’s 90-hour pre-licensing requirement[6][7].