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PCC is approved by the state of Oregon’s Real Estate Agency (OREA) to provide real estate broker pre-license and property manager pre-license courses.
Real estate courses
Property manager license test preparation
Prepare to sit for the Oregon Real Estate Property Manager License exam.
Want to learn how to manage real estate property and create long-term sustainable profits? First, make sure you can pass the licensing exam.
Portland Community College’s property manager pre-license course is approved by the state of Oregon’s Real Estate Agency (OREA).
What to expect:
- A 10-week, online, non-credit course, totaling 60 hours of education.
- A state-licensed, experienced instructor who will actively guide you through the course.
- Plan to spend at least 6 hours a week on coursework.
- Cost: $515 (tuition $495 + $20 distance learning fee, textbook not included)
- Textbook: Property Management, Ninth Edition by Robert C Kyle and Floyd M Baird. Publisher: Real Estate Education Company. ISBN: #978-1-4277-4790-7. An earlier edition or E-book is acceptable. You can order this textbook using Amazon or another online bookstore. There are options to purchase new, used, or rent. Please note the 8th edition is acceptable. PCC Bookstore will not have this book available for purchase.
After you complete this course, you are eligible to sit for the examination administered by the State of Oregon, which you must pass in order to be licensed.
The Oregon Real Estate Agency requires you to submit an application and fee. For more information, please visit their website.
Real estate broker license test preparation
Prepare to sit for the Oregon Real Estate Broker License exam.
Portland Community College’s real estate broker pre-license course is approved by the state of Oregon’s Real Estate Agency (OREA). Our state-licensed, experienced instructor will guide you through our pre-licensing course, which is all taken online.
The course will cover 7 topics required by the state of Oregon, for a total of 150 hours:
- real estate law – 30 hours
- Real estate finance – 30 hours
- Oregon real estate practices – 30 hours
- Contracts – 15 hours
- Agency – 15 hours
- Real estate brokerage – 20 hours
- Property management – 10 hours
What to expect:
- Fully online course. The online format requires on average 15 hours per week. It consists of readings, quizzes, and final assessments. There is no set time to be online for class. You choose when you want to be online, allowing you to work around your schedule.
- A state-licensed, experienced instructor will guide you through the course and monitor your performance.
- Topics covered in lessons do not always align directly with textbook chapters. Students should be prepared to search for applicable topic content.
- Designed to be completed in 1 term or 10 weeks.
- Cost: $645 (tuition $525 + $20 distance learning fee + $100 textbook)
- A digital textbook is provided for you in the online learning platform – Desire2Learn.
After you complete this course, you are eligible to sit for the examination administered by the State of Oregon, which you must pass in order to be licensed.
The Oregon Real Estate Agency requires you to submit an application and fee. For more information, please visit their website.
Course planning guide
These classes are offered every term and run the duration of the term.
Winter 2025
- Dates: January 6 – March 23
- Location: Remote via D2L. Asynchronous.
Spring 2025
- Dates: March 31 – June 15
- Location: Remote via D2L. Asynchronous.
Summer 2025
- Dates: June 23 – September 7
- Location: Remote via D2L. Asynchronous.
Fall 2025
- Dates: Septtember 22 – December 14
- Location: Remote via D2L. Asynchronous.
Upcoming course schedule
Meet the instructors
Gary Calvert
Gary has been involved in the Real Estate industry for over 35 years with experience in the sale, purchase, and management of real property, and has held several management positions with various real estate firms. He obtained his first Oregon real estate license in 1985 and currently works for Washington County, Oregon as the Real Estate Asset Manager. He began working at PCC in 1991 and has taught Introduction to Real Estate, Property Management, Real Estate Finance, Agency, and Contracts.
Jerry Lasselle
Jerry has taught Real Estate at PCC for over fifteen years. He’s worked as an accountant for a large national CPA firm and also as a staff attorney for a large Northwest law firm. He has a B.S. degree from Claremont College in Accounting, an MBA degree from the University of Portland, and a Law Degree from Lewis and Clark Law School. In 1982 he became a full-time Business Administration instructor at PCC and retired full time in 2014. Since then he’s worked as a Real Estate instructor at PCC. He’s lived in Portland all his life and says he’s amazed at the many changes the city has experienced.
Dave Amato
Dave Amato has been active in the Real Estate industry for 45+ years and an active Real Estate Broker since 2003. During his 23-year career as a builder/developer, his projects added over 200 units of housing to the Portland metro market. He has served on the board of directors for the Portland Metropolitan Home Builders and currently serves on the Board of the Oregon Association of Realtors. He is also a certified housing inspector for FEMA. Dave has taught several Real Estate classes at PCC over the past 10+ years, presently Property Management.