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Central Alabama Real Estate Academy
"Education opening the doors for tomorrow's choices."
New Pre-License Classroom Course Scheduled to start 12 May '08
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A Real Estate Teaching Academy Central
Alabama Real Estate Academy was founded in the Spring of 2004 with the
goal of providing traditional classroom instruction. Class
cohesion would be maintained by having all classes start and end
together.
Starting in 2006 the school added to its curriculum, state approved distance learning classes thereby offering students two different programs to help them achieve their real estate education goals. |
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Mission To
provide a professional real estate school to enable all students
to achieve their academic goals. The school will strive to
provide academic excellence with a commitment to producing highly
successful and professional real estate agents benefiting themselves
and the public they serve. Faculty listed below |
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| "The choice is now yours..." | ||
| This column contains information on courses in a traditional classroom. | This column contains information on Distance Learning Education (DLE). |
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Traditional Classroom
Instruction Admission Procedures Although
the Academy has an open door policy and will enthusiastically train all
students who desire to learn, the State of Alabama places a number of
requirements on becoming a real estate agent. Any student
wishing to drop or cancel the course by the end of the 2nd class will
be provided a 100% refund of all tuition and fees with the return of
all handout study materials. The State of Alabama also has
attendance and completion requirements which are addressed below.
A class calendar will be provided to all students enrolled in any course 30 hours or more in length along with a class outline. Classes are scheduled based upon the needs of the local community and availability of class room space. Information on the Post License Course is on line but no class room Post License Course is currently scheduled. Open Enrollment to all students! All our classroom courses are offered to any applicant regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, handicap or familial status. All efforts will be pursued to assist any handicapped applicant by providing for special need requirements. Although the prelicense class has an open enrollment policy, the State of Alabama has a number of requirements which an applicant must meet prior to obtaining a real estate sales person license. Please read the information provided at the link above which list the state requirements and also provides 6 articles which are recommended reading. They provide information on the real estate profession including discussion of costs and commissions. The Classes meet on Monday andThursday from 5:45 pm. to 9:45 pm. Registration and tuition cost total $375.00. The $65.00 registration fee is due with the registration form which can be printed from the link below and mailed to the address provided or brought to the office. Limited enrollment exists for all classes due to classroom size limitations. Pre-License class schedule:
new class May - July 2008
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"On-line" Courses or
Distance Learning Education Why Distance Learning Education (DLE)? The
first reason is one of convenience. No driving to class, you wear
what ever makes you comfortable in the place you choose. You
determine when is the best time to study, and the length of time and
study and your pace.
Why choose us? We are dedicated to the success of our students, not saying other schools are not also dedicated, but, the reason we changed from being a referring school with no knowledge or interface with the students, to a secondary course provider is we now can monitor the students progress and interface directly providing additional assistance and instruction when needed. We offer our DLE students access to our ongoing classroom courses. Plus the instructor is available to answer questions be either phone or in a separate meeting as his schedule allows to provide students with additional instruction. The academy's instructor Jim VanErmen is a successful practicing real estate agent with over 16 years of experience and is active in the industry staying current in trends and changes. Jim was an active participant in the recent Alabama Real Estate Commission Task Force which examined the National Exam Specification and developed the pre-license course curriculum outline to be used in 2006 by all Alabama Real Estate Schools. The school administrator, Jon, has successfully taken the DLE pre-license course and is available to provide his own comments on the instructional material and course procedures. He is also available to assist in technical computer course problems in the event they were to arise. Our Primary Course Provider has been certified by ARELLO and they have received ARELLO approval for all the courses which we offer. DLE Courses Available:
Alabama Prelicense Fundamentals (60 hour course) (proctored exam) Alabama Post License (30 hour course) (proctored exam) Environmental Basics (6 hours CE credit) Home Inspection (6 hours CE credit) The cost of the courses and a brief description can be found at the registration link below. |
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Print and mail registration form to: Central AL Real Estate Academy 4180 Carmichael Rd. Montgomery, AL 36106 |
Information and on line registration with secure credit card payment for distance learning courses (DLE) only. |
| Links to individual Course pages Pre License Salesperson Course Post License Salesperson Course Pre License Broker Course (new) |
| QUESTIONS and ANSWERS |
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Q. "What is the success rate of students attending your pre-license course when taking the state/national test?" A. Alabama Real Estate Commission "Rules and Regulations" 790-X-1.15. School/Course Sponsors and Instructor Advertising Regulations states: (h) No reference whatsoever will be made in an newspaper, advertising, brochures, etc. as to pass/fail ratio" by any school/course sponsor or instructor approved by the Alabama Real Estate Commission. (i) There will be no advertising which guarantees or alludes to a guarantee of passing the state examination." Q. "What are the differences between taking the pre-license course in a class room or through an on-line school?" A. Other then the obvious differences the classroom course would add the personality of the instructor, i.e. examples which are meaningful to the instructor or the instructor's personal involvement in the industry. The on-line course gains its strength from repetition and continuous testing. The Commission is currently assembling statistics on the "success" rate between the two methods of instruction and preliminary results show they are pretty much equal in the percentage of graduates passing the state exam on the first time. Q. "Are there differences in the different on-line course?" A. Recently a student, Lucy (not her real name) of an on-line course attended the last part of our classroom course. I was surprised at the number of differences with the on-line course she took and the on-line course which we provide. Since there are only a few distance learning providers here are a few questions which you should consider before deciding on a distance learning course of instruction. 1. Will you receive a textbook for the course? We
provide the same textbook which we use in our classroom course.
We also provide an additional study guide to help you prior to taking
the state test along with Alabama License Law book (some require you
buying this on your own), and the AMP testing guide. Some schools
provide only a download textbook which you have to print and assemble
in some type of order i.e. large 3 ring binders. I was amazed at
Lucy's study materials and this alone was reason for me to address some
of the differences between the courses from which you can choose.
2. Is the course "on-line"? The course Lucy took required her to have her computer linked to the Internet. If you have dial-up service you no longer have use of your telephone line while you are taking the course. If the connection fails further problems are encountered. Our course come on a "cd" which you use with your computer at any time or place and does not have the requirement to be on-line while you are taking the course. 3. What is the experience of the course administrator? Who do you call if you have questions or problem? Our school administrator is a graduate of our distance learning pre-license course and is knowledgeable in the use of computers and the problems which may be encountered. His expertise has proved invaluable in a number of unforeseen situations. 4. Who do I call if I need assistance on some things which I do not understand.? Well in Lucy's case she called me (Jim). I am a full time real estate agent AND the prelicense classroom course instructor. Lucy came to me requiring additional instruction. She attended the classes which were currently being taught, took our final exam to assess her weak areas, attended our preparatory exam study session. Lucy paid nothing for the additional instruction and study aids which she received. Long answer to the question but the short answer is I am available to meet, discuss, instruct students on a case by case basis. Any DLE students may attend my pre-license classes for which the class scheduled is provided online. Although this may help in answering course specific questions, the class room course does not fulfill any of the requirements of the on-line course whose requirements must be completed in their entirety. Q. "When can I take the Post License Course?" A. State law requires you to be a licensed sales agent which means you are required to have a state assigned License Number. After obtaining your temporary license you have up to one year to take the course but after just 6 months an active temporary license will be come inactive. So it is best to take the post license course in your first 6 months. For additional information on the Post License Course to include the approved class outline along with course goals and objectives and a listing of the course modules, check our Post License Course web page. Q. "Will the 30 hour Post License Course take 30 hours?" A. No. The number of "hours" an online course receives is determined by a national evaluating organization. The Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO),is the approving organization for most DLE real estate courses. It should be noted students taking the class room course are required to attend 30 hours of class room instruction. Additional time can be expected in outside reading, studying and preparation work. The course objectives have been standardized so the Real Estate Commission has a degree of certainty on the material each student is receiving. The entire post license course is available outline on the post license course web page linked above. |
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Education Links Education Course Requirements and Examination Service Alabama Examination and Test Center Information administered by Applied Measurement Professionals (AMP) Alabama Real Estate License Law of 1951 (Alabama code Chapter 27) Frequently Asked Questions answered by the Alabama Real Estate Commission. Approved Real Estate Schools and the courses being offered as listed by the Alabama Real Estate Commission. Alabama Real Estate Commission On-Line Services, Alabama Real Estate Commission link provides access to all courses scheduled with the Commission and access to the courses you have completed for 2005 - 2006 continuing education and post license course. This will take the place of maintaining paper certificates of course completion and allows you to access your own account on line 24/7. |
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Central Alabama Real Estate Academy
was issued a Private School License by the State of Alabama Post
Secondary Education license #1220-1 on May 3, 2004, and granted
official approval as a real estate school by the Alabama Real Estate
Commission, school code #76477 on May 11, 2004. The
first course of instruction, 60
- Hour Pre-License Course, began the first part of June 2004. New
in 2006, the Academy has hired an assistant school administrator, Jon
VanErmen and has added a new instructor, Mr. Maurice Pene to its
faculty. Dan Stallings
CRB CRS GRI - Academy Director and co founder, Dan has been the
broker of Montgomery Metro Realty since 1981. He is an active member of
the Montgomery Area Association of REALTORS®.
Jim VanErmen ABR CRS, Chief Academic Instructor and co founder, Jim is a former Army Officer, graduate of the Army's Command & General Staff College and Air Force Instructor School. A licensed real estate agent since ‘89, and an approved Alabama Real Estate Instructor since ‘99, his real estate résumé can be found at: www.realtyvan.com/page4.html Jim can be contacted at the email address below or by cell phone (334) 303-1111 Maurice Pene GRI CRS, Maurice has been an active residential real estate agent in the local area since 1975 (30+ years) and one of the co founders of Montgomery Metro Realty Inc. in 1981. Jon VanErmen SRES REALTOR® Jon is the assistant school administrator and has successfully taken the prelicense Distance Learning Education (DLE) course prior to passing the state exam. Jon can be contacted at the email address below of by cell phone (334) 538-2163. |
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