Courses & Pricing
Everything you need to get your Texas real estate license
Texas requires 180 hours of TREC-approved education before you can sit for the licensing exam. That is six courses of 30 hours each, offered in the daytime or the evening, in person here in El Paso. If you are interested in getting your license online, please see our offerings here.
Tuition
$203.50
per course, 30 hours each
Textbook
$46.50
per book, tax included.
All six courses
$1,453.50
tuition for six courses $1,221.00 + five textbooks $232.50
Shared textbook tip: Principles of Real Estate I and II use the same textbook. If you take both courses with us, you only need to purchase it once, saving you $46.50. Payment is due at registration for each course.
The six courses
#01565-REQC · 30 hours
Principles of Real Estate I
Introduction to essential real estate practices in Texas · Real property · The real estate market · Fair housing · Brokerage · TRELA · Contracts · Appraisal
$203.50 class + $46.50 textbook = $250.00
Textbook shared with Principles II
#01566-REQC · 30 hours
Principles of Real Estate II
Real estate financing principles and practices · Transfer of title and title records · Real estate math · Closing · Property management · Control of land · Real estate investments
$203.50 class + $46.50 textbook = $250.00
Textbook shared with Principles I
#01567-REQC · 30 hours
Law of Agency
Types of agency · Application of the License Act · Fiduciary responsibilities · Creation of agency · Responsibilities of agency and principal · Intermediary and dual agency
$203.50 class + $46.50 textbook = $250.00
#01553-REQC · 30 hours
Law of Contracts
Elements of a contract · Offer and acceptance · The statute of frauds · Specific performance and remedies for breach · Unauthorized practice of law · Commission rules relating to use of adopted forms · Owner disclosure requirements
$203.50 class + $46.50 textbook = $250.00
#01552-REQC · 30 hours
Promulgated Contract Forms
Provisions of the Statute of Frauds · The Texas Real Estate License Act · Rules of the Texas Real Estate Commission as they relate to purchase contracts · Creation of contracts between sellers and buyers
$203.50 class + $46.50 textbook = $250.00
#01562-REQC · 30 hours
Real Estate Finance
The loan application process · Loan underwriting standards · Conventional loans · FHA & VA loans · Seller financing · Fair lending · Predatory lending
$203.50 class + $46.50 textbook = $250.00
You do not have to register for all six classes at once; pay per course as you go, and take them in any order.
Class schedule
Daytime · 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Course
Dates
Principles I
Principles II
Contracts
Promulgated Contract Forms
Agency
R.E. Finance
(8:00–6:00)
Principles I
Principles II
Contracts
Evening · 6:00–10:00 PM
Course
Dates
R.E. Finance
Principles I
Principles II
(6:00–10:30)
Contracts
Promulgated Contract Forms
Classes may be cancelled for low enrollment.
State & National Test Review
Optional. Free for Academy graduates, $100 for everyone else. Dates: TBD.
Continuing Education
Renew your license in one weekend with our Continuing Education (CE) offerings
For licensed agents renewing every two years. 18 hours, in person, taught on a Saturday and Sunday. The Academy is TREC CE provider #18-CEP and an official in-person GEPAR continuing education provider.
Tuition
$225
18 hours of continuing education
Upcoming dates
Nov 14–15, 2026
Saturday and Sunday
Saturday
8:00 AM–6:30 PM
Contracts Q&A (12913-RECE), TREC Contracts & Addenda Update (12910-RECE), Broker Responsibility (03508-RENE)
Sunday
8:00 AM–4:30 PM
Legal Update I (10089-RENE), Legal Update II (10090-RENE)
First-time license renewal (SAE)
Renewing for the first time? Start here.
Texas requires 98 hours of Sales Agent Apprentice Education (SAE) for your first renewal: 30 hours of Real Estate Brokerage, 60 hours of qualifying education (two 30-hour courses), and 8 hours of TREC Legal Update I and II.
Offered in person at the Academy
$250
$203.50 tuition + $46.50 textbook
$50
Book included
$50
Book included
Real Estate Brokerage dates: call us at (915) 779-0096.
The 60 qualifying hours: available online through our partnership with The CE Shop (see Online Courses). Some students may be able to use one of our core courses toward the 60 hours if enough time has passed since they first took it. Call us at (915) 779-0096 to check what applies to you.
Classes may be cancelled for low enrollment.
Class policies
Take courses in any order. No prerequisites.
Bring a calculator. Phones cannot be used as calculators.
Attendance, phones, & exam policies are on Student Resources.
Refund policy. Full refund prior to the beginning of class. Prorated refund for remaining sessions after class has begun. Unused textbooks are also refunded. See the full policy for details on transfers and individual cases.
Military discount available - ask us for details.