Real Estate and Residential Contractors Licensing

Upcoming Courses

Flood Insurance

This course meets the North Carolina Department of Insurance continuing education requirements for multi-license insurance professionals. Pre-registration is required. Contact Jackie Seare at 919-209-2595 for additional information.

Course Code: INS 3310 04P
Dates/Days: April, 27, 2010 (T)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1034B
Instructor: Jim DeCrisie
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: None

Introduction to Residential Construction

Have you thought about going into residential construction? Want to contract or build your own house? Learn from the ground up how to build a house. This weekend seminar is designed to give those individuals without construction experience who are thinking about residential construction or building their own house an idea of the scope of the home building project. This class is the place to start if you are interested in becoming a residential contractor. The class is a great pre-requisite to the Pre-License Residential Contractors Class if you have no experience in home construction. This is not a pre-licensing class. The class will
include working with building inspectors, county codes, reading blueprints, construction costs, and a variety of other useful information. Contact Jackie Seare at 209-2595 for additional information regarding this course.

Course Code: CAR 3112 91P
Dates/Days: May, 07, 2010 - May, 08, 2010 (F/Sa)
Course Times: Friday 6p-10p, Saturday 8a-4p
Location: Workforce Development Center 1032
Instructor: Claude Canipe
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: None

Pre-Licensing for N.C. Residential /General Contractors

Would you like to be your own boss and build homes? This class prepares students to sit for the residential general contractor’s licensing exam. Emphasis will be placed on types of questions found on the exam. (Prepaid Registration is required.) Please contact Jackie Seare at 919-209-2595 with questions regarding these courses.

Course Code: CAR 3118 91P
Dates/Days: April, 16, 2010 - April, 18, 2010 (F/Sa/Su)
Course Times: Friday 6p-10p, Saturday 8a-4p, Sunday 1p-5p
Location: Workforce Development Center 1032
Instructor: Claude Canipe
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: None

Pre-Licensing Training for N.C. Home Inspectors

This course is designed to assist applicants for a NC Home Inspectors License to prepare for the required written examination.
Topics covered include: licensing laws, regulations, professional conduct and ethics, and report preparation; as well as, interior and
exterior structures, roof structures; and electrical, HVAC, and plumbing systems. NOTE: The North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board requires individuals to meet specific experience and/or education requirements to be approved to take the Home Inspector License examination. Contact Jackie Seare at 209-2595 for additional information regarding this course.

Course Code: CAR 3005 91P
Dates/Days: March, 23, 2010 - April, 29, 2010 (T/Th)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 2014
Instructor: Claude Canipe
Registration Fee: $120.00
Book: $25 (Pick up book in class.)

Real Estate Post Licensing Selected Topics

This course is one of the three 30 hour courses designed to assist the provisional broker to meet the 90-hour post-licensing education requirement set by the NC Real Estate Commission. Topics include a review of agency relationships in real estate sales transactions and a real estate agent’s legal duties to clients and customers, a step-by-step review and discussion of the functions and responsibilities of a real estate agent when working with residential sellers and buyers, a review of issues associated with agent compensation and agents changing firms, and a review of license status and education issues. (Prepaid registration is required.) Contact Jackie Seare at 209-2595 with questions regarding these courses.

Course Code: RLS 3704 93P
Dates/Days: March, 18, 2010 - March, 28, 2010 (Th/F/Sa/Su)
Course Times: TH & F 6p-10p, S & Su 9:30a-1:00p
Location: Workforce Development Center 1034B
Instructor: Ginger Britt
Registration Fee: $120.00
Book: NC Real Estate Manual 2008-2009 can be purchased through North Carolina Rea Estate Commission at http://www.ncrec.state.nc.us/

Real Estate Pre License Course

This 80 hour course provides the required training for becoming a salesperson/broker in North Carolina. This class is approved by the NC Real Estate Commission for licensure. Students must pass a required exam with 80% to successfully complete the course. (Prepaid registration is required)

Pre-requisite for enrollment:
Participants will be required to obtain a Career Readiness Certificate to be eligible to enroll in the course. This requirement can be completed by taking the three ACT WorkKeys Assessment tests for the three subject areas listed below. A fee of $10.00 per assessment is due at the time of testing. This prerequisite will help prepare you for the successful completion of the state Real Estate Licensing examination. If additional study is needed, a program of pre and post training is available from Johnston Community College’s Continuing Education Division. It is our desire that all students have successful completion of their goals. Pre-test training fees are standard Continuing Education fees based on hours of instruction.

Level 5 Reading for Information
Level 5 Applied Mathematics
Level 4 Locating Information

For Real Estate class questions, contact
Jackie Seare at 209-2595.

For testing questions, contact
Sharon Neville at 209-2591.

For pre-test training questions, contact
Heidi Harris at 209-2594.

A certificate or proof of levels completed must be presented at time of registration.

Course Code: RLS 3700 91P
Dates/Days: January, 25, 2010 - April, 05, 2010 (M/W)
Course Times: 6:15pm - 10:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1034B
Instructor: Ginger Britt
Registration Fee: $175.00
Book: $40.03, Modern RE Practice in NC can be purchased at the JCC bookstore.
Note: No class on February 15

Course Code: RLS 3700 92P
Dates/Days: March, 25, 2010 - May, 10, 2010 (M/Th)
Course Times: 9:00am - 3:45pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 2014
Instructor: Donna R. Johnson
Registration Fee: $175.00
Book: Approx. $40 Modern RE Practice in NC, 7th edition can be purchased at the JCC bookstore.
Note: Bring a 3" ring binder, set of 5-tab dividers, and a highlighter to class.

Sustainable Housing and Building Green: What Agents Should Know

Course Code: SEF 3001 98P
Dates/Days: March, 30, 2010 (T)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1034B
Instructor: Ginger Britt
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: TBA

Course Code: SEF 3001 99P
Dates/Days: May, 01, 2010 (Sa)
Course Times: 8:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1034B
Instructor: Ginger Britt
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: TBA

Updates Course

Course Code: SEF 3001 100P
Dates/Days: April, 01, 2010 (Th)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1034B
Instructor: Ginger Britt
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: NC Real Estate Manual 2008-2009 can be purchased through North Carolina Rea Estate Commission at http://www.ncrec.state.nc.us/

Course Code: SEF 3001 101P
Dates/Days: May, 01, 2010 (Sa)
Course Times: 1:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1034B
Instructor: Ginger Britt
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: NC Real Estate Manual 2008-2009 can be purchased through North Carolina Rea Estate Commission at http://www.ncrec.state.nc.us/

Work Zone Flagger Training 4 Hour Course

Controlling traffic through work areas is one of the most important – and dangerous- operations in construction maintenance.   This course is a comprehensive skill-building session that meets federal industry guidelines: the Manual on Uniform Traffic control Devices guidelines and the ANSI standard ISEA-107-1999. The Office of Highway Safety, the Federal Highway Administration and several state Departments of Transportation have reviewed this program. This course also complies with the North Carolina Department of Transportation requirements. 
 This course is a must for the novice construction work zone flaggers in both one-and-two-person flagging operations. Experienced flaggers can attend this course as a refresher. Pre-registration is required. Contact Jackie Seare at 209-2595 for more information.

Course Code: SEF 3001 01P
Dates/Days: May, 06, 2010 (Th)
Course Times: 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1034B
Instructor: Safety and Health Council of North Carolina
Registration Fee: $65.00
Book: None