7 best online real estate schools in Florida (FL) for 2024

*Note: All prelicensing courses meet Florida’s 63-hour sales associate prelicensing requirement. All Post-License Courses meet Florida’s 45-hour post-licensing requirement for first-time renewals. All Broker Prelicensing Packages meet the state’s 72-hour broker prelicensing requirement.

Pros:

• Access is available through your tablet or phone
• Bookmarked resources can be printed for reference
• The CE Shop offers unlimited chances to take the final exam with certain packages

Cons:

• The course can be text heavy
• The course is lacking in substantial audio and video lessons

Course Formats: Self-paced online courses

Course Access: Six months from the date of purchase. A one month extension can also be requested at no charge if needed.

Pass Guarantee or Refund Policy: The CE Shop will refund the purchase price of any course if the refund request is submitted within 30 days of purchase, and the course is not more than 50% completed and / or the live class hasn’t started.

Exam Prep: Course includes an initial assessment and immediate feedback on the topics you’ve mastered and the ones you still need to work on. Real-time dashboards guide you through each topic and the Candidate Handbook helps you improve your practice exam scores.

Student Support: Support is available seven days a week via email, live chat, and phone.

Final Exam: The CE Shop offers unit exams and course final exams. With the Premium prelicensing package, you have unlimited chances to take the final exam if you don’t pass the exam on your first attempt.

* Note: All prelicensing course meet Florida’s 63-hour sales associate prelicensing requirement. All Post-License Courses meet Florida’s 45-hour post-licensing requirement for first-time renewals.

Pros:

• Your final exam is unproctored for less stress
• Aceable’s self-paced courses can be accessed anywhere, any time, and from any device
• Aceable automatically reports your hours to FREC when you complete the course

Cons:

• Interactive study groups are lacking
• Post-licensing course options are limited

Course Formats: Self-paced online courses.

Course Access: Six months from the date of enrollment.

Pass Guarantee or Refund: With the “Ace or Don’t Pay Guarantee,” Aceable Agent will refund you your money if you don’t pass the licensing exam after three attempts, we will refund your money.

Student Support: Real-life instructors are available to answer any questions, Monday through Friday, via email. During the week, you can also contact the Student Concierge team by phone. General support is available daily via phone, email, or chat.

Exam Prep: The Basic Prelicensing package features Lite Exam Prep, including 1,000 unique real estate exam practice questions, while the Deluxe and Premium packages’ Exam Prep includes 1,660+ additional practice exam questions aligned to the Florida state and national exam.

Final Exam: In order to earn your FREC Approved 63-Hour Real Estate Prelicensing Education Certificate, you need to take and pass a course final exam. Aceable Agent’s prelicensing courses include a final exam that is not proctored. In order to renew your Florida license, you need to fulfill your 45-hour Post-Licensing Continuing Education requirement and pass a final exam, which is included in Aceable Agent’s Post-Licensing CE course.

* Note: All preliensing courses meet Florida’s 63-hour sales associate prelicensing requirement. All Post-License Courses meet Florida’s 45-hour post-licensing requirement for first-time renewals. The License Renewal CE Course meets the 14-hour CE requirement for subsequent renewals after that.

Pros:

• Pre and post-licensing courses include two attempts or unlimited attempts at passing the end of course exam, depending on the package
• The school will automatically report your hours to DBPR when you complete the post-licensing course
• Free course demos are available

Cons:

• One of the more higher priced schools
• The school does not offer a Pass Guarantee

Course Formats: Self-paced online courses

Course Access: Six to 12 months from the date of enrollment, depending on the chosen course.

Pass Guarantee or Refund Policy: Florida Real Estate School does not offer a Pass Guarantee, but it does offer a refund on prelicensing and post-licensing courses if a “refund form” has been filled out before 7 days have elapsed from purchase. The school also has a tuition reimbursement program for students who join their partner brokerages.

Exam Prep: Prelicensing packages include end of course practice exams with hundreds of practice questions. A separate Exam Prep course is also available for purchase.

Student Support: Licensed Florida real estate instructors are available by email and phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Final Exam: Florida Real Estate School offers students two attempts or unlimited attempts at passing the end of course exam, depending on the package.

* Note: All prelicensing courses meet Florida’s 63-hour sales associate prelicensing requirement. All Post-License Courses meet Florida’s 45-hour post-licensing requirement for first-time renewals.

Pros:

• Gold Coast has a format for everyone. Choose from classroom, livestream, or online classes
• Courses are offered in both English and Spanish
• You can access the livestream version of the prelicensing courses for up to two years

Cons:

• There is no mobile app
• Class sizes can be on the large side

Course Formats: Choose from classroom, livestream, or online.

Course Access: Two-year access from the date of enrollment (no retake or review fees).

Pass Guarantee or Refund Policy: Gold Coast’s refund policies vary and are dependent on the selected course format.

Exam Prep: With the exception of the Prelicensing Essentials Packages, classroom and livestream courses feature online Florida state exam prep simulators. With the exception of the Essentials Package, online courses feature interactive exam prep learning modules.

Student Support: Classroom and livestream courses offer access to top local instructors and include weekly tutoring sessions. Classroom and livestream packages also feature Exam Cram weekends – study sessions for reviewing exam material with an instructor and other students. Online courses offer support from the real estate instructor during business hours, Monday through Friday, by email and phone.

Career Support: Prelicensing classroom and livestream courses feature Gold Coast Career Fairs. With the exception of the Prelicensing Essentials Packages, online courses also feature Gold Coast Career Fairs.

* Note: All prelicensing courses meet Florida’s 63-hour sales associate prelicensing requirement. All Post-License Courses meet Florida’s 45-hour post-licensing requirement for first-time renewals.

Pros:

• Audio courses are available for those who want to listen to lesson on the go
• MLS Campus provides you with a variety of course packages to suit any budget
• For those who want to be extra prepared for the math section of the exam, MLS offers students a cheat sheet of all real estate math formulas and terms

Cons:

• Live or real-time interactions are limited to support via phone or email
• The school does not have a pass guarantee

Course Formats: Self-paced online course

Course Access: Six months from the date of purchase

Pass Guarantee or Refund Policy: MLS offers the “30 Days Limited Money Back Guarantee Policy.” Within the first 30 days of your purchase of the prelicensing or post-licensing course, you can request a cancellation and full refund. If you already took the final exam, however, a refund cannot be issued. For Math Cram and Exam Prep Master courses, MLS offers a “1 Day Limited Money Back Guarantee Policy.” Request a cancellation and receive a full refund within the first day.

Exam Prep: All prelicensing packages include practice exams with unlimited attempts. With the exception of the Basic package, all prelicensing packages also include the Florida Exam Prep Master & Exam Math Cram courses. Exam Math Cram consists of 5 real estate math practice tests to test your knowledge on real estate math formulas, calculating commission, and calculating property taxes.

Student Support: Licensed instructors and customer support staff are available via phone and email, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 7 pm (EST).

Final Exam: The prelicensing packages include the online final exam. With the “30 Day Retake” policy, if you don’t pass the course’s final exam on your first attempt, you will be given a second chance to take the exam 30 days after your first try.

* Note: All prelicensing courses meet Florida’s 63-hour sales associate prelicensing requirement. All Post-License Courses meet Florida’s 45-hour post-licensing requirement for first-time renewals. The License Renewal CE Course meets the 14-hour CE requirement for subsequent renewals after that.

Pros:

• While the courses are online, you do have the option to print out flashcards and e-books if you want hard copies of the study material
• The Free-trial offer means you can take the course for a test drive before purchasing

Cons:

• More activities and games would enhance the learning experience
• Lessons and quizzes must be read and taken in order, so you can’t bounce around

Course Formats: Self-paced online courses.

Course Access: Six months unlimited access from the date of purchase.

Pass Guarantee or Refund Policy: With the “30-Day Money-Back Guarantee” you can get a full refund within the first 30 days, provided that you haven’t completed the course.

Free Trial: Prolicense Florida has a Free Trial Offer, so you can take the course for a test drive before you enroll.

Exam Prep: The Pre-lisencing Premium package includes a State Exam Simulator to boost your ability to pass the state exam and Exam Prep Flashcards while the Post-licensing course includes two attempts to pass the end of course exam.

Student Support: Live support is available 24/7. Industry-leading real estate instructors are also available to answer your questions while you are studying for the exam.

* Note: All prelicensing courses meet Florida’s 63-hour sales associate prelicensing requirement. The License Renewal CE Course meets the 14-hour CE requirement for subsequent renewals after that.

Pros:

• 360’s courses are mobile friendly and easy to navigate
• The cost of the courses is competitive and the content is thorough

Cons:

• On weekends, customer service availability is limited to email, text, and chat support
• There is a strict 72-hour refund policy

Course Formats: Self-paced online courses

Course Access: One year after you purchase the course.

Pass Guarantee or Refund Policy: 360training has a “72-hour refund policy.” A refund request must be sent within 72 hours of purchase. Refunds will not be issued if any exam or test has been attempted, a certificate of completion has been requested or issued, or 50% or more of the purchased course was completed.

Exam Prep: The Premium prelicensing package includes study guides on exam topics and unlimited practice exams.

Student Support: Instructors are available by phone or email on business days.

Final Exam: You need to score 70% or higher on the final exam to pass the Prelicensing class. Once you pass, you’ll receive a certificate of completion to use on your application.