Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate
Gain skills and knowledge to navigate commercial real estate and prepare for diverse career opportunities in the industry.
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Build a Rewarding Career in Commercial Real Estate
Commercial real estate is a dynamic segment of the real estate industry that focuses on the sale, lease, development, management, financing and/or investment of commercial properties such as hotels, strip malls, shopping centers, office buildings, warehouses, and large multi-family complexes.
Our program provides affordable and comprehensive commercial real estate training that prepares you for a career in the industry. All courses are taught by working industry professionals who bring their real-world experience to the classroom and combine it with a curriculum approved by the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Take advantage of valuable networking opportunities with instructors and other students, many of whom are also real estate professionals.
Whether you’re a newcomer or a working real estate professional, our commercial real estate certificate program prepares you for the many career paths available in the world of commercial real estate.
Format: Online or in person. Can be completed 100% online.
Duration: 6 months (full-time), 1 year (part-time)
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Cost and Fees
Courses are recommended to be taken in the order listed above, starting with the Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate, and can be taken concurrently. Students must take all courses for a letter grade and pass with a program GPA of 2.50 or better.
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Drop-In Advising Hour
This informal Zoom event is a platform for current and new program students to connect and ask questions to program staff. Drop in for 10 minutes or stay for the hour. Have questions about the certificate or program, bring them with you!
Each first and third Wednesdays of the month, 11am-12pm PT.
Email industrysegmentprograms@uclaextension.edu for the meeting link.
Required Courses
Real Estate and Land Economics
Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate Leasing: Best Practices
Commercial Property Management
Using ARGUS Enterprise for Commercial Real Estate Analysis
Optional Internship Course
Internship in Real Estate
An internship in real estate can provide you with practical experience in a variety of real estate job functions. To be eligible for the internship, students are to complete all the required courses within the certificate with a GPA of 3.0 or better before applying and enrolling in the internship course.
The UCLA Extension Real Estate Scholarship Fund was established in 2024 in partnership with Coldwell Banker Cares Foundation to provide financial assistance and greater access to education that students need while pursuing their careers in real estate.
This scholarship provides funding for an individual who has a passion for continuing education and professional development in real estate and who is working toward completion of one of the four real estate certificate programs. The scholarship is awarded bi-annually, each fall and spring quarter, and covers the cost of one course within the real estate certificate programs offered by UCLA Extension (value up to $900).
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