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There is no single best Florida pre-license real estate course. The right course depends on your format (in-person, livestream, or online self-paced), budget ($70 to $800), region (South Florida, Central, Tampa Bay, Southwest, or anywhere online), learning style, and language needs. This post compares the seven major Florida-approved 63-hour course providers across six axes, discloses the ownership consolidation most rankings don't mention (two of the seven share the same parent company), and tells you which course matches which type of candidate.
Pass Florida does not sell a 63-hour pre-license course. The schools below do. That is the entire reason this comparison can be neutral, and most others cannot.
Honest Counterweight: No Course Solves the Whole Problem
The best pre-license course is the one you finish, understand, and can afford. It is not automatically the most expensive school, the most polished online platform, or the provider with the loudest pass guarantee. A $799 classroom course can be the right choice for a student who needs live accountability. A $100 online course can be the right choice for a disciplined self-paced learner. What neither course does by itself is replace application-level exam practice after the 63 hours are complete.
Most "best Florida pre-license course" rankings you'll find on the first page of Google are written by one of two types of source. The first is the schools themselves, ranking their own product. The second is affiliate review sites whose ranking order matches the commission rate each school pays them, not the fit of each school for the reader. Both produce a #1 pick. Neither tells you which course is actually right for your situation. Neither tells you that two of the schools they're ranking against each other are owned by the same parent company.
This post does. Pass Florida sells exam prep for $39.99 after you finish the 63-hour course. We have no financial relationship with any course provider, no affiliate links anywhere on this page, and no incentive to push you toward one school over another. What we do have is years of candidate-outcome data on which course graduates are best prepared to pass the state exam, which is a different question than which course is best to take.
Here's what this post covers: what the 63-hour course actually is and what it isn't, the ownership consolidation behind the seven providers, the six axes that matter for picking a school, the seven major providers compared honestly with their current parent entities disclosed, a side-by-side comparison table, and a matchup section that tells you which course fits which candidate situation. By the end you should be able to pick a course in 10 minutes instead of three weeks of comparison-shopping.
What the 63-hour pre-license course actually is
Florida Statute 475.17 requires every real estate sales associate applicant to complete a 63-hour pre-license course approved by the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) before sitting the state exam. The hour count is set by statute. The course content is set by FREC's approved curriculum. The provider, the format, and the price are not.
The course gets you eligible to sit the Florida exam. It does not get you ready to pass it. Those are different problems with different solutions, and conflating them is the single most common mistake candidates make when planning their licensing budget.
The 63-hour course gets you eligible to sit the Florida exam. It does not get you ready to pass it. Those are different problems with different solutions.
The Florida exam has a 50% first-time pass rate. The candidates who fail are not the candidates who skipped the 63-hour course. They are the candidates who completed the 63-hour course and assumed completion was preparation. It isn't. The course teaches you the FREC-approved curriculum. The exam tests you on Florida-specific application of that curriculum with EXCEPT/NOT pattern questions, math under time pressure, and statute-current scenarios that most course materials don't update fast enough to cover.
Plan your spend accordingly. The 63-hour course is $70 to $800 depending on provider and package. Exam prep is another $40 to $200 depending on what you pick. Together that's $400 to $1,000 in education-and-prep cost on the standard path. We covered the full cost breakdown in the Florida real estate license cost post.
Climer School and Gold Coast Schools are the same company
KEY INSIGHT · OWNERSHIP CONSOLIDATION
Of the seven providers compared below, two are owned by the same parent company. Gold Coast Schools acquired The Climer School of Real Estate in March 2021. Gold Coast itself is part of Colibri Group's real estate division. Affiliate review sites that rank Climer #2 and Gold Coast #1 are ranking the same parent company twice. Most rankings don't disclose this.
The ownership picture across the seven providers, current as of May 2026:
| Provider | Parent company | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast Schools | Colibri Group (real estate division) | Acquired Climer School in March 2021 |
| Climer School of Real Estate | Gold Coast Schools (Colibri Group) | Acquired by Gold Coast in March 2021 |
| Kaplan Real Estate Education | Kaplan, Inc. | Formerly Bob Hogue School, acquired by Kaplan in 2020 |
| Larson Educational Services | Independent | Family-operated, Fort Myers-based |
| The CE Shop | The CE Shop (Denver-based) | Independent national provider |
| Aceable Agent | Aceable, Inc. | Sister brand of PrepAgent (acquired June 2021) |
| MLS Campus | Independent | Florida-headquartered online-only |
Two structural points fall out of that table.
Climer and Gold Coast are not competitors. They share a parent. The Climer brand still markets independently and still has a recognizable Central Florida classroom footprint, but its strategic decisions, curriculum updates, and pricing are now made inside Gold Coast's organization, which is itself inside Colibri Group. A candidate who reads a "best Florida real estate school" list ranking Climer at #2 and Gold Coast at #1 is reading a list that ranks two brand names belonging to the same company.
The Bob Hogue brand is now Kaplan Real Estate Education. Kaplan acquired Bob Hogue School of Real Estate in 2020. The school still uses the "formerly Bob Hogue School of Real Estate" descriptor in its own marketing, and the St. Petersburg address persists, but the brand on the certificate, the platform, and the support team is Kaplan. Many candidates searching for "Bob Hogue real estate course" end up on a Kaplan-branded page and don't realize the change.
AceableAgent also has a sister-brand disclosure worth knowing: Aceable, Inc. acquired PrepAgent in June 2021. PrepAgent is exam prep, not pre-license, so it doesn't appear in the seven-provider list below. But if you enroll in AceableAgent's Deluxe or Premium pre-license bundle, the exam prep videos and 1:1 tutoring sessions are delivered through PrepAgent on a separate login. Same parent. Different brand on the screen.
The consolidation isn't bad for candidates. Larger parents typically mean better platforms, faster compliance updates, and more durable infrastructure. The problem is the disclosure gap. If you're reading a ranking that doesn't mention any of this, you're reading a ranking that doesn't know or doesn't want you to know that two of its entries are the same company.
The six axes that matter for picking a course
Format. In-person classroom is the most expensive but the highest-completion-rate option. Livestream gives you the same instructor on a fixed schedule without the commute. Online self-paced is the cheapest and most flexible but has the highest dropout rate. Hybrid programs blend the three.
Florida-specificity. Florida-focused schools (Gold Coast, Kaplan/Bob Hogue, Climer, Larson) write curriculum specifically for Florida statute and the DBPR exam. National providers (The CE Shop, Aceable Agent, Colibri) deliver a Florida package built on a national chassis. Note: Gold Coast is itself a Colibri Group entity, so the Florida-specific versus national-chassis distinction is less clean than it looks. The Florida-focused brands tend to update faster for state-level statute changes; the national platforms tend to have more polished user experiences and mobile apps.
Cost. From $70 (MLS Campus) to $800+ (Gold Coast in-person Ultimate Learning bundle). The cheapest course is rarely the worst, and the most expensive course is rarely the best. Price tracks format, location, and brand more than it tracks instructional quality.
Pacing. Fixed-cohort programs run 2 to 4 weeks of evenings or a compressed weekday track. Self-paced programs can be finished in as little as 9 days or stretched over 6 months. Self-paced is cheaper and more flexible but completion rates are lower. The honest question to ask yourself: do you actually finish self-paced courses?
Language support. Gold Coast offers a full Spanish-language track in South Florida. Some online providers offer Spanish materials. Most do not. Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Russian materials are essentially unavailable from any FREC-approved provider, which is one reason brokerages in markets like Broward, Miami-Dade, and Orange counties prize language-capable agents who serve those communities.
Reputation and longevity. Florida-focused schools have been doing this for 30 to 60 years (Bob Hogue / now Kaplan since 1978, Gold Coast since 1970, Climer since 1998). National online providers entered the Florida market in the last decade. Longevity is not a quality signal on its own, but it does mean the curriculum has been refined against actual Florida exam patterns over many cycles. Worth noting: when a long-tenured Florida brand is acquired by a national parent, the institutional knowledge sometimes persists and sometimes doesn't, depending on which staff stayed through the transition.
The seven major Florida pre-license course providers
Gold Coast Schools
Headquarters: Coconut Creek (Broward County) Format: In-person classroom, livestream, online self-paced, hybrid Approximate price: $349 to $799 depending on package and format Founded: 1970 Parent company: Colibri Group (acquired Climer School of Real Estate in March 2021)
The dominant provider in South Florida for in-person and livestream pre-license education. Multiple classroom locations across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Spanish-language track is a genuine feature, not a translation afterthought. Instructor quality is generally regarded as the strongest of the Florida-focused schools. Pricing tiers run from an online Essentials package around $599 through a Professional package around $699 to an in-person Ultimate Learning bundle around $799, with lower-priced introductory packages starting around $349.
What it's best for: South Florida candidates who want classroom or livestream learning with instructor accountability, candidates who need a Spanish-language option, and candidates who plan to take post-license and continuing education courses with the same school over a career.
What it's not best for: budget-conscious candidates (it's the highest-priced option of the seven), candidates outside South Florida who want classroom (locations don't extend to Central or North Florida), and self-directed candidates who don't need instructor accountability and would pay less elsewhere for similar self-paced online content.
Kaplan Real Estate Education (formerly Bob Hogue School of Real Estate)
Headquarters: St. Petersburg (Pinellas County); operationally part of Kaplan, Inc. Format: Online self-paced, livestream, classroom Approximate price: $249 Basic to $499 Career Builder Founded: 1978 (as Bob Hogue School) Parent company: Kaplan, Inc. (acquired Bob Hogue School in 2020)
The Florida real estate brand most candidates still search for as "Bob Hogue" now operates as Kaplan Real Estate Education. The St. Petersburg address persists, the historical instructor reputation persists, but the platform, the support team, and the certificate are now Kaplan. The Basic Course Package ($249) includes the 63-hour course, instructor support, and an interactive study group. The Career Builder Package ($499) layers in additional exam-prep tools and a Real Estate Accelerator coaching component.
What it's best for: candidates who want Florida-specific content delivered through a national-brand platform, online learners who value the historical Bob Hogue curriculum (now Kaplan-branded), and candidates anywhere in Florida who want a Tampa Bay-based provider with nearly 50 years of accumulated Florida-exam history.
What it's not best for: candidates who want a mobile-first learning experience (the platform is functional but widely described as dated), candidates expecting the pure independent "Bob Hogue" brand experience from before the 2020 acquisition, and candidates who want a pass-rate guarantee (Kaplan does not offer one in Florida).
Climer School of Real Estate
Headquarters: Orlando (Orange County) Format: Online self-paced, in-person classroom Approximate price: $200 to $350 Founded: 1998 Parent company: Gold Coast Schools (Colibri Group); acquired by Gold Coast in March 2021
Personality-driven Florida-focused school known for its Central Florida classroom presence and exam-prep approach. Now operationally part of Gold Coast Schools, though it continues to market under the Climer brand and maintains a distinct Orlando footprint. Some candidates find the historic Climer teaching style memorable and effective; reviews of the post-acquisition experience are mixed, and the brand is still in transition for some product lines.
What it's best for: Central Florida candidates who want classroom delivery in Orlando specifically (Gold Coast doesn't have a Central Florida campus footprint of the same scale), candidates who learn well from a Climer-trained instructor personality, and candidates who want a Florida-focused brand experience while still benefiting from Colibri Group infrastructure behind the scenes.
What it's not best for: candidates who want a modern online platform comparable to The CE Shop or Aceable Agent, candidates outside Central Florida who don't need geographic proximity to the school, and candidates who would have picked Climer specifically for its pre-acquisition independence (that's no longer the differentiator).
Larson Educational Services
Headquarters: Fort Myers (Lee County) Format: In-person classroom, online self-paced Approximate price: $399 to $499 Founded: 1984 Parent company: Independent (family-operated)
The dominant pre-license provider in Southwest Florida. Strong classroom programs in Lee and Collier counties. Instructor support is a feature, not an afterthought. Less well-known outside Southwest Florida, which is not a quality issue, just a market-presence one. Pricing runs $399 for the online instructor-led course and $499 for the in-person classroom package.
What it's best for: Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral, and broader Southwest Florida candidates who want classroom delivery with strong instructor support, and candidates who plan to build a career with brokerages serving the Southwest Florida market specifically.
What it's not best for: candidates outside Southwest Florida who don't need geographic proximity to the school, candidates looking for the cheapest online option (Larson is mid-to-higher-priced), and candidates who want a national-brand platform.
The CE Shop
Headquarters: Denver, Colorado (national provider with Florida-approved package) Format: Online self-paced only Approximate price: $139 to $459 Founded: 2005 Parent company: Independent
The most polished online learning experience of the seven. Modern platform, mobile responsive, clean interface, strong content design. Florida-approved package is current, but built on a national chassis that doesn't update for Florida-specific statute changes as fast as the Florida-focused schools do. Top-tier packages bundle Exam Prep Edge, which is the most-praised exam prep tool among national providers.
What it's best for: candidates who value a polished consumer-app learning experience, candidates who learn well from self-paced online content with strong interactive features, and budget-conscious candidates who want a national-brand reputation without paying premium prices.
What it's not best for: candidates who want classroom or livestream delivery (none offered), candidates who want deeply Florida-specific instruction with locally-grounded examples, and candidates who want instructor support beyond chat and email.
Aceable Agent
Headquarters: Austin, Texas (national provider with Florida-approved package) Format: Online self-paced, mobile-first Approximate price: $149 to $299 Founded: 2017 Parent company: Aceable, Inc. (also owns PrepAgent, acquired June 2021)
The mobile-first option. Strong app experience, course completable entirely on iPhone or Android, gamified progress mechanics. Newer brand than the Florida-focused schools, with the same national-chassis tradeoff as The CE Shop. Worth knowing: Aceable, Inc. owns PrepAgent (acquired June 2021), and the Deluxe and Premium pre-license bundles include PrepAgent exam-prep features delivered through a separate login. The two brands share infrastructure.
What it's best for: candidates who want to complete coursework primarily on a phone, candidates who respond to gamified progress mechanics and don't mind a younger-skewing brand voice, and candidates who already use modern learning apps and want a similar experience for licensing.
What it's not best for: candidates who prefer desktop-first learning experiences, candidates who want Florida-specific instruction with deeply-grounded Florida statute integration, and candidates who treat pass-rate marketing claims with skepticism (Aceable's claimed pass rates have been the subject of regulatory scrutiny in some states; verify current standing before enrolling).
MLS Campus
Headquarters: Florida (online-only) Format: Online self-paced Approximate price: $70 to $150 Founded: 2010s Parent company: Independent
The cheapest Florida-focused option. No-frills online delivery. The platform is functional, not polished. Course meets FREC's 63-hour requirement and includes the approved curriculum. Instructor support is limited.
What it's best for: self-disciplined candidates who don't need instructor accountability or polished UX, candidates whose primary constraint is budget, and candidates who plan to invest the savings into exam prep ($40 to $200) rather than the course itself.
What it's not best for: candidates who need structured pacing, candidates who learn poorly from text-heavy self-paced content, and candidates who want any form of meaningful instructor contact during the course.
Side-by-side comparison
| Provider | Parent company | Format | Approximate price | Florida-specific | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast Schools | Colibri Group | Classroom + livestream + online | $349–$799 | Yes (Spanish track) | South Florida classroom learners |
| Kaplan REE (formerly Bob Hogue) | Kaplan, Inc. | Online + livestream + classroom | $249–$499 | Yes (Florida-focused legacy) | Bob Hogue legacy on Kaplan platform |
| Climer | Gold Coast / Colibri | Online + Central FL classroom | $200–$350 | Yes | Orlando classroom delivery |
| Larson | Independent | SW FL classroom + online | $399–$499 | Yes | Southwest Florida classroom |
| The CE Shop | Independent | Online only | $139–$459 | Florida package on national chassis | Polished online UX |
| Aceable Agent | Aceable, Inc. | Online + mobile-first | $149–$299 | Florida package on national chassis | Mobile-first learners |
| MLS Campus | Independent | Online only | $70–$150 | Yes | Budget-conscious self-starters |
Prices are approximate and subject to provider changes. Package configurations and tier pricing shift frequently. Verify current pricing on each provider's site before enrolling.
Which course matches which candidate
The right course is the one that matches your specific situation, not the one with the most marketing budget. Here's how the matchups break down:
| Your situation | Recommended course |
|---|---|
| South Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach) + classroom learning | Gold Coast Schools |
| Central Florida (Orlando) + classroom learning | Climer School of Real Estate (now part of Gold Coast / Colibri Group) |
| Southwest Florida (Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral) + classroom learning | Larson Educational Services |
| Online-only + Florida-specific curriculum at moderate price | Kaplan Real Estate Education (formerly Bob Hogue School of Real Estate) |
| Online-only + most polished platform / UX | The CE Shop |
| Course primarily on phone (mobile-first) | Aceable Agent |
| Primary constraint is budget | MLS Campus |
| Spanish-language learner | Gold Coast Schools (full Spanish-language track) |
| Active license in a mutual recognition state (AL, AR, CT, GA, IL, KY, MS, NE, RI, WV) | Skip the 63-hour course. See the license transfer guide. |
The matchup table is structured around your situation rather than around a universal ranking. Affiliate review sites that name one school as best for everyone are usually optimizing for commission rate, not fit, and several rank brands that share a parent company as separate competitors without disclosure.
What no Florida pre-license course will do for you
The 63-hour course is necessary. It is not sufficient.
KEY INSIGHT · THE COURSE-VS-PREP DISTINCTION
Half of all first-time Florida exam candidates fail. The candidates who fail are not the candidates who skipped the 63-hour course. They are the candidates who completed it and assumed they were ready for the state exam. The course teaches the FREC-approved curriculum at the level required for licensure eligibility. The exam tests application of that curriculum under time pressure with EXCEPT/NOT pattern questions, math problems that punish under-practice, and Florida-specific statute scenarios that most course materials lag on by 12 to 24 months.
The candidates who pass first time supplement the 63-hour course with structured exam prep against a question bank that reflects the actual exam's trap patterns. Five to ten hours of focused question-bank practice raises a typical candidate's exam score by the margin between failing and passing.
THE OTHER HALF OF THE BUDGET · EXAM PREP
The course is half the equation. Exam prep is the variable that decides whether you pass.
Pass Florida: 1,002 Florida-specific questions weighted to the DBPR 19-topic outline, statute-current through HB 913, SB 2-A, and the August 2024 NAR settlement. Interactive Math Coach covering all 14 exam math topics. Trap Library for EXCEPT/NOT pattern questions. $39.99 once, lifetime access on iOS and Android. No subscription, no fake reviews.
Ready to pick a course and get started?
Whichever 63-hour provider you choose from the seven above, plan for exam prep separately. The course-plus-prep total is $300 to $1,000 on the standard path, and the prep portion is the variable that most often decides whether you pass on the first try.
FAQ
How long does the 63-hour Florida pre-license course take?
The hour count is fixed by statute, but the calendar time varies. Fixed-cohort classroom programs typically run 2 to 4 weeks of evenings or a compressed weekday track. Self-paced online programs can be completed in as little as 9 days or stretched over 6 months. Most candidates finish in 4 to 8 weeks.
Can I take the 63-hour pre-license course online?
Yes. FREC approves online, livestream, and in-person providers. The format you pick is a preference question, not an eligibility question. Online self-paced is the cheapest and most flexible but has the highest dropout rate, so be honest with yourself about whether you actually finish self-paced courses before picking that format on price alone.
What's the cheapest Florida pre-license course?
MLS Campus and similar online-only Florida-focused providers are typically the cheapest, in the $70 to $150 range. The cheapest course is not always the worst choice, but it is the worst choice for candidates who need pacing structure or instructor accountability. Plan to invest the savings into proper exam prep ($40 to $200) rather than treating the cheap course as adequate preparation by itself.
Are Climer School and Gold Coast Schools the same company?
Yes. Gold Coast Schools acquired The Climer School of Real Estate in March 2021. Both brands continue to market separately, but they share a parent company (Gold Coast itself is part of Colibri Group's real estate division). Affiliate review sites that rank the two as independent competitors are not disclosing the consolidation. The Climer brand still has a recognizable Orlando classroom footprint, which Gold Coast did not have before the acquisition, so the two brands serve geographically distinct candidate pools even though they share ownership.
What happened to Bob Hogue School of Real Estate?
Kaplan, Inc. acquired Bob Hogue School in 2020. The school now officially brands as "Kaplan Real Estate Education (formerly Bob Hogue School of Real Estate)." The St. Petersburg address persists and many longtime Florida candidates still search for the Bob Hogue name, but the platform, certificate, and customer support are Kaplan's. The historical Bob Hogue curriculum continues; the brand experience is Kaplan-national, not Florida-independent.
Do I need to retake the 63-hour course if I fail the exam?
No. Florida's 63-hour course requirement is a one-time eligibility threshold. If you fail the state exam, you can retake the exam itself without redoing the course. Most candidates who fail benefit more from structured exam prep than from retaking the course.
Can I take the 63-hour course in Spanish?
Yes, through Gold Coast Schools' Spanish-language track. Some other providers offer Spanish course materials but not a full instructor-led Spanish program. Verify language support on the specific provider's site before enrolling.
Is the 63-hour course required for mutual recognition candidates?
No. Candidates with an active real estate license from one of the ten mutual recognition states (AL, AR, CT, GA, IL, KY, MS, NE, RI, WV) skip the 63-hour course and sit a shorter 40-question Florida-law-only exam. The Florida license transfer guide covers the full sequence.
How long is the 63-hour course valid?
Florida requires you to pass the state exam within 2 years of completing the 63-hour course. If you let the 2-year window expire without passing the exam, you have to retake the course.
Is there one best Florida pre-license course?
No. The right course depends on your format preference, your region, your budget, your learning style, and your language needs. Affiliate review sites that name one school as universally best are usually optimizing for commission rate, not fit, and the structural problem is compounded when those rankings list multiple brands that share a parent company as if they were independent competitors. The matchup table above is structured around your situation rather than around a universal ranking, and parent-entity ownership is disclosed.
Methodology
What this post covers. A neutral comparison of seven major Florida-approved 63-hour pre-license course providers, organized around the six axes that matter for course selection (format, Florida-specificity, cost, pacing, language support, reputation), with a comparison table, parent-entity disclosure for each provider, and a matchup table that recommends courses by candidate situation rather than by universal ranking. Current as of May 2026.
Why this post has no affiliate links. Pass Florida is an exam-prep app, not a 63-hour course provider, and has no financial relationship with any course provider listed above. The post is neutral by design. Affiliate-driven comparison content typically ranks providers in commission-rate order, which is structurally different from a fit-based comparison and is the dominant pattern in this SERP.
Why parent-entity ownership is disclosed. Three consolidations affect how the seven providers compete: Gold Coast Schools acquired The Climer School of Real Estate in March 2021 (both are now under Colibri Group); Kaplan, Inc. acquired Bob Hogue School of Real Estate in 2020 (the school operates as Kaplan Real Estate Education); and Aceable, Inc. acquired PrepAgent in June 2021 (PrepAgent features are bundled into AceableAgent's Deluxe and Premium pre-license packages). None of these consolidations is disclosed on the typical affiliate review site that ranks these providers against each other. Candidates evaluating a "best Florida real estate school" list deserve to know which entries are independent and which share a parent.
Why prices are listed as approximate. Course pricing changes frequently and varies by package, promotion, and enrollment timing. The ranges listed reflect typical pricing observed across the seven providers as of May 2026, current with each provider's own published catalog. Treat the ranges as orientation, not as quotes. Verify current pricing on each provider's site before enrolling.
Data sources. Florida Statutes Chapter 475 (license law and FREC course requirements), Florida Administrative Code Rule 61J2, FREC-approved course provider list (current as of 2026), Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Division of Real Estate guidance, each provider's published course catalog (May 2026), provider press releases and acquisition announcements (Gold Coast / Climer 2021, Kaplan / Bob Hogue 2020, Aceable / PrepAgent 2021), Florida Real Estate Commission course-approval records, and Pass Florida internal data on course-graduate exam preparedness patterns.
Mutual recognition note. The ten-state mutual recognition list (AL, AR, CT, GA, IL, KY, MS, NE, RI, WV) reflects DBPR's current agreements at time of writing, with Kentucky and West Virginia included per the 2026 published list. Mutual recognition arrangements have changed historically and may change again. Confirm against DBPR's current published list before relying on it for course-exemption purposes.
Sources
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Real Estate (FREC course approval, eligibility rules)
- Florida Statutes Chapter 475 (real estate license law and 63-hour pre-license course requirement)
- Florida Administrative Code, Rule 61J2 (exam and eligibility rules)
- Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC), approved course provider list (2026)
- Provider course catalogs (May 2026): Gold Coast Schools, Kaplan Real Estate Education (formerly Bob Hogue School of Real Estate), Climer School of Real Estate, Larson Educational Services, The CE Shop, Aceable Agent, MLS Campus
- Acquisition announcements: Gold Coast Schools acquires The Climer School of Real Estate (Business Wire, March 25, 2021); Kaplan, Inc. acquires Bob Hogue School of Real Estate (2020); Aceable, Inc. acquires PrepAgent (June 2, 2021)
- Colibri Group corporate disclosures regarding Gold Coast Schools and its real estate division
- Pearson VUE Florida Real Estate Sales Associate Candidate Handbook (2025)
- Pass Florida internal data on Florida exam preparedness patterns across course graduates
All information verified May 2026.