The Allen Tate Company is committed to providing the best pre-licensing, post licensing, continued education and specialty courses available, with a statewide reputation for excellence.

Our campus and administration offices are located at 4824 Parkway Plaza Blvd. Suite 100, Charlotte, North Carolina 28217.

The Allen Tate School of Real Estate offers these unique advantages:

• Comprehensive training materials
• Daytime, evening and weekend classes
• Experienced, professional instructors
• Recommended by real estate professionals throughout the state

The First Step in Getting Your Real Estate License

In order to obtain a real estate license, the State of North Carolina currently requires that you complete the following steps:

1.  Receive a completion certificate by passing a state-approved 75-hour provisional broker course

2.  Submit your certificate along with an application form and $30 to the N.C. Real Estate Commission

3.  Obtain a criminal background check from Carolina Investigative Research, Inc.

4. Pass the North Carolina state exam. A $66.00 examination fee is payable directly to PSI and NOT to the Real Estate Commission

The Allen Tate School of Real Estate and all of our instructors are fully certified by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission to offer approved courses. We offer a variety of schedules to accommodate your personal needs. The 75-hour Provisional Broker course is a comprehensive introduction for the prospective real estate agent and is considered to be one of the states finest exam prep courses.

Policies and Prices

Tuition for the Provisional Broker Class is $399 and includes your textbook, Modern Real Estate Practice in North Carolina: 6th Edition and a student workbook.

• Students are required by the state to attend 80% of class sessions
• Courses consist of either 10 or 19 class sessions
• Courses are offered half day, full day, nights and weekends for your convenience
• Students must pass the course with a score of  80% or higher to receive a certificate of completion
• Students who do not fulfill either attendance or test score requirements are required by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission to repeat the entire course of study

Course overview and list of topics covered for the 75 hr. provisional broker course.

View our course schedules, including the 75 hr. provisional broker course, 30 hr. post licensing, continuing education and speciality classes.

Take CE classes online.

To register for classes

Select One 30 HOUR 08/16/10-08/25/10 #301 (BR&R) 9:00AM-5:30PM M/W - $240.00 30 HOUR 10/19/10-10/28/10 #302 (C&C) 9:00AM-5:30PM T/TH - $240.00 30 HOUR 10/5/10-10/14/10 #303 (ST) 9:00AM-5:30PM T/TH - $240.00 30 HOUR 11/6/10-11/14/10 #302 (C&C) 9:00AM-5:30PM SAT/SUN - $240.00 30 HOUR 12/9/10-12/21/10 #301 (BR&R) 9:00AM-5:30PM T/TH - $240.00 75 HOUR PROVISIONAL BROKER COURSE 08/12/10-09/16/10 (FULL DAY) 9:00AM-5:30PM T/TH *no class 08/24* - $399.00 75 HOUR PROVISIONAL BROKER COURSE 09/08/10-10/25/10 (HALF DAY) 9:00AM-1:00PM M/W/F *no class 9/29 & 10/1* - $399.00 75 HOUR PROVISIONAL BROKER COURSE 09/11/10-10/17/10 (WEEKEND) 9:00AM-5:30PM SAT/SUN *no class 10/2 & 10/3* - $399.00 75 HOUR PROVISIONAL BROKER COURSE 11/1/10-12/15/10 (HALF DAY) 9:00AM-1:00PM M/W/F *no class 11/26* - $399.00 75 HOUR PROVISIONAL BROKER COURSE 11/2/10-12/7/10 (FULL DAY) 9:00AM-5:30PM T/TH *no class 11/25* - $399.00 CRAM COURSE 08/11/10 9:00AM-4:00PM (WED) - $75.00 CRAM COURSE 09/21/10 9:00AM-4:00PM (TUES) - $75.00 CRAM COURSE 10/27/10 9:00AM-4:00PM (WED) - $75.00 CRAM COURSE 12/20/10 9:00AM-4:00PM (MON) - $75.00  

Rita Horton, Executive Director

After obtaining her broker's license in 1979, Rita spent several years in real estate sales for other companies before starting her own firm where she trained and managed 15 sales agents. She was recruited to become assistant manager of Allen Tate's Carmel/51 Office in 1988. Then she helped manage 100 agents, hired new agents and coordinated the training program. Prior to becoming the School's director in 2002, Rita was manager of the Allen Tate Matthews Office, where she hired, managed and trained an office of 50 agents. Rita has the GRI, SRES, and CRS designations, is a graduate of Dale Carnegie course and has been a volunteer with Mecklenburg County Community Development's affordable housing program since 1991. Rita is also on the Board of Directors of Charlotte Regional Realtor Association.