Colorado Real Estate Licensing 
FAQs & Requirements

Brokers in Colorado are required to complete 24 hours of continuing education each three-year licensing cycle. Half of those hours (12 hours) must be comprised of three different 4-hour Annual Commission Update Courses. These courses are only available from January 1^st through December 31^st of the year and must be completed prior to December 31^st. The remainder of the required hours (12) may be any combination of elective credit hours approved by DORA.

Colorado Broker licenses must be renewed every three years.

Currently, all Colorado broker licenses expire on the anniversary date of the date of issuance. However, starting January 1, 2018, all licenses will move to a December 31^st expiration date. DORA is currently ironing out the details.

Yes! Our course approval numbers are included in the course title.

No. DORA does not require continuing education providers to report course completion on behalf of the licensee. We provide you with printable certificates of completion that are immediately available to print. Colorado randomly selects a number of licensees to be part of a real estate broker continuing education audit each quarter. Selected licensees must demonstrate compliance with the continuing education requirements for the three-year license cycle they just completed. Your certificates are stored in your profile and are available for you to print at any time for a period of five years.

Individual courses are available for six months from the date of purchase. The purchase of a package will give you access to the coursework for the full length of your licensing cycle (3 years).

A note about the Annual Commission Update course — per Colorado Department of Real Estate requirements, the Annual Commission Update course is only available during the calendar year that course pertains to, and it must be completed prior to December 31^st of that year. For example, the current 24-hour complete package includes 2017, 2018, 2019 Annual Commission Update courses in addition to 12 elective hours. Only the 2017 Annual Commission Course has content that is available to be reviewed, and it must be completed prior to December 31, 2017. On January 1, 2018, the 2018 Annual Commission update will be made available to you, and the 2017 Annual Commission update will no longer be available.

No! You do not have to complete each course in one sitting. Your courses are available to you from any internet-enabled device, and our system will keep track of where you start and stop. Our courses are usually broken into 20-25 minutes intervals, which will make it easy for you to complete your course when it's convenient for you!

Colorado requires that brokers renew their license through their online system. You will need to register for an account if you do not already have one.

$123.00 | Broker Base Rate Renewal

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Yes. Brokers in Colorado may renew their license up to two years past their expiration date.

No. If your license is inactive you do not need to complete any continuing education. Prior to the reactivation your license, you will be required to show proof of completion of the required continuing education or completion of the 24-hour Broker Reactivation course.

If your license has been inactive for longer than three years, you MUST complete either:

• The State portion of the Colorado Broker's Exam, or
• 48 hours in Colorado Contracts & Regulations and 24 hours in Real Estate Closings (for a total of 72 hours)