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South Dakota Real Estate Commission

Approved Pre-licensing Education Providers

For Broker Associates

For Home Inspectors

For Property Management

For Broker Associates

The pre-licensing course for broker associates is a minimum of 116 hours. The following schools have approved pre-licensing courses. For information regarding course schedules, tuition and other information, please contact the schools directly using the contact information provided below.

Brookings

South Dakota State University – Economics Department
“BLAW 433 Real Estate”
1451 Stadium Rd.
Brookings, SD 57007
800.952.3541
sdstate.edu

Rapid City

Black Hills School of Real Estate
6015 Mt. Rushmore Rd.
Rapid City, SD 57701
605.343.2700
bhsre.com

Careers in Real Estate
302 Main St.
Rapid City, SD 57701
605.786.2343
exitrealty.com

Carol's Classes
2040 W. Main St., #B4
Rapid City, SD 57702
605.390.2338
carolsclasses.com

Golden Rule Real Estate Academy
550 N. 5th St.
Rapid City, SD 57701
605.484.9699
Email: Dannycox01@gmail.com

Sioux Falls

Augustana University
2001 S. Summit Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57197
800.727.2844
Augie.edu

Prepare Real Estate Academy
3500 S. Minnesota Ave., #104
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
605.413.0019
preparerea.com>

PRO-ED
701 E 60th St. N
Building 1
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
800.658.3959 or 605.331.4900
southdakotarealestateeducation.com
Email: info@pro-ed.org

South Dakota School of Real Estate
101 W. 69th, Suite 101
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
605.731.2660
southdakotaschoolofrealestate.com

Southeast Technical College
2320 N. Career Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57107
800.247.0789 or 605.367.7640
southeasttech.edu

Spearfish

Timeless Real Estate Education (TREE)
1145 N. Main St.
Spearfish, SD 57783
605.639.1078
homesintheblackhills.com
Email: terssamarkworth@gmail.com

Vermillion

USD – Beacom School of Business
414 E. Clark St.
Vermillion, SD 57069
877.269.6837
USD.edu

Watertown

RE2 - Rick Evans
1001 9th Ave. SE
Watertown, SD 57201
605.881.5419
Email: rickevanseducation@outlook.com

Distance Learning

Cooke Real Estate School
4130 16 St. N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33703
800.943.9993
CookeSchool.com
Email: info@CookeSchool.com

The CE Shop, LLC
5670 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. Ste 340W
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
888.827.0777
theceshop.com
Email: support@theceshop.com

Kaplan Real Estate Education
1515 W, Cypress Creek Rd., Ste. RFR
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
800.636.9517
Kaplan Real Estate
Email: rfrinfo@kaplan.com

For Home Inspectors

The pre-licensing course for home inspectors must be a minimum of 40 hours. The following schools have approved pre-licensing courses. For information regarding course schedules, tuition and other information, please contact the schools directly using the contact information provided below.

Schools Offering Classroom Study

AmeriSpec
889 Ridge Lake Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38120
Phone: 901.597.8504
Fax: 901.597.8520
amerispec.com
Email: mhughes@amerispec.com

Inspection Certification Associates
N16W23217 Stone Ridge Dr.
Waukesha, WI 53188
Phone: 224.603.2284
Fax: 888-374-4096
icaschool.com
Email: support@icaschool.com

National Property Inspections
9375 Burt St., Suite 201
Omaha NE 68114
Phone: 800.333.9807
Fax: 800.933.2508
npiweb.com
Email: randy.yates@npiweb.com

Professional Home Inspection Institute
PO Box 303
Madison, SD 57042
Phone: 800.983.6322
Fax: 775.522.2916
homeinspectioninstitute.com
Email: support@homeinspectioninstitute.com

World Inspection Network, LLC (WIN Home Inspection)
550 W. Washington Blvd., Ste 201
Chicago, IL 60661
Phone: 605694-8024
www.wini.com
Email: pknight@winhomeoffice.com

Schools Offering Independent Study/Distance Learning

A Better School of Building Inspection
PO Box 1986
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
801.674.4244
www.hometraining.com
Email: info@hometraining.com

All American Training Institute (ATI)
822 N A1A Hwy Ste 310
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Phone: 855.735.2021
www.ati-training.com
Email: info@ati-training.com

American Home Inspectors Training
5670 Greenwood Plaza Blvd Suite 340W
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Phone: 800.441.9411
ahit.com
Email: ahit@theceshop.com

Inspection Certification Associates
332 S Michigan Ave Ste 1032-C286
Chicago IL 60604-3343
Phone: 224.603.2284
Fax: 888-374-4096
icaschool.com
Email: support@icaschool.com

InterNACHI
1750 30th Street
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: 303.223.0861
Fax: 650.429.2057
nachi.org

Pillar to Post
5399 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 110
Toronto Ontario Canada M9C5K6
Phone: 416.620.3566
Fax: 416.620.3575
pillartopost.com
Email: tws@pillartopost.com

Professional Home Inspection Institute
PO Box 303
Madison, SD 57042
Phone: 800.983.6322
Fax: 775.522.2916
homeinspectioninstitute.com
Email: support@homeinspectioninstitute.com

For Property Management

The Property Manager license is a restricted broker's license pursuant to South Dakota Codified Law (SDCL) 36-21A-47. An applicant for a property manager license must complete an approved 40-hour property management course. The following schools have approved pre-licensing courses. For information regarding course schedules, tuition and other information, please contact the schools directly using the contact information provided below.

Rapid City

Black Hills School of Real Estate
6015 Mt. Rushmore Rd.
Rapid City, SD 57701
605.343.2700
bhsre.com

Carol's Classes
2040 W. Main St., #B4
Rapid City, SD 57702
605.390.2338
CarolsClasses.com

Sioux Falls

Pedigree Mgmt & Courses, LLC. Jannelle Cain
1808 S. Lincoln Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone: 605.212.2529
jannellecain.com  
Email: pedigreemgmt@gmail.com

PRO-ED
701 E 60th St. N
Building 1
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
800.658.3959 or 605.331.4900
southdakotarealestateeducation.com
Email: info@pro-ed.org

Distance Learning

Cooke Real Estate School
4130 16 St. N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33703
800.943.9993
CookeSchool.com
Email: info@CookeSchool.com