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Ashworth College | Career Diploma - Real Estate Appraisal Skills

Ashworth College's Career Diploma in Real Estate Appraisal Skills program gives students the opportunity to learn about the approval process. Read more about Ashworth College's Career Diploma in Real Estate Appraisal Skills program here.

Official Program Name:

Career Diploma in Real Estate Appraisal Skills

About Ashworth College:

Ashworth College offers flexible learning options, including online learning, which allow students to integrate their education into existing family and work responsibilities. The college offers student referral bonuses, alumni savings, military benefits, employer tuition reimbursement, family savings plans, and an interest-free monthly payment program.

Degree Level:

Career Diploma

Program Prerequisites:

Before enrolling in the Career Diploma in Real Estate Appraisal Skills program at Ashworth College, students should be interested in the real estate industry. They should also have a desire to learn how much properties are worth. Applicants to Ashworth College should be at least 17 years old.

Program Description:

Ashworth College's Career Diploma in Real Estate Appraisal Skills program gives students the opportunity to do on-site appraisals that follow the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report. Lessons are intended to teach legal considerations, the formal appraisal process, real estate economics and value, and property inspection and analysis. Students also have a chance to learn about the sales comparison, cost, and income approaches, estimating loss in value, and income capitalization. Ashworth College provides students in this program with an illustrated lesson book, study guides, time management guide, and the supplements Standards of Professional Practice and Licensing and Your Career.

Learning Format:

Online

Program Length:

16 lessons

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Required Courses for a Career Diploma in Real Estate Appraisal Skills:

Degree program and course requirements are subject to change. Contact Ashworth College to confirm the most accurate information before enrolling in a program.

  • Real Estate Appraisal and You
  • Legal Considerations in Appraisal
  • The Formal Appraisal Process
  • Neighborhood, Community, and Market
  • Real Estate Economics and Value
  • Property Inspection and Analysis: The Site
  • Property Inspection and Analysis: Improvements
  • The Sales Comparison Approach
  • Analyzing and Adjusting Comparable Sales
  • Valuing the Site
  • The Cost Approach
  • Accrues Depreciation and Estimating Loss in Value
  • The Income Approach
  • Income Capitalization: Rates and Techniques
  • Reconciling Value Estimates and Reporting Appraisal Opinions
  • Appraising Special Ownerships and Interests

Post-Graduation Opportunities

Furthering Your Education:

Graduates of the Career Diploma in Real Estate Appraisal Skills program at Ashworth College could be interested in pursuing a real estate or property management associate's degree. This might increase their knowledge of real estate and prepare them for advancement in the real estate industry.

Associate's degree options include but are not limited to:

  • Associate of Applied Science in Real Estate
  • Associate of Arts in Real Estate
  • Associate of Applied Science in Residential Property Management
  • Associate in Commercial Property Management

Career Paths:

Students who complete Ashworth College's Career Diploma in Real Estate Appraisal Skills program could pursue employment in the real estate industry. They might be responsible for determining the values of home or commercial properties. They could be self-employed.

Positions that students might be interested in include:

  • Real estate agent
  • Real estate appraiser
  • Real estate assessor

Ashworth College does not guarantee employment. Students are responsible for contacting their state about current certification requirements.