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Earn your Florida real estate license with the school that has trained Northeast Florida since 1977.

Sales Associate, Broker, and Mortgage courses taught by working professionals — in the classroom in Orange Park, Jacksonville, Gainesville, and St. Augustine, or online at your own pace.

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Teaching Florida licensees
1977
Students completed courses
100,000+
Northeast Florida classrooms
5
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Next Sales Associate class

Nov 9 – 15, 2026

Courtyard by Marriott, Orange Park

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Your path to a Florida license

From first class to active licensee — five steps, one school.

Start with step one
  1. 1

    Complete pre-licensing

    Finish the 63-hour Sales Associate course. You must be 18+ with a high school diploma or equivalent.

  2. 2

    Apply & get fingerprinted

    Submit your DBPR application, electronic fingerprint receipt, and fee — you can do this before the course ends.

  3. 3

    Pass the state exam

    Score 75 or higher on the Florida Real Estate Sales Associate Examination.

  4. 4

    Activate your license

    File the DBPR change-of-status form with a broker so your license is issued active, not inactive.

  5. 5

    Post-licensing, then CE

    Complete 45 hours of post-licensing before first renewal, then 14 hours of CE every renewal cycle.

Course catalog

Every course you need, from your first license to every renewal.

Classroom courses that satisfy the Florida Real Estate Commission prerequisites for the state exam. Tuition includes all books and materials.

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About FREI

A family-run institution with a single mission: be the best real estate school in Florida.

Dr. Ronald O. Boatright founded the Florida Real Estate Institute in 1977 and still teaches and writes many of our textbooks. Neal Boatright oversees registration and student services. Within five years FREI became the premier real estate school in Northeast Florida — and more than 100,000 students have completed our courses since.

  • Instructors personally evaluated and selected by Dr. Boatright
  • Easy-to-learn textbooks, many authored in-house
  • Day, evening, and weekend class schedules
  • Exam prep and math tutorials included with classroom tuition

Our instructors

  • Ronald O. Boatright, Ph.D.
  • Lisa Alford
  • Roy Brewer
  • Bill Donnell
  • Laura Lynne Graham
  • Lee Graham
  • Neal Newfield
  • Steven R. Walt
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Classroom locations

Five classrooms across Northeast Florida.

Classes meet in comfortable, convenient venues. Direct all registrations and correspondence to our Orange Park headquarters.

  • Headquarters

    FREI Main Office

    590 Wells Road, Suite #1
    Orange Park, FL 32073
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  • Orange Park

    Courtyard by Marriott

    610 Wells Road
    Orange Park, FL 32073
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  • Jacksonville

    Four Points by Sheraton

    8520 Baymeadows Rd.
    Jacksonville, FL 32256
    Directions

  • Gainesville

    Gainesville-Alachua Board of Realtors

    1750 NW 80th Blvd.
    Gainesville, FL 32606
    Directions

  • St. Augustine

    St. Johns County Board of Realtors

    1789 Lakeside Ave.
    St. Augustine, FL 32084
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Questions

Licensing, answered.

Still unsure where to start? Our staff can help you plan your path — call 1-800-638-7040.