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Do you need coaching along the way? Do you not want to be left completely alone with your goals?

Your instructor is freely available in live chat when you need them. Meeting rooms are available if you need extra help or clarification on the subject matter. Last but not the least, our community includes forums and online chat rooms where you can congregate with other students and faculty.

Our WVREC-approved 90-hour pre-licensing course is built entirely around how West Virginia’s exam actually works, broken into manageable modules you move through at your own speed. That WV-specific focus carries all the way through to our course materials, including the WV Real Estate Law Code Bible, the only WV-specific state exam study guide, which breaks down the actual state law code in plain English. There’s no fixed class schedule and no waitlist. You can enroll and start the very same day, whether that’s early morning before work or late at night after the kids are in bed. Fall behind for a week because life got busy? Just pick back up right where you left off.

Everything is accessible from any device with an internet connection, so you can study from your phone during a lunch break or from a laptop at your kitchen table. If you get stuck on a topic, you’re not left to figure it out alone. Live instructor support is built into every course, along with meeting rooms and student forums where you can ask questions and compare notes with other future agents going through the same material, many of whom go on to pass both exam portions on their first attempt, like several of the students featured above.

Self-paced isn’t your only option, either. Depending on how you learn best, Spruce offers three ways to complete your pre-licensing education: self-paced online, live online classes on a set schedule, or in-person instruction at our campus in Morgantown, WV, detailed further down this page. All three formats cover the exact same WVREC-approved curriculum, taught by the same instructors, so the choice comes down to how you learn best, not what you’re missing out on.

However you choose to learn, once you finish the coursework you’ll receive your Official Course Completion Certificate, the document you need before you can apply to sit for the state exam. Our complete step-by-step licensing guide walks through exactly what happens next, from your background check through activating your license with a sponsoring broker.

Finishing your 90 hours of coursework is a major milestone, but it’s one step in a larger process, and it’s worth knowing the full picture before you enroll so nothing catches you off guard later. After your course, you’ll complete a background check, submit your exam application to the WVREC, pass your state exam, line up a sponsoring broker, and activate your license. Our how to get a WV real estate license guide lays out every step in order, including deadlines you don’t want to miss along the way.

A few of our most-read articles tend to come in handy during this process. If you’re still weighing whether real estate is the right move, here’s why so many West Virginians are choosing this career. Real estate math trips up a lot of test-takers, too. Our blog’s Online Classroom Help category breaks individual math concepts down step by step, from calculating appraised value to working through discount points and promissory notes, so you’re not seeing them for the first time on exam day.

Once you’re closer to test day, our exam day study tips can help you walk in prepared, and when it’s time to find a sponsoring broker, we’ve put together a full guide on how to choose a broker for sponsorship in West Virginia, including what to ask about fees and training before you commit. New to the industry entirely? Our article on what new agents need to know covers the basics before you even enroll, and our about page has more on the instructors and track record behind Spruce School of Real Estate. Whatever stage you’re at, if you ever have a question about your account, your course, or anything else, our help center is available any time.