Real Estate Continuing-Education Hours by State (2026)

Most states require real estate salespeople to complete continuing education each renewal cycle, typically including required law, ethics, and fair-housing topics. This table ranks the states we've verified by CE hours required per cycle, highest first; states without a single fixed hour count are listed separately.

real estate CE hours by state, ranked

#StateCE hours per cycleCycle
1 California Real Estate renewal 45 hours 48 mo
2 Wyoming Real Estate renewal 45 hours 36 mo
3 Georgia Real Estate renewal 36 hours 48 mo
4 Nevada Real Estate renewal 36 hours 24 mo
5 Iowa Real Estate renewal 36 hours 36 mo
6 New Mexico Real Estate renewal 36 hours 36 mo
7 Ohio Real Estate renewal 30 hours 36 mo
8 Minnesota Real Estate renewal 30 hours 24 mo
9 Washington Real Estate renewal 30 hours 24 mo
10 Oregon Real Estate renewal 30 hours 24 mo
11 Oklahoma Real Estate renewal 30 hours 36 mo
12 Arizona Real Estate renewal 24 hours 24 mo
13 Colorado Real Estate renewal 24 hours 36 mo
14 Idaho Real Estate renewal 24 hours 24 mo
15 Rhode Island Real Estate renewal 24 hours 24 mo
16 South Dakota Real Estate renewal 24 hours 24 mo
17 New York Real Estate renewal 22.5 hours 24 mo
18 Maine Real Estate renewal 21 hours 24 mo
19 Delaware Real Estate renewal 21 hours 24 mo
20 Hawaii Real Estate renewal 20 hours 24 mo
21 Alaska Real Estate renewal 20 hours 24 mo
22 Texas Real Estate renewal 18 hours 24 mo
23 Michigan Real Estate renewal 18 hours 36 mo
24 Wisconsin Real Estate renewal 18 hours 24 mo
25 Utah Real Estate renewal 18 hours 24 mo
26 Nebraska Real Estate renewal 18 hours 24 mo
27 Virginia Real Estate renewal 16 hours 24 mo
28 Tennessee Real Estate renewal 16 hours 24 mo
29 Mississippi Real Estate renewal 16 hours 24 mo
30 Vermont Real Estate renewal 16 hours 24 mo
31 Maryland Real Estate renewal 15 hours 24 mo
32 Alabama Real Estate renewal 15 hours 24 mo
33 New Hampshire Real Estate renewal 15 hours 24 mo
34 District of Columbia Real Estate renewal 15 hours 24 mo
35 Florida Real Estate renewal 14 hours 24 mo
36 Pennsylvania Real Estate renewal 14 hours 24 mo
37 Illinois Real Estate renewal 12 hours 24 mo
38 New Jersey Real Estate renewal 12 hours 24 mo
39 Massachusetts Real Estate renewal 12 hours 24 mo
40 Indiana Real Estate renewal 12 hours 36 mo
41 Missouri Real Estate renewal 12 hours 24 mo
42 Kentucky Real Estate renewal 12 hours 24 mo
43 Louisiana Real Estate renewal 12 hours 12 mo
44 Connecticut Real Estate renewal 12 hours 24 mo
45 Kansas Real Estate renewal 12 hours 24 mo
46 Montana Real Estate renewal 12 hours 12 mo
47 North Dakota Real Estate renewal 12 hours 12 mo
48 South Carolina Real Estate renewal 10 hours 24 mo
49 North Carolina Real Estate renewal 8 hours 12 mo
50 Arkansas Real Estate renewal 7 hours 12 mo
51 West Virginia Real Estate renewal 7 hours 12 mo

Based on 51 states verified against official boards. Figures change — confirm with your board before filing.

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