Property Management Course To Be Offered in Stanislaus County

In response to rapid growth in the property management industry, Community Business College has added a new Property Management course to its Modesto campus.

Modesto, CA (PRWEB) June 6, 2005 -- Community Business College (CBC) has announced the addition of a new curriculum in Property Management at its Modesto campus. This course is being added in response to a growing need for trained professionals in the field. The Employment Development Departments Labor Market Information Division projects a 27% increase in property management employment for the years 2002 to 2012. This amounts to 9,600 new jobs, in addition to 1,630 average annual openings.

CBCs 12-week course addresses the essential California laws and regulations governing landlord/tenant relations to provide both theory and practical understanding of property management, including case studies and the financial analysis of investing in income-producing real estate. The curriculum will be taught by Mark Dennis, a property manager in California for more than twenty-five years. Mr. Dennis has worked with several of the states largest property management and investment firms. He is a certified instructor with the California Apartment Association and the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.

Along with the core curriculum of property management, CBCs program includes the classes necessary to qualify for taking the state real estate license exam administered by the California Department of Real Estate. Prior to graduation, students will be instructed in strategies for this test and given the opportunity to take practice tests.

Another component of the property management course is computer software training. Students receive industry-relevant instruction in the Microsoft Office Suite as well as Internet and e-mail applications. Students also receive training in property management software by Yardi, the most widely used software program in the industry.

Community Business College is a state-licensed, nationally accredited vocational school. The property management program will also be included in a new hire project which offers state-funded training for the unemployed to get help to gain skills necessary to re-enter the work force.

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