Good morning, NREB readers.
As always, we’re here to keep real estate professionals informed while cutting out the fluff. Let’s get right into it.

CE is one of those things that is easy to ignore until it suddenly becomes annoying.

Not because it is usually complicated.

Mostly because it sits in the background, renewal dates vary, state rules are different, and nobody really wants to spend their busiest months digging through course options at the last minute.

So today’s note is simple.

If CE is anywhere on your radar this year, use this as a quick starting point. Save it, bookmark it, or forward it to another agent who may need it later.

You may not need CE this week. But if your renewal is coming up later this year, figuring out the right provider now is a lot easier than trying to sort it out under pressure.

If you just want the shortcut, start here:

Florida → Gold Coast Schools
Washington → Rockwell Institute
North Carolina → Superior School of Real Estate
Arizona → Arizona School of Real Estate and Business
Ohio → Hondros College
California → Allied Schools or Colibri Real Estate
Nevada → Key Realty or Colibri Real Estate
Texas + most other states → Colibri Real Estate

And if none of those fit what you need, McKissock Learning is a broad CE-only fallback worth checking.

That is the simplest way to think about it.

For most agents, the goal is not to find the fanciest CE option. It is to find the right school for your state, confirm what you need, and get it done without turning it into a last-minute project.

This is not meant to make anyone panic.

Every state has its own rules, and every agent has their own license cycle. Some of you may be due soon. Some may not be due for months. Some may need a specific course type, while others just need to knock out standard renewal hours.

That is exactly why it helps to check early.

A quick CE check now can answer the questions that become stressful later:

Those are not hard questions, but they are much more annoying when the deadline is close.

For agents outside the special-state list above, the easiest default is usually:

👉 Colibri Real Estate

That includes Texas and many other states where Colibri is a straightforward online option.

It is self-paced, built for real estate licensing education, and generally the cleanest place to start if your state does not have a stronger local sister school listed here.

Again, you should still confirm your exact requirement with your state licensing portal or commission. But if you are just trying to figure out where to begin, Colibri is the broad national shortcut.

For some states, a sister school may be the better fit because it has stronger local recognition or a more state-specific footprint.

Use these as your first stop:

Florida → Gold Coast Schools

Washington → Rockwell Institute

North Carolina → Superior School of Real Estate

Arizona → Arizona School of Real Estate and Business

Ohio → Hondros College

For optional overlap states:

California → Allied Schools or Colibri Real Estate

Nevada → Key Realty or Colibri Real Estate

If your state is not listed there, your safest starting point is still:

👉 Colibri Real Estate

If you want to keep this simple, do three things:

1. Check your renewal date.
Do not guess. Look at your state portal, licensing account, or commission record.

2. Confirm your required hours and course types.
Some states require specific topics. Some agents have different requirements depending on license type, renewal cycle, or supervisory status.

3. Pick the right provider and get moving before it becomes urgent.
You do not necessarily need to finish everything today. But knowing your path now saves a lot of friction later.

That is the whole point of this cheat sheet.

Not pressure. Just less scrambling.

CE is rarely the most exciting part of the business, but it is one of those boxes that still has to get checked.

And the best time to figure it out is usually before it feels urgent.

So if CE is on your calendar for later this year, take a few minutes now and get oriented. Find your state, confirm your requirement, and pick the provider that makes the most sense.

The short recap:

Florida → Gold Coast Schools
Washington → Rockwell Institute
North Carolina → Superior School of Real Estate
Arizona → Arizona School of Real Estate and Business
Ohio → Hondros College
California → Allied Schools or Colibri Real Estate
Nevada → Key Realty or Colibri Real Estate
Texas + most other states → Colibri Real Estate
Broad CE-only fallback → McKissock Learning

You may not need CE today.

But if your renewal is coming up later this year, waiting until it feels urgent rarely makes the process easier.

Use this as a simple shortcut. Save it, share it, and come back to it when you need it.

The goal is not to overthink CE.

It is to know where to start, confirm what your state requires, and get it handled with as little friction as possible.