Ocean School of Real Estate

What Ocean School of Real Estate does

Ocean School of Real Estate is a private, for-profit real estate education institution founded in 1979 and headquartered at 125 Drum Point Rd., Brick Township, New Jersey. It is owned and operated by Kristen E. Johnson, Esq., a real estate attorney with over 20 years of practice at the Jersey Shore, and operates with a team of 1-10 employees. The company delivers state-approved pre-licensing and continuing education courses required by the New Jersey Real Estate Commission to become and remain a licensed real estate salesperson or broker in New Jersey.

The school's product portfolio consists of three core offerings: a 75-hour Salesperson Pre-Licensing Program priced at $449 (plus 3% processing), a 150-hour Broker Pre-Licensing Program delivered as three modular courses (90-hour Basic Broker at $500, 30-hour Ethics at $250, 30-hour Management/Agency at $250) totaling $1,000, and 12-hour biennial Continuing Education courses for license renewal at $250 per module. All courses are delivered synchronously via live, instructor-led online sessions on Zoom rather than pre-recorded video, supported by a proprietary NJ-specific curriculum built around the 'Principles of Real Estate Practice in New Jersey' textbook and Ocean County transaction scenarios (flood-zone, waterfront, age-restricted, and barrier island properties).

The business is a direct-to-consumer operation: students enroll through an online registration form or by phone, pay via PayPal or credit card, and consume content from anywhere in New Jersey or beyond. Marketing relies on local SEO, a Learning Center blog, social channels (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn), and 52 Google reviews rated 'EXCELLENT.' There are no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no acquisitions, and no subsidiaries; the school is independently owned and operated.

Name

Ocean School of Real Estate

Legal name

Ocean School of Real Estate

Website

https://oceanschoolofrealestate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ocean School of Real Estate is a privately held NJ-approved real estate school, founded 1979 and based in Brick, NJ, offering live online salesperson and broker pre-licensing courses and continuing education to aspiring and active New Jersey real estate professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Licensing Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Licensure Exam Prep (Salesperson/Broker, Appraiser) (EDANAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate, Appraisal & Mortgage (Agent/Broker CE, Appraiser CE) (EDAAALAI)

Keywords

• Real estate licensing
• Pre-licensing courses
• Real estate education
• Continuing education
• Broker licensing programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Salesperson Pre-Licensing Tuition: One-time tuition fee for the 75-hour pre-licensing course required to become a licensed NJ real estate salesperson. Fee covers coursework, instruction, and textbook/materials.
2. Broker Pre-Licensing Tuition: One-time tuition fees for the 150-hour broker pre-licensing program, broken into three courses: 90-hour Basic Broker ($500), 30-hour Ethics ($250), and 30-hour Management/Agency ($250). Full program is $1,000 including all materials.
3. Continuing Education Courses: CE courses for license renewal required every two years for NJ real estate licensees. Covers 12 hours of continuing education including 6 hours core topics and 6 hours elective topics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ocean School of Real Estate provides live, instructor-led online pre-licensing and continuing education courses for New Jersey real estate professionals. Its core products are the 75-hour Salesperson Pre-Licensing Program, the 150-hour Broker Pre-Licensing Program (Basic Broker, Ethics, and Management/Agency), and biennial Continuing Education courses for license renewal. All instruction is delivered synchronously via Zoom using a proprietary NJ-specific curriculum built around the "Principles of Real Estate Practice in New Jersey" textbook.

Product overview

Ocean School of Real Estate is a real estate education company operating since 1979, offering a portfolio of live online licensing and continuing education programs for aspiring and practicing real estate professionals in New Jersey. The core offerings include the Salesperson Pre-Licensing Program (75-hour course for initial licensure), the Broker Pre-Licensing Program (150-hour course via Zoom for career advancement), and Continuing Education Courses for biennial license renewal. Exam preparation materials are bundled with the pre-licensing programs. All courses are delivered synchronously via live online instruction with real instructors and classmates, using Zoom as the delivery platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Salesperson Pre-Licensing Program 75-hour live online pre-licensing course required to become a licensed New Jersey real estate salesperson. Covers agency relationships, contracts, disclosures, financing, ethics, fair housing, and NJ-specific regulations, delivered via Zoom with a state-approved live instructor. Targets individuals 18+ with a high school diploma seeking first-time NJ real estate licensure. Priced at $449 plus a 3% processing fee.
• Broker Pre-Licensing Program 150-hour live online broker pre-licensing program for agents seeking to lead teams or open their own office. Comprises three courses: 90-hour Basic Broker ($500), 30-hour Ethics ($250), and 30-hour Management/Agency ($250), with the full program priced at $1,000 including all materials.
• Continuing Education Courses Live online continuing education courses covering legal updates, fair housing and implicit bias, contract pitfalls, disclosure changes, and risk reduction strategies. Delivers the 12 hours of CE (6 core + 6 elective) required biennially for NJ real estate license renewal. Targets currently licensed NJ salespersons, broker-salespersons, referral agents, and brokers.

Quantifiable outcome

• High first-time pass rates on the NJ real estate licensing exam
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• 360training: Large national online learning marketplace offering real estate licensing and CE courses across many states, including NJ. Competes on price and convenience; serves a similar learner profile to Ocean School's direct-to-consumer students.
• McKissock Learning: National provider focused on real estate continuing education and professional development with state-approved CE courses. Overlaps with Ocean School's CE renewal offering but operates as a large national platform rather than a single-state specialist.
• Hondros Learning: Established regional real estate and appraisal school with multiple physical campuses in the Midwest (primarily Ohio) and online offerings. Comparable business model of state-approved pre-licensing and CE taught by practitioner-instructors, though operating at larger scale and different geography.
• Kaplan Real Estate Education: National real estate licensing and CE provider backed by Kaplan's education brand. Offers NJ-specific pre-licensing courses and CE, directly competing with Ocean School but with far greater brand recognition, marketing reach, and course catalog breadth.
• Colibri Real Estate: National online real estate education brand (formerly OnCourse Learning / Mbition) offering pre-licensing, exam prep, and CE across multiple states. Directly comparable to Ocean School's full product suite but with multi-state scale and aggressive pricing.
• The CE Shop: One of the largest national online providers of real estate pre-licensing and continuing education across all 50 states. Directly overlaps with Ocean School's NJ pre-licensing and CE offerings but at national scale, with much larger marketing budgets and lower price points.

Regional players

• Weichert University / Weichert Real Estate School: NJ-headquartered brokerage-affiliated real estate school providing pre-licensing and CE to agents in the Weichert network and externally. Direct competitor in NJ with similar live instructor format, though tied to a sponsoring brokerage — the opposite of Ocean School's independent positioning.

Direct peers

• Real Estate Institute: A multi-state chain of brick-and-mortar real estate licensing schools offering salesperson and broker pre-licensing courses with similar instructor-led classroom and live online formats. Directly comparable as a state-licensed pre-licensing education provider competing for the same NJ student pipeline.

Emerging players

• CompuCram: Online real estate exam prep and pre-licensing provider with adaptive practice questions and study tools. Targets the same exam-prep use case as Ocean School's bundled exam preparation, with a more digital-native, self-study delivery model.
• Career Web School: Online real estate school offering pre-licensing courses in multiple states including NJ, with a self-paced digital format. Competes for the same NJ aspiring-agent customer with a lower-cost, asynchronous alternative to Ocean School's live instructor-led model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OceanSchoolofR1
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCmEQUw6_OVIatkH8Un1uc3A
• Facebookfacebook.com/OceanSchoolofRealEstate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ocean-school-of-real-estate-nj

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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