Our Classes

As an industry leader in commercial real estate education the CCIM institute offers multiple paths to ongoing career and education enhancement. In addition, the institute offers different delivery formats to provide students the flexibility to learn at their own pace and in the environment which suits their learning style.

Below you can find a sampling for some of the core classes offered by the CCIM Institute. To view the entire catalog and course schedule please visit the Institute website.

Additionally, throughout the year are key dates and deadlines for portfolio submissions and exam registrations. Please click here for the Institute's Designation Calendar. 

Taught by established commercial real estate practitioners who emphasize practical application, the designation curriculum courses are the foundation of the CCIM program. Upon completion you will have a core knowledge base relevant across the entire commercial real estate industry, regardless of specialization.

Designation Courses

These courses comprise the education component of the CCIM designation requirements*:

• CI 101: Financial Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate

  This course is a prerequisite for CI 103-CI 104 and will provide you with a foundation of practical financial analysis skills you need to succeed in the following courses and in the field.

• CI 102: Market Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate

  Analyze investment factors for each of four major property types: office, industrial, multifamily, and retail. If you would like to take CI 102 without successful completion of CI 101, please contact the CCIM Solution Center at (312) 321-4460 opt. 2.

• Negotiations training

  Eight hours of training on the CCIM Interest-Based Negotiations Model is required before going on to CI 103 and CI 104. This requirement can be completed through the online Preparing to Negotiate course or the one-day classroom course Commercial Real Estate Negotiations.

• CI 103: User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate

  Utilize market and financial analysis skills for user space decisions, and apply cost-of-occupancy models for ownership and leasing.

• CI 104: Investment Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate

  Optimize investment returns and effectively forecast investment performance by quantifying real estate risk.

• Online Ethics Course

  This training covers the CCIM Code and Standards of Practice of CCIM Institute.

California Continuing Education Credits for Members

You have a new option when it comes time to renew your salesperson or broker license with the DRE.

Through a special arrangement with Chapter Sponsor ExceedCE, chapter members receive a discount toward the 45 or 48-hour DRE approved continuing education courses.  Everything you need for renewal is on-line, self-paced, user-friendly and affordable.  Most importantly, elective courses are customized for the commercial real estate profession.

The instructors and course developers are familiar faces in Northern California.  Many of you have taken courses from Patricia Lynn, CCIM and Gene Trowbridge, CCIM.  Members of NorCalCCIM, they are among the most respected instructors in the business and have years of experience in commercial real estate practice and law.

“There are several companies that offer on-line license renewal courses, but they are geared toward the residential agent.  Not so with EceedCE.   While the mandatory courses are pretty generic, the Consumer Protection electives are designed by Patricia and Gene with the commercial broker in mind.  Bottom line: for about the same price, or less, you get valuable information that applies directly to your day-to-day CRE business.” Terry Shores, Executive Director, NorCal CCIM

Check out the course packages at www.ExceedCE.com. When you are ready to enroll, use this coupon code 1CCIMTEN for a 10% discount. And here’s another tip: start your renewal process now and avoid the last-minute drama.