General Contractor

Online General Contractor Exam Course: $799

Tuition Information: (Your tuition is valid for 1 year allowing plenty of time to complete your course)

Tuition does not include the state required reference books and tab sets that are needed for both the course and your state licensing exam. You will need state exam reference books in order to complete this course.  If you have any questions, call our helpful Career Counselors at 1-800-732-9140. We are happy to assist

Program Overview:

The online contractor exam prep course is designed to enable you to prepare to pass the General, Building, or Residential Contractor exam with the convenience of online learning. Through interactive modules containing audio instruction, we bring the classroom experience into your computer or tablet allowing you to study at your own pace. This course combines the best of classroom education with the flexibility of self paced online learning.

You will go through the material module-by-module gaining a mastery of how to navigate your state reference books, and enabling you to pass your state contractor exam with ease. Remember, the state licensing exam is an open book exam. The key to success is to develop the base knowledge, and combine that with familiarizing yourself with the various state exam books so that you can hone in on the answers quickly. This online course is designed to enable you to do just that.

The course is loaded with hundreds of practice exam questions to help you evaluate your readiness and prepare you for success. These questions are constantly being updated based on student feedback on actual state exam topics.

Includes:

• Online learning modules and practice exams designed to prepare you for your state exam
• Live online weekly webinars with our instructors covering key topics
  • Every Thursday 4:00pm-6:00pm
• Live online monthly CRAM review courses
  • The 1st Saturday of every month
    • 9:00am-12:00pm (Business & Finance)
    • 1:00pm-4:00pm (Trade Knowledge)
• Comprehensive study guides complete with workbooks, exhibits, and online modules focusing on key subject areas

Below will describe the basic requirements for becoming in a licensed General Contractor:

• Must be 18 years of age
• Have good moral character. (A criminal incident in the past does not prevent you from getting a license so long as you have had your civil rights restored, all debts to society paid, no pending or current liens such as IRS, and have no pending or ongoing criminal litigation).
• Credit worthy. (Applicants will be subject to a credit report on both the applicant and the business with a preferred FICO score of a 660 or above. )
  • If you do not meet the 660 FICO score, you CAN still get your license by posting a licensing bond.
    •  Bond amounts vary based on whether the applicant is a Division I or Division II contractor, however this amount can be reduced by 50% upon taking a board-approved financial responsibility course.
    • Gold Coast offers this course in addition to our exam prep programs: Learn more…Click Here!
• Four years of general construction experience.  (See below for experience details)

4 years of necessary experience:

You must have 4 years of general construction experience, however up to 3 years of experience can be substituted by years spent in college (1 year of college is considered approximately 30 credit hours).  The college courses can be ANY college level courses, and does not need to be in the construction field.  If you have a four year college degree, you qualify as having 3 years of general construction experience.  The 4th year of general construction experience must be acquired through gaining structural experience.  For General Contractors, you must have been a foreman or supervisor that was involved in all aspects of a commercial building that is 4 stories or taller.

Important note about experience:

There is no longer a “verifier” signature required, but the information you are required to list is much more detailed and includes employers names, addresses, jobsite names, and durations of employment.

You do not have to have the necessary experience before you take the exam.  In fact, after passing the state exam you have up to 4 years to gain the necessary experience to become a licensed General Contractor.

For a free evaluation of your experience and guidance in this career field, feel free to contact our Career Counselors at 1-800-732-9140.

To guarantee proper scheduling for this construction course, please contact our Career Counselors at 1-800-732-9140 to discuss the complete details.

Our cram courses are designed as an intensive review of sample scenarios and questions that will appear on the contractor exam. Meant as a compliment to the evening workshop classes and online course modules, these reviews will greatly increase the likelihood of passing your exam the first time.

Classroom Exam Cram:

Weekend Cram: (Sat-Sun) 9:00am-5:00pm

Tuition:   No Charge (Included in your classroom exam prep tuition)

This two day intensive presentation consolidates the information and “zeros in” on exam topics. Day One is for all applicants and covers Business and Finance, preparing the applicant for Day One of the exam. Day Two covers the Technical portion of the exam with separate presentations for each covered license category. This powerful 2-day experience simulates exam conditions, gathers, consolidates, and amplifies the various threads of information which boosts the applicant’s ability to succeed.

Online Exam Cram:

Online contractor pre-license students have full access to online CRAM webinars held on the first Saturday of every month.  This review replicates the classroom based CRAM course and is designed to hone in on what you need to know to pass the state licensing exam.

• The 1st Saturday of every month
  • 9:00am-12:00pm (Business & Finance)
  • 1:00pm-4:00pm (Trade Knowledge)

Attention Non-Gold Coast Exam Prep Students:

The CRAM course mentioned above compliments our exam prep-program, however if you are interested in receiving in depth review of the material we strongly recommend enrolling in our Crash Course.  Learn more about this course: Click Here!