How many CE hours does a Colorado Real Estate Broker need?

24 CE contact hours every 3 years, per the Colorado DORA — Division of Real Estate. Colorado licenses all agents as brokers: 24 CE hours every 3 years (12 from three annual Update courses). Always confirm with the board.

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Colorado Real Estate Broker: CE & renewal requirements

24 CE contact hours every 3 years

3-year cycle. Colorado has NO 'salesperson' license — all agents are brokers. An initial license expires Dec 31 of its issue year (a short stub period).

Source: Colorado DORA — Division of Real Estate · confirmed 2026-06. Requirements change — always verify with the board.

Required topics

12 hrs = three different annual 4-hour Commission Update courses (one per cycle year)
12 hrs Commission-approved electives

First renewal & exemptions

No CE during the initial stub period; the full 24 hours apply from the first full 3-year renewal.

If your license lapses

Inactive/expired over 3 years requires either the state exam portion or 72 hours of education to reinstate. Keep proof for 4 years.

How CE is tracked

Attest and renew online via the DORA Division of Real Estate; keep certificates 4 years.

Watch out: Colorado has NO salesperson license — everyone is a broker — and the 12 update hours must be THREE DIFFERENT annual versions (you can't repeat one year's course three times).

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Enter your license expiration and CE hours completed — see what you still owe, the pace to finish, and your reminder schedule. No signup.

Informational only, based on the numbers you enter — not legal or licensing advice, and not an official record. Confirm your exact requirement and current status with the Colorado DORA — Division of Real Estate.