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Colorado
Real Estate
Continuing Education
October–December 2014
NEW PRICING!
Complete 8-Hour Live CE
Day Package, only $75
We have moved! Please see
page 3 for details on our new
Denver live classroom location.
NEW! Video OnDemand CE Courses. See page 7 for details.
Continuing Education
Four Ways to Complete Your Education
No two students’ schedules are exactly alike. That’s why Kaplan offers you three
distinctly different educational delivery vehicles to help you complete your CE
requirements. Each has unique advantages designed with the highest level of
convenience and success in mind.
Real estate is one of the most solid investments
anyone can make…and Kaplan is the best way to
protect the investment you’ve made in your real
estate career.
…for Every Career Path
When you choose Kaplan as your education
partner, we provide you with all the tools you need
to be successful. We offer courses for real estate
brokers, appraisers, and mortgage professionals.
No matter which path you take, you can be assured
of the same quality and convenience throughout
your career.
Live Classroom
If you work best with set class times and enjoy lively discussions with instructors and
classmates, this option is for you. Learn from state-certified instructors at one of our
E Panorama Ln
live classroom locations:
E Evans Ave
NEW! Denver Classroom
Colorado Springs
We’ve moved our Denver
classroom location to
better serve you:
Call 800.660.1495
for location
and directions.
Kaplan Professional Schools
2200 S. Monaco Pkwy., Unit R
Denver, CO 80222
See page 10-11 for
Live Classroom
schedule options.
Kaplan Professional Schools
2200 S. Monaco Pkwy., Unit R
Denver, CO 80222
S Monaco Pkwy
Memorial Way
Memorial Way
E Iliff Ave
E Iliff Ave
S Oneida St
S Leyden St
Kaplan Real Estate Education will help keep your
door to opportunity open through a wide variety of
first-class continuing education courses to keep
you at the forefront of the real estate field. We
understand the Colorado state requirements, and
our representatives will work with you to navigate
the sometimes complex process. We personalize
our programs to meet your needs, providing you
with the efficiency you want, the effectiveness you
need, and the flexibility to fit your schedule and
your busy lifestyle.
S Oneida St
A Door to Opportunity…
OnDemand
Kaplan’s stunning OnDemand video lecture format allows you to access professional
instruction anytime and anywhere you have an Internet connection. Filled with studio
and “onsite” video learning, OnDemand courses engage, enlighten, and entertain!
Textbook Home Study
Our exam-focused self-study correspondence courses allow you to study when and
where it’s convenient for you.
Online
Comprehensive text-based (non-video) online instruction available anytime, anywhere
you have access to the Internet. Courses include 100% clock-time gated course
progression delivery.
No matter which option you choose, you’ll receive the same high-quality coursework and
materials. Plus, all coursework is approved by the Colorado Real Estate Commission.
The Requirements
Kaplan Professional Schools is approved
and regulated by the Colorado Department
of Higher Education, Private Occupational
School Board (DPOS).
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Colorado Rule B-2(a) requires real estate brokers to complete 24 hours of CE every
3 years, and 12 of those hours must be in the Annual Commission Update course
(3 different versions). Licensees must complete an additional 12 hours of elective
CE credit hours to complete the 24-hour total continuing education requirement.
Live Classroom
Continuing Education Courses
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the elective course:
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Getting an accurate beat on today’s market is
critical to your success. You need to be in the
right place at the right time and have the right
information to best serve your clients. In this
course, you’ll capture a clear, sharp picture of the
current real estate market, as well as explore ideas
that can take you from the leading edge of the real
estate horizon to the pinnacle.
Join us for a comprehensive, compelling look
at the American dream, redefined. Our expert
instructor will answer the pivotal questions: What
and who is driving the real estate market today?
How is the changing economic landscape affecting
tomorrow’s clients and the buying, selling, and
renting choices they make? You’ll learn about the
useful and powerful (and sometimes volatile)
social media tools available today. You will learn
how to use these tools in compliance with Federal
Fair Housing laws, how they affect your clients’
expectations of you, and how they can help you do
business more productively and profitably.
$39 | 4 Credit Hours
Learn about the evolution of the virtual brokerage
and what has made it so appealing to so many.
Oct
1, 11,
22, 28
Nov
Dec
1, 5, 10, 12,
5, 8, 10, 12,
17, 20, 22,
17, 19, 26
29
2014/2015 Colorado Real Estate Market Pulse
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11
10, 19
10, 22
2014 Financing Update
PM
4
22
8, 26
12, 29
Virtual Brokerage: How to Do It
PM
4
28
12
1, 20
Investing in Real Estate Using Self-Directed
Retirement Accounts
PM
4
1
5, 17
5, 17
AM: 8:30 am–12:30 pm
$39 | 4 Credit Hours
NEW! Virtual Brokerage: How to Do It
ACU: 8:30 am–12:30 pm
Elective: 1:30 pm–5:30 pm
Denver | 2200 S. Monaco Pkwy., Unit R
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CE Day® are some of the newest and
most relevant in the industry. Each
8-hour CE Day® covers a specific
subject area to help you make the
most of your career by developing
specialized skills and knowledge.
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required continuing education by the
end of your 3-year renewal cycle.
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Our special 8-hour CE Day® is the most
convenient and economical way to
complete your Continuing Education.
You receive the current required 4-hour
Annual Commission Update course,
plus 4 additional hours of new and
relevant continuing education, all for
the new low price of $75!
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Complete Your CE in Just
One Day a Year
PM: 1:30 pm–5:30 pm
Learn how real estate professionals in the virtual
brokerage world are armed to work for their clients
with sophisticated technology, lightning-fast
communication, immediate responses to inquiries,
electronic document expediting, and more!
With this course, you’ll recognize potential risks and
identify solutions specific to virtual brokerage, while
learning about appropriate broker management of
salespeople, liabilities of overseeing conduct, and
policy compliance to adhere to ethical and legal
principles.
This 4-hour course is required annually as an
update for every active licensee. The course
covers current Commission changes in laws, rules,
regulations, and forms. It is designed to keep you,
the broker, in the know.
NEW! Investing in Real Estate Using
Self-Directed Retirement Accounts
$39 | 4 Credit Hours
Learn how this unique strategy can help you and
your clients acquire tax deferred investment real
estate, and put your investor in the driver’s seat.
With credit and real estate lending being more
difficult to obtain in recent years, many savvy real
estate investors have turned to utilizing a selfdirected retirement account to purchase additional
investment real estate. Learn how this approach
does not require the use of a bank and allows
investors to avoid the ups and downs of Wall Street,
all while investing in something they are familiar
with—real estate!
NEW! 2014 Financing Update
$39 | 4 Credit Hours
Presented by a seasoned real estate agent and
loan originator, this course will bring you up-todate on the industry to give you the information
your clients are requesting. Improve your
knowledge about the valuable 203(k) programs
available, eligibility requirements for participation,
and eligible repairs. Learn what it takes to navigate
the no- and low-money down government loan
options to the reemergence of seller-financed
contract for deed programs. Also, learn about the
long- and short-term effects of preforeclosure
events, foreclosure, or bankruptcy for your client.
This course covers it all and will prepare you for
today’s financing marketplace.
Colorado Springs | Call 800.660.1495 for location
Course
Time
Credits
Oct
Nov
Dec
2014 Annual Commission Update
AM
4
21
18
17
2014/2015 Colorado Real Estate Market Pulse
PM
4
Virtual Brokerage: How to Do It
PM
4
Investing in Real Estate Using Self-Directed
Retirement Accounts
PM
4
AM: 8:30 am–12:30 pm
4
17
21
Live Classroom
18
PM: 1:30 pm–5:30 pm
Call 800.660.1495 to Enroll Today!
www.KapRE.com/COCE
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Are you behind on your CE or have
an inactive or expired license?
Colorado Broker
Reactivation Course
OnDemand Courses
Colorado Contracts &
Closing Package
$199 | 24 Credit Hours
$399
Do you fall into one of the following categories?
• Hold an active Colorado real estate
broker license and have fallen behind
in CE requirements
•H
old an inactive or expired Colorado real
estate broker license for up to 36 months
If you answered yes, the Colorado Real Estate
Commission allows for you to complete your CE
requirements and renew/reactivate your license
through successful completion of the Broker
Reactivation Course.
Complete all of your continuing education
requirements for your 3-year renewal with this
course. You’ll review Colorado regulations and
statutory relationships, brokerage relationship
agreements, sales contracts, and issues in real
estate contracting. This course is available to
satisfy your complete CE requirement under the
following conditions per the Colorado Real
Estate Commission:
1. This option is permitted for active licensees
in lieu of the requirements of Rule B-2(a),
but shall not be repeated in consecutive
license cycles.
2. This option is permitted for licensees who have
been inactive or expired for up to thirty-six (36)
months, and who are unable to comply with
education requirements listed in rule B-2(a).
See page 10-11 for Live Classroom schedules.
$299 | 24 Credit Hours
Are you short on your Continuing Education
hours? Did you miss one or more of the three
required Annual Commission Update courses
during your current license renewal cycle? If
your license is still active…we can help!
• Earn 24 hours of Continuing Education credit
with these two courses (Colorado Contracts
& Regulations and Closings & Settlement).
• Satisfy your CE requirement for this
license cycle even if you missed an
Annual Commission Update.
• L earn the latest news on the forms, contracts,
rules, and regulations required by the Real
Estate Commission, as well as a useful review of
how Settlement Statements and Closings work.
• These courses are part of our regularly
scheduled Broker Associate pre-licensing
education program.
For dates times and locations, please visit
www.KapRE.com/COCE
Available Delivery Formats
OnDemand
Live Classroom
Online Instruction
Textbook Home Study
Check out the OnDemand demo
at www.KapRE.com/COCE
Complete your Colorado continuing education
with Kaplan and get back to business quickly!
Our innovative OnDemand video courses not
only meet the state requirements, but they
also keep you ahead of your competition with
a special focus on real estate trends and hot
topics. Because our OnDemand video courses are
delivered 100% online, you can complete your CE
when and where it is convenient for you.
NEW! 8-Hour OnDemand
CE Package—Buying Within
Your Budget with ACU
8 Credit Hours | $55
Includes:
• Buying Within Your Budget
Bundle and
SAVE $$
• Colorado 2014 Annual Commission Update
NEW! Buying Within Your Budget
$29 | 4 Credit Hours
Over half of all American households cannot
sustain their monthly financial obligations
without available credit to cover emergencies.
The dramatic decline of real estate values, the
elimination of second mortgages, and reduced
access to available credit of any kind have forced
many consumers to a place they have never been.
Big changes come from small steps. In this
course, you’ll learn how to create a plan and
follow through with it to achieve financial
freedom. Many people want to save more, but
don’t know where to start or lack restraint to stop
spending. Just because your clients qualify for
a certain loan amount doesn’t mean they can
afford it. Clients who understand how to budget
correctly can make effective and smart decisions
when making any purchase, including home
buying. Learn how to live on what you earn!
NEW! Colorado 2014 Annual
Commission Update
$29 | 4 Credit Hours
This 4-hour course is required annually as an
update for every active licensee. The course
covers current Commission changes in laws,
rules, regulations, and forms. It is designed to
keep you, the broker, in the know.
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Call 800.660.1495 to Enroll Today!
NEW! Houses: From the Ground Up
$59 | 8 Credit Hours
There are many challenges to helping others
find suitable housing. One of the biggest is
to effectively answer simple questions about
housing structure and condition. That’s why
we’ve put together this special OnDemand video
course. In it, you’ll learn the language of houses
and how they are built—plain and simple.
Our dynamic instructors take you from the
classroom right into the structural workings of
a house. This highly visual instruction helps
you find the answers to the questions about
the product you sell. From the foundation to the
rooftop, you will explore everything in between.
NEW! Introduction to
Real Estate Investments
$59 | 8 Credit Hours
Investors are discovering that tax, cash flow,
principal reduction, and appreciation benefits
of single- and multi-family properties outweigh
other investment opportunities, including the
wildly vacillating stock market. This course can
open the door for you to the lucrative investment
real estate market. If you are unfamiliar with
selling residential real estate as an investment,
you’ll get a step-by-step understanding of the
fundamentals you need to get started.
You’ll discover how to package hard-to-sell
listings to your existing customer base. You’ll
learn to identify additional sources of financing,
as well as techniques for using commission
dollars to build your own investment portfolio.
www.KapRE.com/COCE
OnDemand
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Textbook Home Study and
Text-Based Online Courses
NEW! 2014/2015 Colorado Real
Estate Market Pulse
$19 | 4 Credit Hours
Getting an accurate beat on today’s market is
critical to your success. You need to be in the
right place at the right time and have the right
information to best serve your clients. In this
course, you’ll capture a clear, sharp picture of
the current real estate market, as well as explore
ideas that can take you from the leading edge
of the real estate horizon to the pinnacle. Join
us for a comprehensive, compelling look at the
American dream, redefined.
Our expert instructor will answer the pivotal
questions: What and who is driving the real estate
market today? How is the changing economic
landscape affecting tomorrow’s clients and the
buying, selling, and renting choices they make?
You’ll learn about the useful and powerful (and
sometimes volatile) social media tools available
today.
NEW! Virtual Brokerage:
How to Do It
$19 | 4 Credit Hours
Learn about the evolution of the virtual
brokerage and what has made it so appealing
to so many. Learn how real estate professionals
in the virtual brokerage world are armed to work
for their clients with sophisticated technology,
lightning-fast communication, immediate
responses to inquiries, electronic document
expediting, and more!
NEW! Real Estate Finance Today
$39 | 8 Credit Hours
Financing and your client’s ability to get it may
be the most important factor in a home purchase
today. This course presents an overview of basic
residential real estate financing, including a
discussion of the important current trends and
issues in mortgage lending.
Filled with pertinent and well-thought-out case
studies, this course will leave you with a clear
understanding of what loans are available and
what it takes to qualify with today’s lending
regulations and guidelines. Stop guessing and
start knowing about today’s financing!
Textbook Home Study
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Buyer Representation in Real Estate
$39 | 8 Credit Hours
Buyer agents are busier than ever with today’s
opportunity-rich environment, and understanding
the ins and outs of buyer representation may
never be more important to your business. With so
many homes on the market that never sell, savvy
agents are finding that representing buyers is
where the money is.
For your business, understanding the
requirements and obligations of buyer
representation can mean the difference
between floundering and flourishing. From
purchase and sale agreement to closing the
property, this course will expose you to some of
the best practices employed in the industry of
buyer representation.
Fair Housing
$39 | 8 Credit Hours
This course takes a fresh look at the most
common pitfalls in today’s marketplace. Although
the Federal Fair Housing Act has been in force for
over 40 years, the way it is applied to everyday
real estate continues to evolve. From cultural
diversity to fair housing enforcement actions,
this comprehensive course provides a new look
at prohibited conduct and offers some practical
applications to help keep you in compliance.
Foreclosures, Short Sales, REOs,
and Auctions: Tools for Success in
Today’s Market
$19 | 4 Credit Hours
As the real estate market improves, short sales
and foreclosures continue to play an important
role in the road to recovery. Shockingly, nearly
20% of all sales still involve a distressed property.
In today’s fast-moving real estate marketplace,
it is more important than ever to stay current on
the ever-changing processes and best practices
of purchasing and selling distressed properties.
In this course, you will review both the judicial
and non-judicial foreclosure availability, along
with rights of redemption and foreclosure
timelines. You will learn the pertinent forms used
in short sale, REO, and auction proceedings,
along with all the key terms and definitions of the
foreclosure business.
Online Instruction
Call 800.660.1495 to Enroll Today!
Textbook Home Study and
Text-Based Online Courses
Identity Theft: Protecting Your
Clients and Your Business
$19 | 4 Credit Hours
Sustainable Housing and
Building Green
$19 | 4 Credit Hours
The odds of experiencing business identity theft
are ever-increasing. The risks your business faces
are bigger yet. From a criminal’s perspective, it is
significantly more cost-effective to steal business
identities than individual identities. Learn how
to ensure your clients or your business do not
fall victim! Learn how to respond if your clients’
information is compromised. Plus, learn how to
spot and address the warning signs.
Know the Code: Real Estate Ethics
$19 | 4 Credit Hours
This course meets the National Association of
REALTORS® requirements for new members to
complete ethics training and continuing members
to complete quadrennial ethics training. A review
of the National Association of REALTORS® Code
of Ethics, Articles of the Code, and Standards
of Practice prepares you to understand the
sometimes tenuous nature of ethics cases.
Mortgage Fraud and Predatory
Lending: What Agents Should Know
$19 | 4 Credit Hours
Tight financial times can make some people do
crazy things. This timely course shows you how to
recognize predatory lenders and explains
how they prey on low-income consumers with
bad credit scores. You will also learn how yield
spread premiums assist predatory lenders and
discover the deficiencies of binding mandatory
arbitration (BMA).
Property Management and
Managing Risk
$39 | 8 Credit Hours
Real estate property management is the
fastest-growing segment of today’s real estate
marketplace. In this introductory course, you
will receive a comprehensive overview of what
major duties and responsibilities are assigned
to a property manager and the nature of the
fiduciary relationship between manager and
owner. You will explore the economics of the
rental business, from setting rents and estimating
vacancies to scheduling daily maintenance and
construction projects.
Learn to cut through all the green haze and
understand the real story on sustainable building.
You can’t go anywhere without someone claiming
their product is “green”…but what does green
really mean? Why do some experts believe
“sustainable” is more important? This course
answers both these questions and gives you a
solid foundational understanding of not only how
they affect value, but how they are qualified and
who does the qualifying.
Understanding Today’s Investors
$19 | 4 Credit Hours
The worlds of investors and general brokerage
can collide when agents work with investors.
Understanding investors’ mindsets, how they
operate, and how they look to profit from deals
will allow you to better serve this unique
type of client. Additionally, it will help you avoid
potential ethical violations, as well as situations
and activities that could lead to your liability and
perhaps even loss of license.
The course will help you understand who today’s
investors are, how they are trained, what their
motivations and tactics are, and what to look for
when trying to spot those who may be engaging
in unethical investing practices. By understanding
these things, you can become specialized in
this niche market, thereby increasing your
client prospects and fostering strong business
relationships with these repeat clients.
Additional Home Study and Online
CE Course Offerings:
The Truth About Mold
$39 | 8 Credit Hours
Red Flags Property Inspection
$39 | 8 Credit Hours
Understanding 1031
Tax-Free Exchanges
$39 | 8 Credit Hours
Selling HUD Homes: Increase Your
Client’s Options
$19 | 4 Credit Hours
www.KapRE.com/COCE
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License Upgrade
Series Schedule
Live Classroom CE Schedule
Denver | 2200 S. Monaco Pkwy., Unit R
Course
Time
Credits
Oct
Nov
Dec
1, 5, 10, 12,
5, 8, 10, 12,
17, 20, 22,
17, 19, 26
29
2014 Annual Commission Update
AM
4
1, 11,
22, 28
2014/2015 Colorado Real Estate Market Pulse
PM
4
11
10, 19
10, 22
2014 Financing Update
PM
4
22
8, 26
12, 29
Virtual Brokerage: How to Do It
PM
4
28
12
1, 20
Investing in Real Estate Using Self-Directed
Retirement Accounts
PM
4
1
5, 17
5, 17
AM: 8:30 am–12:30 pm
PM: 1:30 pm–5:30 pm
Denver | 2200 S. Monaco Pkwy., Unit R
Course
2014 Annual Commission Update
(Commercial Instructor)
AM: 8:30 am–12:30 pm
Time
Credits
Oct
Nov
Dec
AM
4
24
18
13
Course
Credits
Oct
Nov
Dec
2014 Annual Commission Update
AM
4
21
18
17
2014/2015 Colorado Real Estate Market Pulse
PM
4
$199 | 24 Credit Hours
Upgrade your license to an Employing Broker with this 3-day course and/or obtain 12 hours of elective
continuing education credit at the same time! You’ll learn about the topics brokers must understand for
trust accounting and broker supervision including: practical application of the law, rules, and sound
business practices for the management, operation, and supervision of a real estate brokerage company.
This course also provides an explanation of the functions and roles of the Real Estate Commission and the
Division of Real Estate.
• Complete a business plan to help prepare you to
open your own business
• Learn your responsibilities when supervising
employed broker associates
• Understand and apply the requirements of
record keeping and trust accounts
• Learn the importance of independent
contractor agreements
• Understand necessary components of an
office policy
• The Commission allows you to take this
course only once
Virtual Brokerage: How to Do It
PM
4
Investing in Real Estate Using Self-Directed
Retirement Accounts
PM
4
Course
Time
Credits
Broker Administration 1
Full
24
18
PM: 1:30 pm–5:30 pm
Oct
Broker Reactivation
Full
24
1–3
Nov
PM: 1:30 pm–5:30 pm
Complete your CE in just one day a year.
ACU + Elective, only $75.
See page 4 for details.
Dates, times, and locations are subject to change.
Please visit www.KapRE.com/COCE for the most recent information.
Call 800.660.1495 to Enroll Today!
24–26
$199 | 0 Credit Hours
• No credit is provided by this course alone.
Credits
Dec
Exam Prep
• Upon passing the sate exam, you will receive
24 hours of CE Credit.
Time
Nov
This course is designed to prepare you to pass the state portion of the Colorado Broker Licensing Exam.
If you need to upgrade your license from out of state, or if you simply wish to obtain a full 24 hours of
continuing education by doing so, this course will prepare you for success.
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Course
Oct
Full: 8:30 am–5:30 pm
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Denver | 2200 S. Monaco Pkwy., Unit R
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Brokerage Administration 1
Denver | 2200 S. Monaco Pkwy., Unit R
Time
AM: 8:30 am–12:30 pm
Colorado Broker Exam Prep will assist you in preparing for the exam.
PM: 1:30 pm–5:30 pm
Colorado Springs | Call 800.660.1495 for location
AM: 8:30 am–12:30 pm
Courses in the License Upgrade Series help you obtain a higher level of licensure. If you
were initially licensed as a salesperson before 1997 and currently hold an associate broker
license, you may be required to sit for the state portion of the real estate broker’s exam.
Dec
17–19
• There is a pre-course exam and study
assignments that need to be completed prior
to attending the exam prep review. Please give
yourself approximately two to three weeks
of home-study time before choosing your
classroom exam prep review date.
Denver | 2200 S. Monaco Pkwy., Unit R
Course
Time
Oct
Nov
Dec
Colorado Broker Exam Prep
AM
17, 20
14, 17
16, 18
Colorado Broker Exam Prep
PM
16, 20
AM: 9:00 am–1:00 pm
15, 16
PM: 6:15 pm–10:15 pm
Colorado Springs | Call 800.660.1495 for location
Course
Colorado Broker Exam Prep
Time
Oct
Nov
AM
3, 6
21, 24
Dec
AM: 9:00 am–1:00 pm
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We have
moved!
Beginning September 29, 2014, our Denver
campus has moved. All live classroom
courses will be offered at our new location:
S Oneida St
E Panorama Ln
E Iliff Ave
Kaplan Professional Schools
2200 S. Monaco Pkwy., Unit R
Denver, CO 80222
Memorial Way
Memorial Way
E Iliff Ave
Our new campus offers:
• Updated classrooms with
SMART® board technology
• WiFi access
• Student lounge
• Complimentary coffee
and ice water
800.660.1495 | www.KapRE.com/COCE
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2200 S. Monaco Pkwy., Unit R
Denver, CO 80222
Watch a demo of our
OnDemand course.
S Oneida St
S Leyden St
Kaplan Professional Schools
2200 S. Monaco Pkwy., Unit R
Denver CO 80222
S Monaco Pkwy
E Evans Ave