The Contractors State Licensing Services (CSLS) school advertises itself as "the largest school in California devoted to the Construction professional," and it has been in business for more than 23 years. CSLS offers courses for the General Engineering Contractor Exam and the General Building Contractor Exam, as well as some Specialty Contractor Trade Exam courses. They offer home study courses or self-paced online courses that are available 24 hours a day online. Some of the school's courses use video and audio, and all of the courses review the exam materials and provide practice exams. This school also offers a unique scholarship program.
California State Licensing School
14664 Victory Boulevard
Van Nuys, CA 91411
800-303-4691
contractorslicensingschools.com
Advertised as "California's #1 Online Contractors License School," the Academy of Contractor Licensing of California offers an online course that boasts a 98 percent first-time exam passage rate and offers a 100 percent refund if students don't pass the exam the first time. The company offers home study courses for California Contractors Licensing Exams, among other programs. In the Frequently Asked Questions section of their website they provide details regarding who needs a contractors license and who does not, experience and education requirements for licenses, license specialties and classifications, how to apply for licenses and information about the exam and license issuance.
Academy of Contractor Licensing
8895 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 105-425
San Diego, CA 92122
858-551-8937
ca-contractorslicense.com
Peerless Institute has been an industry leader in professional studies for more than 50 years and offers a wide selection of study materials for contractor licenses. Peerless offers a book with "over 1,500 questions & answers for the General Engineering section of the California State Contractor's license exam." They also offer CD-ROM and CD formatted question-and-answer study materials, as well as interactive testing on CDs.
Peerless Institute, LLC
990 Park Center Drive, Suite E
Vista, CA 92081
800-666-6519
peerlessinstitute.com
The California Contractor School Online offers many different study options, including online testing, CD-Roms, study manuals and even cassettes. The two major contractor license exams in California are covered by these study materials, and individual study materials for specialized license classifications are also available.
California Contractor School Online
800-966-9596
cacontractorschoolonline.com