Elliott Caplan,

Jon Day, Associate Director/Instructor
Jon has his Bachelors degree in Education and his Masters in Administration. After reaching the top in administration, Jon changed his profession to sell real estate. After studying for his Broker’s license he was inspired to get back to his roots as an educator. In 2009 Jon got his Instructors license and works daily to inspire those getting in to the business or furthering their professionalism. Jon believes the only way to grow in the profession is to be constantly learning and practicing your craft.

Frank Glaush, Instructor
Frank has a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering and worked as a Project Manager. In 1999 he purchased a building with four apartments and a restaurant where he became an entrepreneur and managed the restaurant. While managing the restaurant he studied for his Salesperson license and began a real estate profession. After selling the apartment building and restaurant he began working real estate full time and studied for his Broker’s license. Inspired by the possibility of assisting others he received his instructors license and currently enjoys helping others to begin their real estate career or take their current career to the next level.

Vivian Ruggeri, Instructor
Vivian has her Bachelors degree in education and was a math teacher at a private school. Prior to retiring from teaching she began a second career as a Realtor®. She then earned both her Broker’s and Instructor’s licenses. She has become a student of “Real Estate” and shares all that she has learned with her students.

Jumping Brook Country Club Seminar Location

Caplan School Seminars are held at the Jumping Brook Country Club in Neptune, NJ.

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Classroom Location: Classes are held at 3455 State Route 66 (Corner of Green Grove Road i Stout & O’Hagan Building) in Neptune, NJ.Click here for directions

Thank you for all your help! Class was wonderful. – D.

• Dear Elliott, I just wanted to send a very warm THANK YOU for being my teacher. You were also a mentor in many ways and the class itself was interesting. I also enjoyed it when the class discussed different real estate scenarios and the proper thing to do and understanding the rules and laws of the business. – S.
• I took the Broker’s exam and PASSED. I want to thank you for running an excellent class. It was enjoyable. – B.
• I passed my test today. I really enjoyed the class. We had an awesome group and do miss it sometimes. – PT
• Thank you for all your help! Class was wonderful. – D.
• Dear Elliott, Thank you for all the wonderful classes. – M.
• Thanks again for a great class! – J.
• You are an excellent teacher and a good person. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and keep me on your mailing list. – M.
• Passed the test today. Thanks for all your help. – B.
• Hi Elliott, I just wanted to let you know that I passed my real estate exam that I took last Wednesday. I want to thank you fr all your help with everything. You are a great teacher and you make it fun to sit in class for hours! – K.
• Dear Mr. Caplan, Thank you so much for the stimulating real estate education. I wanted to let you know I passed! Thank you again and all the best. – D.
• I PASSED!!! All thanks to you. I can not thank you enough for all of the information and expertise you shared with us. Your class was fun and like I said, I could not have done it without you. – D.

Caplan School of Real Estate

We are attuned to teaching busy adults and offer both day and evening classes for those who want to enter the field of real estate and for those who want to become brokers. We also offer continuing education courses and seminars.

Our facilities are modern and comfortable. Using experienced instructors, current text materials, hand-outs and power-point presentations, our students succeed.

The REC issues licenses to real estate brokers and salespersons, real estate schools, and course instructors, as well as establishes standards of practice for the real estate brokerage profession. It also regulates and registers out-of-state sales through New Jersey brokers.

PSI Testing:

We offer a variety of services for Real Estate professional certifications.

Bioapplicant.com  Fingerprinting

The form is required to ensure you are fingerprinted in accordance with state law. The form reflects the intended purpose of your fingerprinting and the background searches that are necessary. Fields 1-9 of your Universal Fingerprint Form (#NJAPS2 Version 3.0) outline the purpose of your fingerprinting as well as where the results of your background search should be directed.

1. Down load form

License Tutor:

Real Estate Exam Tutor was developed by the oldest online real estate education company in the United States. We’ve helped prepare thousands of people to pass their state real estate exams and have one of the highest first-time pass rates in the Real Estate Education Industry.

License Tutor offers practice exams that prepare you to take and pass your real estate exam once you have completed your state mandated real estate pre license education.

Compucram:

If it’s on the exam – it’s in CompuCram! The key to CompuCram’s success is the quality of the content. We have a team of over 200 subject matter experts with an average of 23 years in their profession. We stay abreast of the changing industry regulations and latest additions to the exam. CompuCram is continuously updated and always covers the “hottest” topics on the most recent exams. Much of our insight comes from the thousands of students who use CompuCram to pass their exam – and then provide us valuable feedback on those exams.

Neptune Classes are held at the corner of Green Grove Road and Highway 66 in the Stout & O’Hagan Building. Classes and Seminars are held here unless noted otherwise.

Belle Mead Classes are held at 2230 Route 206 in Belle Mead.

Seminars Location: Seminars are held at Jumping Brook Country Club in Neptune, NJ.Click here for directions

Elliott conducts a seminar for MCAR: “What’s Out There on the Internet for Real Estate Professionals”

Elliott Caplan

I PASSED!!! All thanks to you. I can not thank you enough for all of the information and expertise you shared with us. Your class was fun and like I said, I could not have done it without you. – D.

Elliott E. Caplan, NJ Licensed Real Estate Broker, NJ & NY Licensed Real Estate Instructor, NJ Licensed Title Insurance Producer

BACKGROUND

Elliott Caplan is owner of Elliott Caplan and Associates Corp, a consulting firm, and is director of Caplan School of Real Estate LLC which instructs Pre-license courses, Brokers courses, Continuing Education courses and seminars on current topics of interest to real estate agents.

Elliott was first licensed in New Jersey in 1998 after a long and successful career in the Publishing and Printing industries. Upon beginning his Real Estate career, Elliott often said that he should have done this right out of college because he loved it so much. He immediately became a student of Real Estate.

As soon as the statutory time arrived, Elliott prepared for and took his brokers exam. He was successful as a sales associate and also as a manager of two different offices. As a Broker, he took the state mandated examination for his Instructor’s License.

Elliott has conducted seminars on the subjects of Agency in Real Estate, Code of Ethics for members of the National Association of Realtors® and Using the internet in your real estate business.

Elliott has consulted on a number of real estate related cases and has testified as an expert witness in cases in both Atlantic and Monmouth Counties.

In addition to his work, Elliott is active on his local board and in the entire real estate community. He is particularly proud that he was selected to serve on the Real Estate Commission’s Task Force for Continuing Education. Following are some of his affiliations and the committees he has served on:

Professional Memberships:

• Real Estate Educators Association
• National Association of Realtors®
• New Jersey Association of Realtors®
• Monmouth County Association of Realtors®

Current Volunteer Service:

• Trustee of Education Foundation of New Jersey Association of Realtors®

Currently Serving on MCAR Committees:

• Member: Professional Standards Committee
• Former co-chairperson
• Served on Arbitration panels settling money disputes

Currently Serving on NJAR Committees:

• Member: Professional Standards Committee

Formerly Served on:

• NJAR Circle of Excellence Committee

Formerly Served on MCAR Committees:

• Co-chair: Professional Standards Committee
• Co-chair: Grievance Committee
• Member: MLS Committee
• Member: Education Committee
• Member: Managers Committee

Formerly Taught at:

• Ocean School of Real Estate
• Academy of Real Estate

Formal Education:

Drexel University BS
NJAR Certification in Arbitration
NJAR Certification in Mediation
Many seminars on real estate sales and laws