Contractor license school
Our Bay Area office, on West Capitol Expressway in south San Jose.
Contractors in San Jose
Bay Area contracting is expensive contracting — the jobs are bigger, the permits are stricter, and a homeowner in Santa Clara County is far more likely to look your license up on the CSLB site before they let you quote. Getting licensed matters more here than almost anywhere in the state.
A lot of the people who come to this office have been doing high-end remodel work under someone else's number for years and have finally hit a job they cannot take without their own license.
Everything from picking the right classification to the contracts you use once you are licensed.
Law & Business and your trade exam, taught online with live Q&A every Wednesday. Study from home and come in when you have questions.
Online classesWe complete, check and file your CSLB application and experience verification. Bring what you have and we will tell you what is missing.
Paperwork processingMatching the license to the work you actually bid. Getting this wrong means redoing paperwork and retaking a trade exam.
ClassificationsLLC, corporation, DBA and EIN, set up so they match your license the way the CSLB and the Secretary of State require.
Business registrationHow to write and fill out a California home improvement contract, line by line. The only school in the state that teaches it.
Contracts courseYour logo and colors on a full set of California construction documents, from $395.
Contract documentsStraight answers
Yes. The courses and paperwork are handled remotely, and the office is here if you want to come in.
No — Sacramento covers the capital region and everything north.
No. Walk in Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Calling ahead is worth it if you are driving a distance, so we can tell you exactly what to bring.
Your ID, your Social Security number or ITIN, and whatever documents your four years of experience — pay stubs, tax returns, contracts or letters from employers.
No. The courses are online and the paperwork can be handled by phone and email. The office is here for people who would rather do it face to face.
Sí. Todo el equipo es bilingüe y puedes hacer todo el proceso en español — las clases, la aplicación y las preguntas.
Somewhere else in California?
All seven do the same work and your file follows you, so starting at one and finishing at another is not a problem.
San Jose
Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. No appointment needed, and someone will go through it with you.
