Reviewed against CRS 12-61-1001 et seq. (Community Association Manager Practice Act)

Colorado CAM Renewal CEU Calculator — 24-Hour CE + 4-Hour Ethics

Compute continuing-education compliance for a Colorado Community Association Manager license renewal under the Community Association Manager Practice Act (CRS 12-61-1001 et seq.) and DORA Real Estate Division rules implementing CRS 12-61-1004 (24-hour CE per two-year renewal period; 4-hour ethics sub-requirement). Returns total and ethics hours deficit, license expiration date, days until expiration, projected eligibility, and an expiration warning when within 90 days of renewal.

Calculator

Adjust the inputs below; the result updates instantly.

License

License issue or last-renewal date (ISO YYYY-MM-DD)

ISO date the current Colorado CAM license was issued or last renewed. Used to compute the two-year renewal period expiration. Pull from the DORA license-lookup tool or the license certificate.

CE completion

Total continuing-education hours completed (includes ethics)

Ethics-focused CE hours completed

Statute-update CE hours completed (informational)

Reference

Reference date for deadline countdown (ISO YYYY-MM-DD)

ISO date used as "today" for the days-until-expiration output. Defaults to today's date if blank.

Compliance status

EXPIRING SOON — within 90-day warning window with deficit

License expiration date: 2026-06-01
Days until expiration: 16
Total CE hours completed: 12
Total hours deficit: 12
Ethics hours completed: 2
Ethics hours deficit: 2
Projected eligibility / renewal deadline: 2026-06-01
Summary: Colorado CAM continuing-education compliance analysis under the Community Association Manager Practice Act (CRS 12-61-1001 et seq.) and DORA Real Estate Division rules implementing CRS 12-61-1004. Two-year renewal cycle with 24 total CE hours required, including 4 ethics-focused hours. License issue: 2024-06-01. Expiration: 2026-06-01. Days until expiration: 16. CE hours completed: 12 total (2 ethics, 2 statute-update). Required: 24 total (4 ethics). Deficit: 12 total hour(s); 2 ethics hour(s). Status: EXPIRING SOON. Next action: EXPIRING IN 16 DAY(S). Total deficit 12 hour(s); ethics deficit 2 hour(s). Complete the outstanding hours BEFORE 2026-06-01 and submit the renewal application. Late renewal after expiration triggers reinstatement under CRS 12-61-1004(5).

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How this calculator works

This is a CE-compliance tracker for Colorado Community Association Managers. Given the license issue date, the general CE hours completed, the ethics CE hours completed, and (optionally) the statute-update hours, it returns:

The license expiration date (two years from issue date).
The days remaining until expiration.
The total CE hours deficit against the 24-hour requirement.
The ethics CE hours deficit against the 4-hour ethics sub-requirement.
The compliance status (COMPLIANT, DEFICIT, EXPIRING SOON, EXPIRED).
A plain-language next-action recommendation.

Use the calculator at the start of each renewal cycle to plan CE completion; use it quarterly to track progress; use it 90 days before expiration to surface any remaining deficit before renewal-application deadlines.

The relevant CCIOA + DORA statute

Colorado community-association managers are licensed by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Real Estate Division under the Community Association Manager Practice Act.

CRS 12-61-1001 et seq. — The Community Association Manager Practice Act. Establishes the licensing requirement for paid community-association managers practicing in Colorado; defines scope of practice; authorizes DORA Real Estate Division regulation.

CRS 12-61-1004 — CAM licensing and renewal requirements. Delegates continuing-education requirements to the Real Estate Division by rule; current rules (DORA Real Estate Manual Chapter 17) require 24 CE hours per two-year renewal period including 4 ethics-focused hours.

CRS 12-61-1004(5) — Late renewal and reinstatement procedures. Lapsed licenses cannot be renewed in the ordinary course; reinstatement requires completion of outstanding CE plus an application and fee schedule, with longer lapses potentially requiring a competency examination or back-CE for the lapsed period.

CRS 12-10-217 et seq. — Real Estate Division general authority to promulgate licensing rules. The CAM-specific rules sit in Chapter 17 of the Real Estate Manual.

DORA Real Estate Manual Chapter 17 — The current rule set for CAM-specific requirements. Includes the 24-hour CE total, the 4-hour ethics sub-requirement, the DORA-approved CE provider list, and the renewal-application content.

Key thresholds and gotchas

ETHICS HOURS ARE A SUBSET, NOT AN ADD-ON. The 4-hour ethics sub-requirement is part of the 24-hour total, not in addition to it. A CAM with 24 CE hours including 4 ethics hours has met both requirements. The ethics requirement operates as a MINIMUM — a CAM cannot satisfy the 24-hour total with zero ethics hours.

APPROVED PROVIDER LIST. CE hours from non-approved providers do NOT count toward the 24-hour requirement, even if the courses are otherwise high-quality. The DORA Real Estate Division maintains the approved-provider list in the Real Estate Manual; verify before enrolling.

NO HOUR CARRYOVER. CE hours from a prior renewal period satisfy that prior period only. Each two-year period requires its own 24-hour completion. Ethics hours follow the same rule — no carryover.

LAPSED LICENSE CANNOT PRACTICE. During a lapse, the CAM is NOT licensed to practice community-association management. Continuing to act as a CAM during a lapse exposes the manager to administrative discipline and may expose the management firm to claims of unauthorized practice.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING TIME. Plan to complete CE at least 30 days before expiration to allow DORA administrative processing on the renewal application. Last-minute completion is risky because: (a) DORA-approved provider availability is limited; (b) certificate processing may take days; (c) the renewal application requires CE certificates as attachments.

THE 90-DAY EXPIRATION WARNING IS A PLANNING HEURISTIC. The calculator surfaces EXPIRING SOON at 90 days before expiration with a remaining deficit. The 90-day window is a planning practice, not a DORA statutory deadline — DORA does not impose a 90-day requirement.

2019 SUNSET REVIEW. The Colorado CAM licensing scheme was originally enacted in 2014 and substantially restructured at the 2019 sunset review. The CE requirements described here reflect the current rules as of 2026; verify against the current DORA rule set before any consequential licensing action.

Worked example: compliant CAM

License issued 2024-06-01. Renewal cycle ends 2026-06-01. As-of date 2026-05-16. 24 general hours completed, 5 ethics hours completed, 4 statute-update hours.

Total hours: 24. Required: 24. Deficit: 0.
Ethics hours: 5. Required: 4. Deficit: 0.
Days until expiration: 16.
Status: COMPLIANT. Submit renewal application before 2026-06-01.

This is the desired posture. The CAM has completed all CE with two weeks to spare; the renewal application can be submitted promptly.

Worked example: deficit but plenty of time

License issued 2025-06-01. Renewal cycle ends 2027-06-01. As-of date 2026-05-16. 12 general hours, 2 ethics hours, 2 statute-update hours.

Total hours: 12. Required: 24. Deficit: 12.
Ethics hours: 2. Required: 4. Deficit: 2.
Days until expiration: 381.
Status: DEFICIT. Over 13 months remaining; plan CE completion through the next year.

This is the typical mid-cycle posture. The CAM should complete 12 more hours including 2 more ethics hours over the next 13 months; one course per quarter is a reasonable pace.

Worked example: expiring soon with deficit

License issued 2024-08-01. Renewal cycle ends 2026-08-01. As-of date 2026-05-16. 16 general hours, 4 ethics hours, 0 statute-update hours.

Total hours: 16. Required: 24. Deficit: 8.
Ethics hours: 4. Required: 4. Deficit: 0.
Days until expiration: 77.
Status: EXPIRING SOON (within 90 days with deficit).
Action: complete 8 more general hours BEFORE 2026-08-01.

This is the alarm posture. The CAM has 77 days to complete 8 CE hours; this is achievable with a CAI Rocky Mountain Chapter conference (which typically offers 12-16 hours over a multi-day event) or with two online courses.

Worked example: expired license

License issued 2023-04-01. Renewal cycle ended 2025-04-01. As-of date 2026-05-16.

Days until expiration: -410 (expired 410 days ago).
Status: EXPIRED. Reinstatement required under CRS 12-61-1004(5).

This is the worst-case posture. The CAM cannot legally practice; reinstatement requires DORA application, fee, completed CE, and possibly a competency examination. Contact DORA Real Estate Division before resuming any community-association management activity.

What this calculator does NOT model

The calculator implements the CE-compliance math. It does NOT:

Model the DORA-approved provider list directly (the list is maintained by DORA and may change).
Compute reinstatement fees or back-CE requirements for lapsed licenses (these are fact-specific and depend on lapse duration and DORA discretion).
Track multiple renewal periods for CAMs with lapses spanning more than one two-year cycle.
Cross-reference CMCA / AMS / PCAM national credentials or model dual-credit CE.
Validate the form or content of the renewal application (consult the Real Estate Manual Chapter 17 for current application requirements).
Model unauthorized-practice risks for CAMs continuing to operate during a lapse (consult Colorado counsel for case-specific guidance).
Compute fees, licensing-application costs, or renewal-application costs.

For any consequential licensing decision (lapse longer than 60 days, dual-credit CE planning, reinstatement procedure), contact DORA Real Estate Division directly or consult a Colorado attorney with administrative-law experience.

Counting conventions

The calculator counts ethics hours as a subset of general hours. If the user enters ethics hours higher than general hours, the calculator treats the ethics total as the general total to avoid double-counting (because ethics hours ARE general CE hours that happen to be ethics-focused).

The 24-hour requirement is the TOTAL hours requirement; the 4-hour ethics requirement is a sub-requirement WITHIN the 24-hour total. A CAM with 30 general hours including 5 ethics hours is over-compliant on both fronts; a CAM with 24 general hours including 3 ethics hours has a 1-hour ethics deficit even though the 24-hour total is met.

The two-year renewal cycle is computed as license issue date plus two calendar years. The calculator does not adjust for leap years (a Feb 29 issue date renews Feb 28 of the renewal year, per standard date arithmetic).

The days-until-expiration count is asOf date minus license expiration date. Negative values indicate the license has expired; the calculator surfaces these as EXPIRED.

The 90-day expiration warning window is a planning heuristic only — not a statutory requirement. EXPIRING SOON status indicates the license is within 90 calendar days of expiration AND a CE deficit remains.

Sources

Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 against:

CRS 12-61-1001 et seq. (Community Association Manager Practice Act).
CRS 12-61-1004 (CAM licensing and renewal requirements; CE delegation).
CRS 12-61-1004(5) (late renewal and reinstatement procedures).
CRS 12-10-217 et seq. (Real Estate Division authority to promulgate licensing rules).
DORA Real Estate Manual Chapter 17 (CAM-specific rules — 24-hour CE, 4-hour ethics, approved-provider list, renewal-application content).
DORA Division of Real Estate — CAM licensing portal (license-lookup, application forms, fee schedule).
CAI Rocky Mountain Chapter — primary in-state CE provider for Colorado CAMs.
CAMICB — CMCA credentialing reference (for CAMs maintaining national credentials in parallel).

Under DORA Real Estate Division rules implementing CRS 12-61-1004, a Colorado Community Association Manager must complete 24 total continuing-education hours per two-year renewal period, with at least 4 of those hours being ethics-focused. The 24-hour total includes the 4-hour ethics sub-requirement — ethics hours count toward both the total and the ethics requirement. Statute-update content is encouraged but not separately mandated under current rules; it counts toward the general 24-hour total. CE hours must come from a DORA-approved provider; the approved-provider list is published in the Real Estate Manual.

Colorado CAM licenses are issued on a two-year renewal cycle. The expiration date is two years from the issue date (or two years from the last renewal date for renewed licenses). The DORA license-lookup tool surfaces the expiration date for any active license. The calculator computes the expiration as license issue date plus two years; if your renewal cycle differs from the standard two-year cycle, adjust the inputs accordingly.

Under CRS 12-61-1004(5), a CAM license that expires without timely renewal enters a reinstatement status. The reinstatement procedure varies by lapse duration but generally requires: (a) completion of any outstanding CE for the prior renewal period, (b) submission of a reinstatement application with the fee schedule, and (c) for lapses beyond a threshold duration, possibly a competency examination or a back-CE requirement for the lapsed period. During the lapse, the CAM is NOT licensed to practice community-association management; continuing to act as a CAM during a lapse exposes the manager to administrative discipline and may expose the management firm to claims of unauthorized practice. Contact DORA Real Estate Division immediately if a lapse has occurred.

Yes. The 4-hour ethics sub-requirement is part of the 24-hour total, not an additional 4 hours on top. A CAM who completes 24 total CE hours including 4 ethics hours has met both requirements. The 4-hour ethics rule operates as a MINIMUM — the CAM cannot satisfy the 24-hour total with zero ethics hours, but ethics hours above 4 still count toward the 24-hour total. The calculator treats ethics hours as a subset of general hours; if the user enters ethics hours higher than general hours, the calculator treats the ethics total as the general total to avoid double-counting.

Technically yes — the DORA rules do not require a particular distribution of CE hours across the two-year renewal period. Practically, last-minute completion is risky for several reasons: (a) DORA-approved provider availability is limited and popular courses fill up; (b) administrative processing of completion certificates may take days or weeks; (c) the renewal application requires the CE certificates as attachments, and missing one means a deficient application; (d) reinstatement procedures under CRS 12-61-1004(5) are more expensive and time-consuming than timely renewal. The calculator surfaces an EXPIRING SOON warning when the license is within 90 days of expiration and a deficit remains — the 90-day window is the standard early-warning threshold most Colorado CAMs use for CE completion planning.

No, but the relationship is complementary. CMCA (Certified Manager of Community Associations), AMS (Association Management Specialist), and PCAM (Professional Community Association Manager) are national credentials issued by CAMICB and CAI; they require their own CE-maintenance schedules. Colorado CAM licensing is a state regulatory requirement under CRS 12-61-1001 et seq.; it operates independently of the national credentials. Many Colorado CAMs maintain both — the state license to lawfully practice in Colorado, and the national credentials for professional recognition and CE leverage. Some CE courses are approved for both Colorado CAM and national-credential CE; check with the provider before assuming dual credit.

The DORA Real Estate Division maintains a list of approved CE providers for Colorado CAM licensing in the Real Estate Manual (Chapter 17). The list includes: CAI Rocky Mountain Chapter (the primary in-state provider), national CAI chapters offering online courses approved for Colorado, the Colorado Association of REALTORS for some cross-discipline topics, accredited educational institutions for ethics and law courses, and several private CE providers. The list is updated periodically; verify the current list directly on the DORA website before enrolling. Courses from non-approved providers do NOT count toward the 24-hour requirement, even if otherwise high-quality.

The Colorado CAM licensing scheme was originally enacted in 2014 and was subject to a 2019 sunset review. The 2019 sunset substantially restructured CRS 12-61-1004 — some provisions were modified, others removed. The CE requirements described here (24 hours / 4 ethics / two-year cycle) reflect the current DORA Real Estate Division rules as of 2026; users should verify against the current DORA rule set before any consequential licensing action. The calculator does not separately model the pre-2019 rule set; users with renewal cycles spanning the 2019 transition should consult DORA directly for case-specific guidance.

The calculator surfaces an EXPIRING SOON status when the license is within 90 calendar days of expiration AND a CE deficit remains. The 90-day window is a planning heuristic, not a statutory deadline — DORA does not impose a 90-day requirement. The 90-day threshold is the standard early-warning point most Colorado CAMs and management-firm compliance officers use to ensure CE completion before the renewal application deadline. Plan to complete CE at least 30 days before expiration to allow for DORA administrative processing time on the renewal application.

No. CE hours completed in a prior renewal period satisfy that prior period only — they do NOT carry over to the current period. Each two-year renewal period requires its own 24-hour completion. The calculator computes deficit against the CURRENT renewal period only; for CAMs renewing multiple lapsed periods, separate deficit calculations are required for each period. Ethics hours follow the same rule — 4 ethics hours per period, no carryover. Some CE providers offer extended-credit courses that span multiple renewal periods; these typically count only for the period during which the course is completed, not the period in which the CAM watched the recording.

Resources

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Colorado Revised Statutes — CRS 12-61-1004 — CRS 12-61-1004 — Community Association Manager licensing and renewal; CE delegation to Real Estate Division
Colorado DORA — Division of Real Estate — Colorado Division of Real Estate — CAM licensing portal, CE-provider list, and Real Estate Manual
CAI Rocky Mountain Chapter — Community Associations Institute — Rocky Mountain Chapter; Colorado CAM CE provider
CAMICB — CMCA credentialing — Community Association Managers International Certification Board — CMCA credential maintained by many Colorado CAMs