Cameron Academy opens classrooms in Palm Coast and Wildwood

Cameron Academy of Real Estate has added new classroom sites in Palm Coast and Wildwood, extending its Florida network to 15 locations. The moves tap into two counties that have grown quickly since 2020 and deepen the school’s exclusive training ties with local brokerages.

Why it matters: - Cameron Academy is moving into two of Florida’s fastest-growing counties, where demand for real estate training is rising with population growth. - The new classrooms give local brokerages a closer pipeline for new agents preparing for the 63-hour pre-license course required before the state licensing exam. - The expansion also reinforces Cameron Academy’s exclusive education model, which ties the school directly to local real estate firms.

What happened: - Cameron Academy of Real Estate opened classroom locations in Palm Coast and Wildwood. - Grand Living Realty in Flagler County named Cameron Academy its exclusive education provider for real estate classes in Palm Coast. - Down Home Realty in Sumter County named Cameron Academy its exclusive education provider for classes taught from the brokerage’s Wildwood office. - The school now operates 15 locations across Florida, from Key Largo to Palm Coast.

The details: - Both new classrooms teach the 63-hour Florida real estate pre-license course required before the licensing examination. - Flagler County and Sumter County have grown faster than almost anywhere else in Florida, according to Michael Cameron Sidawi, the school’s owner and director. - Flagler County added 24,329 residents from July 2020 to July 2025, while Sumter County added 27,479, based on Census Bureau estimates. - The Census figures rank Sumter as the sixth-fastest-growing county in Florida and Flagler as the seventh-fastest-growing county among the state’s 67 counties. - Sumter County has one active real estate licensee for every 116 residents. - Down Home Realty lists 44 licensed agents and brokers in state records. - Only 39.6% of the 51,455 Florida sales associate exams graded in the year through May 2026 ended in a pass.

Between the lines: - Both brokerages approached Cameron Academy, which suggests the expansion is being pulled by local demand rather than pushed by the school. - Down Home Realty’s focus on manufactured homes around The Villages points to the value of location-specific training, especially in niche markets that general real estate courses may not cover well. - Cameron Academy is using exclusive partnerships to expand instead of a national chain model, and that keeps the school tied to local offices and local market knowledge. - The school says its teaching method relies on songs, rhythms, repeated phrasing and stories to help students retain material and apply it in real transactions.

What’s next: - Cameron Academy is rebuilding its mobile exam-prep app into a broader student platform, with launch planned for the end of Q4 2026. - The school says it will keep offering no-cost coursework to Florida teenagers ages 15 to 17 and free seats for adults restarting after domestic violence or incarceration. - Cameron Academy is open to more exclusive education partnerships in Florida and beyond.

The bottom line: - The Palm Coast and Wildwood additions deepen Cameron Academy’s foothold in high-growth Florida markets and extend a network built on local brokerage partnerships, not stand-alone classrooms.