NYREI Notary Class Review: What a $95 3-Hour Class Buys

The short version: NYREI is a Manhattan real-estate school that teaches the New York notary class as a 3-hour session, in a classroom or by livestream. The price is $95, or $75 if you are already a NYREI student. It includes one end-of-course practice exam and publishes no guarantee. That is the highest published price in the New York notary field, so the right question is who it is actually for.

Disclosure, plainly: we publish a competing New York exam-prep course. Everything below is from NYREI’s own published course page as of September 2026.

What the $95 buys

As of September 2026, the published package:

• A 3-hour class, delivered in a Manhattan classroom or by livestream
• One practice exam at the end of the course, which is the entire published question component
• $75 pricing for NYREI students: the discount that reveals the real audience
• No pass guarantee listed on the course page

One scheduling note, stated as an observation and not a judgment: when we checked NYREI’s schedule in September 2026, one listed notary session (September 24) appeared as cancelled. Sessions at any school get cancelled or rescheduled for enrollment reasons. The practical takeaway: confirm your date is running before you book time or travel around it.

The context: this is a real-estate school’s add-on

The notary class sits inside NYREI’s larger catalog of real-estate licensing and continuing-education courses. That context explains the product. For real-estate agents, brokers, and NYREI’s existing students, a notary commission is a practical career add-on. A 3-hour class on a familiar campus is a convenient way to get ready for the exam.

So the strengths are institutional: an established Manhattan school, a live instructor, a fixed date, and the credibility of an organization whose main business is professional licensing education. For NYREI students, the $75 price makes it one of the cheaper options in the field. It costs less than every dedicated notary course except the NNA’s $35 promo (see our full cost comparison).

Measured as notary prep on its own terms, though, the value case is thin. At $95, the top of the verified price band, the published package includes one practice exam. Dedicated providers include banks of 120 to 253 questions. And the course carries no guarantee, while several competitors include free-repeat or pass guarantees at $69 to $77. You are paying for live instruction and an in-person setting, not for drilling depth.

Who it suits

A strong fit if you:

• are already a NYREI student, where the $75 price and bundled convenience are hard to beat
• want a live instructor and a fixed classroom date, and you are in or near Manhattan
• are pursuing a real-estate career and want your notary prep inside the same school ecosystem

Look elsewhere if you:

• want on-demand study on your own schedule. This is a scheduled session, not a course you take when ready
• want a real question bank, topic diagnostics, or a guarantee. The dedicated New York providers at $69 to $77 publish all three, and the NNA at $35 publishes two of them
• are price-sensitive: at $95 list, you are paying the highest verified price in the field for the fewest published practice questions

The verdict

NYREI’s notary class is a fair product for its actual audience: real-estate students already in NYREI’s orbit who want a live 3-hour session and will pay $75 for the convenience. For someone who simply wants to pass the New York notary exam, the $95 standalone purchase loses on every published measure except live instruction and location. Confirm the session is running before you book. If you take it, plan to supplement the single practice exam with real drilling.

Wherever you get your instruction, the drilling is what decides this exam. It is closed-book, 40 questions, and it tests exact dollar amounts and one-word-apart definitions. Start with our free NY notary practice test: 20 questions from a verified bank, scored instantly by topic, every explanation citing the page of the state’s own booklet. It shows you what a topic-level diagnostic looks like, and it costs nothing.

NYREI notary class: FAQ

How much is the NYREI notary class?

$95 as of September 2026, or $75 if you are an NYREI student. It is the highest published list price among New York notary providers.

Is the NYREI notary class in person or online?

Both formats are published: a Manhattan classroom session and a livestream option, each running 3 hours on scheduled dates.

Does NYREI’s class include practice questions?

One end-of-course practice exam, per the published course page. That is the fewest of any paid option in the field. Dedicated providers publish banks of 120 to 253 questions.

Is there a guarantee?

No guarantee is listed on the course page as of September 2026. New York providers that do publish guarantees: the NYS Notary Public Association (free repeat), Notary Public Central (pass or next class free), and our course (pass guarantee).

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*NyNotaryExamPrep.com is an independent exam-prep publisher and, as disclosed above, a competing provider. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by NYREI or the New York State Department of State. All details reflect NYREI’s own published course page as of September 2026 and can change; verify before enrolling.*