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Preparing for the California C-12 Earthwork & Paving Contractor License Exam requires a solid understanding of grading, excavation, paving, site preparation, heavy equipment operations, safety requirements, and California code compliance. Our comprehensive exam preparation package includes study manuals, practice exams, and multimedia training designed to help you prepare for both the C-12 Trade Exam and the California Law & Business Exam.
Whether you’re applying for your first California contractor license or adding the C-12 Earthwork & Paving classification to your existing license, you’ll have the resources you need to prepare with confidence.
✔ C-12 Earthwork & Paving Trade Study Manual
✔ California Law & Business Study Manual
✔ Practice Exams
✔ 12 Months of Online Practice Exams
✔ Audio Training
✔ Video Training
✔ FREE License Application Review
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When you purchase through Contractors License Guru, you’re getting more than exam preparation materials. You’re also receiving guidance from a former CSLB Licensing Technician with over 20 years of experience helping California contractors navigate the licensing process.
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This course helps prepare you for the major subject areas covered on the California C-12 Earthwork & Paving Contractor License Exam, including:
These topics are based on the official CSLB C-12 Examination Study Guide.
Preparing for the CSLB exam is about more than memorizing answers. The combination of comprehensive study materials, practice exams, and multimedia learning helps reinforce key concepts so you can study more effectively and approach exam day with confidence.
Whether you prefer reading, watching, listening, or taking practice exams, this course provides multiple ways to prepare based on your learning style.
Take the next step toward earning your California C-12 Earthwork & Paving Contractor License with one of our most comprehensive exam preparation packages.
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“Thanks to the License Guru for helping me obtain my C12 license. The study materials were a big help and the Excavation and Grading handbook was a must. Thanks again!” Richard K.
Everything you need to pass your CSLB C12 Earthwork and Paving Contractors License exam!
The C12 Earthwork and Paving contractors license exam manual briefly covers the major topics of the State exam including Estimating Quantities and summaries of CALTRANS Standard Specifications. The last section of the Earthwork and Paving Manual covers the Health and Safety Orders.
The Excavation & Grading Handbook is an essential part of the Earthwork and Paving course. The Handbook and the accompanying Excavation and Grading lecture contain vital information for passing the State exam.
The Math Review Lecture covers the math formulas in the first part of the Earthwork and Paving manual. The Health and Safety Lecture covers the Health and Safety Orders at the end of the Earthwork and Paving manual.
Please be sure to study all of the practice exams. It is important to read and understand each question, and read every word of the explanations. It is necessary to learn the principles behind the question because the State’s questions may be worded differently. Do not memorize the practice test questions. Do not memorize the sample practice exam questions.
This is a multiple-choice examination with four choices per question. Some questions require mathematical computation. Examination questions are written to provide only one BEST answer and are NOT written as trick questions.
There is no penalty for guessing. If you are unsure about a particular question, it is better to try to answer the question than to leave the question blank.
Ample time is provided to answer all examination questions, so be sure to read each question and its four choices completely and carefully before selecting the BEST possible answer to the question.
An earthwork and paving contractor digs, moves, and places material forming the surface of the earth, other than water, in such a manner that a cut, fill, excavation, grade, trench, backfill, or tunnel (if incidental thereto) can be executed, including the use of explosives for these purposes. This classification includes the mixing, fabricating and placing of paving and any other surfacing materials.
| Weight | 2 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 12 × 10 × 2 in |
| Add Law & Business Kit? | No, Yes |
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| Add Audio or Video Lectures | No Lectures Manual Only, w/Audio Lectures on CD's, w/Both Audio & Video Discs, w/Both Streaming Audio & Videos, w/Streaming Audio Lectures, w/Streaming Video Lectures, w/Video Lectures on DVD's |
| Practice exams | Online, Paper |
| Instant Download | No |
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$300.00 – $495.00Price range: $300.00 through $495.00
$300.00 – $495.00Price range: $300.00 through $495.00