My question is, what additional education should I seek to help assist me in obtaining my license while  attending school.

Always difficult to directly translate to value but I think it  is worth it.Also agree with other responses that I would avoid late/non-payers as well as those that are pains in the back side (for me only 2 out of 44). 

It is a pain in the neck to light and usually takes me a few tries, but with some patience I can usually get it to work.  

Ideally, I'd find somebody who does that for a living, has a bunch of knowledge and is willing to let me tag along with him and soak up all I can, while trying to not be a pain in the ***. 

He did exactly that: set up a business entity, funded it, paid himself through the entity while the rehab was in progress and then the proceeds of the sale made everyone/thing "whole" in addition to the returns on the investments made by the account LLCs.It's WAY too much to try to explain here, but do seek out a highly expert tax and legal counsel to help you work through the details.I see it done over and over by the people around me.

Just to be a pain in the butt, they could file a complaint against you claiming you're operating as a broker without a license (I've had this exact complaint filed against me in the states of Washington, Oregon, and Colorado.

Seek out people near you, ask them questions, read their blogs, their stories...Good luck!

I am currently studying for my NYS RE Sslesperson license and I'm seeking to invest in Yonkers, NY. 

While the 506c  certification is a pain for all involved, it does allow the platforms to advertise and it does allow for the open discussion of the deals outside of the portals.506b deals are easier to make the investment, but they do not allow any public discussion of due diligence materials and the portals will not even let web sites discuss returns after they are funded.  

I would gain knowledge quickly and at a furious pace, seek out mature investors to guide me, and take bigger risks sooner.I waited until I was 32 to make my move in 2007 peak of the market).