PCAM Case Study

​​​The final step toward earning the PCAM designation.

The PCAM Case Study is a comprehensive examination of an actual community association, combining discussion with an extensive host association tour. You’ll explore the community in depth, reviewing its administrative procedures, legal documents and communications; and meet with its manager, board members and key personnel. Each virtual offering will feature a video property tour and live interviews via Zoom meeting. You’ll be encouraged to ask questions and openly discuss issues faced by the association in either format.

To successfully complete the case study, you must submit a final exam paper using the skills acquired in the prerequisite courses (all 200-level courses) as well as information collected during the offering.

  • Classroom: Two Days - Typically 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM local time
    Virtual: Two Days - Typically 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
  • CAI member: $515 | Nonmember: $615
  • The Case Study is held both in virtual and in-person offerings. 
  • The currently scheduled offerings are March 20-21, 2025 (Virtual), May 5-6, 2025 (Orlando, FL), June 12-13, 2025 (Virtual), August 21-22, 2025 (Orange County, CA), September 11-12, 2025 (Northern Virginia), and November 13-14, 2025 (Virtual).
  • To be eligible to register for the Case Study, you must have an approved PCAM application on file. When approved you will receive a registration form, which must be submited with payment. Please email [email protected] for further information. This is the only way to register for the Case Study offering.
  • Participants will have thirty days from the end of the offering to complete a ten multi-part question essay-based exam.