Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM®)

A community association manager will have the knowledge, ethics, professionalism, and skills with verifiable experience in financial, administrative, and facilities management in at least one community association, either commercial or residential. The community association manager must be compensated for providing professional guidance and assistance to the board of directors of any association managed by that community association manager, whether the individual is acting as an full-time independent contractor, as an employee of a management firm, or as a general manager or executive director of a common interest development. Management of property other than community associations will not meet the qualifications for community association manager.

• Have at least five years of direct community association management experience.
• Successfully complete all six M-200 level courses (with the last course completed within the past five years).
• Successfully pass the CMCA examination administered by CAMICB.

• Complete the above prerequisites.
• Earn a minimum of 125 points on the PCAM application, including:
  • A minimum of 55 points in Section II.
  • A maximum of 20 points for professional designations or licenses.
  • A maximum of 30 points for formal education.
• Complete and submit the nonrefundable fee with the PCAM application. You may attach additional copies of each page if needed.
  • Member: $225 (individual manager membership)
  • Nonmember: $460
• All applicants have one year from the date of application approval to pass the Case Study. Failure to pass a Case Study will require you to reapply with payment. Your PCAM application must be approved prior to registering for the Case Study.

• Pay the annual maintenance fee by Aug. 1 each year.
  • Member: $180 (individual manager membership)
  • Nonmember: $405
• Meet continuing education requirements every three years.
• Complete the online redesignation process in the My Designations section of your account or submit the completed PCAM Redesignation Form with supporting documentation by Aug. 1 of your redesignation year.
• Comply with the CAI Professional Manager Code of Ethics.​

 

Please view the Redesignation FAQs for more information.

Submit the PCAM reinstatement application. Once processed, your designation will be active and you will have until the next Aug. 1 to complete the redesignation requirements.

If your designation has been inactive for five years, you would need to resubmit the original application, meet the current requirements, and retake the Case Study.