The leading voice for the crushed stone, ready mixed concrete, sand and gravel, and cement industries' community.
PELA is a 10-month hybrid program with online and in-person educational sessions and networking opportunities.
Careers in the Aggregates, Concrete & Cement Industries
The Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) is the industry’s unified voice, representing more than 200 member companies across the state.
Creating a unified and strong voice for our industry.
PACA monitors and analyzes local, state and federal regulations and advocates for a balanced approach by the regulators.
PACA builds a bridge between our members and our partners at PennDOT, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission along with Pennsylvania’s construction industry to further the use of our materials to the benefit of the commonwealth.
One of the most effective tools in government relations for an industry is a robust advocacy/grassroots strategy.
In the last legislative session, we contributed over $275,000 to our political champions.
November 2025 at Hotel Hershey in Hershey, PA (PACA members only event).
PACA offers comprehensive concrete certification programs for ACI, NRMCA, and PennDOT in the central Pennsylvania area.
Membership has its privileges - most of PACA's events are open to PACA members only.
PACA conducts numerous education and training events during the year.
Choose concrete for your next parking lot project.
Streets built with concrete are built to last, consider concrete for your next project.
Concrete's strong, resilient and the choice for your next building or bridge.
PACA works with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) to convert your parking lot or building project to concrete without hurting your bottom line.
PACA drives a member-approved strategic plan to increase market share and engages specifiers and owners on the value of concrete in their projects.
This program provides free continuing education to the design and specifying communities. There are currently four courses available, ranging from 30-60 minutes focused on the cement, aggregates and concrete industries. You'll receive a certificate of completion once you pass a quiz. The bookmarking feature allows you to leave the course and resume where you left off when you return.
Live Event
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Day One of the exam will be held on November 15th with a full-day material review (not instruction!) and the second day of the exam will be held on November 22nd at the same location. November 22nd is when attendees will take their exam.
PHOTO PERMISSIONS POLICY
PACA takes photographs and/or video at its events. PACA will use and publish these photographs and videos in print and/or electronically, and for any lawful purpose, including publicity, advertising and web content. If you do not wish to comply with this policy, please check the appropriate box at time of check out.
REGISTRATION BEST PRACTICE / HELPFUL HINT
**note, even though the cancel/back/next buttons appear in as light gray, you can still click them.
Registration Contact Screen - if you are registering on behalf of someone else, please enter your own contact information (not the attendee) OR if you are registering for yourself, enter your contact information here.
Select Items Screen - Select all items you (or the attendee) plan to attend / participate in.
Attendee Screen:
a. if you are registering on behalf of someone else, the default is to fill in your contact information. Delete your information and fill in the attendee's information.
b. if you are registering for yourself, your contact information will autofill.
c. if choosing multiple items, the system will default to ask for multiple attendees' contact information. Please assign multiple items to one person rather than filling in the same person's contact information multiple times by doing the following:
i) To the right of the attendee contact boxes, where is says ASSIGN ITEMS, click all the check boxes for the items that one person is participating in.
ii) Scroll down and click the red REMOVE ATTENDEE button for any remaining attendee contact boxes.
This program provides free continuing education to the design and specifying communities. There are currently four courses available, ranging from 30-60 minutes focused on the cement, aggregates and concrete industries. You'll receive a certificate of completion once you pass a quiz. The bookmarking feature allows you to leave the course and resume where you left off when you return