PCA may refer to:

Medicine and biology

Patient-controlled analgesia Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is any method of allowing a person in pain to administer their own pain relief. The infusion is programmable by the prescriber. If it is programmed and functioning as intended, the machine is unlikely to deliver ...

Plate count agar Plate Count Agar (PCA), also called Standard Methods Agar (SMA), is a microbiological growth medium commonly used to assess or to monitor "total" or viable bacterial growth of a sample. PCA is not a selective medium. The total number of living a ...

in microbiology * Polymerase cycling assembly, for large DNA oligonucleotides *

Posterior cerebral artery The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is one of a pair of cerebral arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the occipital lobe, part of the back of the human brain. The two arteries originate from the distal end of the basilar artery, where it bifur ...

Posterior cortical atrophy Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), also called Benson's syndrome, is a rare form of dementia which is considered a visual variant or an atypical variant of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The disease causes atrophy of the posterior part of the cerebral ...

, a form of dementia * Protein-fragment complementation assay, to identify protein–protein interactions * Protocatechuic acid, a phenolic acid. * Personal Care Assistant, also known as

unlicensed assistive personnel Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are paraprofessionals who assist individuals with physical disabilities, mental impairments, and other health care needs with their activities of daily living (ADLs). UAPs also provide bedside care—includ ...

Procainamide Procainamide (PCA) is a medication of the antiarrhythmic class used for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. It is classified by the Vaughan Williams classification system as class Ia; thus it is a sodium channel blocker of cardiomyocytes. In add ...

Military and government

* EU-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA agreement between Armenia and the EU) * Parks Canada Agency *

Partnership and Cooperation Agreement A European Union Association Agreement or simply Association Agreement (AA) is a treaty between the European Union (EU), its Member States and a non-EU country that creates a framework for co-operation between them. Areas frequently covered by su ...

(EU) * Permanent change of assignment in US armed forces

Organizations

Business

Packaging Corporation of America Packaging Corporation of America is an American manufacturing company based in Lake Forest, Illinois. The company has about 15,500 employees, with operations primarily in the United States. The CEO is Mark W. Kowlzan. History and operations ...

Peanut Corporation of America Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) was a peanut- processing business which is now defunct as a result of one of the most massive and lethal food-borne contamination events in U.S. history. PCA was founded in 1977 and initially run by Hugh Parn ...

, former company *

Pennsylvania Central Airlines Capital Airlines was an airline serving the eastern, southern, southeastern, and midwestern United States. Capital's headquarters were located at Washington National Airport (now Reagan Washington National Airport) across the Potomac river from ...

1936-1948

Education

* Pacific Coast Academy, fictional school in TV series ''

Zoey 101 ''Zoey 101'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008. It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks ( Jamie Lynn Spears), her brother Dustin ( Paul Butcher), ...

'' * Parents and citizens associations for schools in Australia *

Paris College of Art Paris College of Art, previously called Parsons Paris until 2010, is an international college of art and design with U.S degree-granting authority and accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) located in Par ...

Pensacola Christian Academy Pensacola Christian Academy (PCA) is a private Christian school serving elementary through high school grades. It is located in Pensacola, Florida, United States. History The school was founded as Pensacola Christian School in 1954 by Arlin Hor ...

, Florida, US *

Peoples Christian Academy Peoples Christian Academy (PCA) is a JK–12 private, Christian co-educational school in Markham, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, ...

, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *

Pineywoods Community Academy Pineywoods Community Academy, also known by the abbreviation PCA, is a PreK– 12th grade charter school district located in Lufkin, Texas. Curriculum Pineywoods is a Pre-K through twelfth grade charter school. Students in Angelina County, Texas a ...

, a charter school district in

Lufkin, Texas Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas and the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and about 60 miles west of the Texas-Louisiana border. Its estimated population is 35,021 as of July 1, 2019. Lufkin was founded ...

Plano Christian Academy Plano Christian Academy (PCA) was a private, Classical, non-denominational Christian school supporting grades K-12. Located in Plano, Texas, PCA utilized the Trivium, a three-stage integrative and cyclical approach to learning that introduces stu ...

Prestonwood Christian Academy Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) is a private Christian School that serves more than 1,600 students enrolled at three campuses: PCA Plano in Plano ( Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 12th grade), PCA North in Prosper ( Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 10t ...

, Plano, Texas *

Providence Christian Academy (disambiguation) Providence Christian Academy may refer to: *Providence Christian Academy (Lilburn, Georgia) Providence Christian Academy is a private, college preparatory, non-denominational Christian school offering classes from kindergarten to 12th grade. ...

, for multiple schools

Games

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure was an annual televised poker tournament. The event was first held in 2004 and was originally co-sponsored by PokerStars and the World Poker Tour. In 2008, the event moved from the WPT to the European Poker Tour. ...

, European Poker Tour event *

Professional Chess Association The Professional Chess Association (PCA), which existed between 1993 and 1996, was a rival organisation to FIDE, the international chess organization. The PCA was created in 1993 by Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short for the marketing and organization o ...

, from 1993 to 1996

Political parties

* ''Parti Communiste Algérien'' (

Algerian Communist Party The Algerian Communist Party (french: Parti Communiste Algérien; ar, الحزب الشيوعي الجزائري) was a communist party in Algeria. The PCA emerged in 1920 as an extension of the French Communist Party (PCF) and eventually beca ...

) * ''Partido Comunista de Andalucía'' (

Communist Party of Andalusia Communist Party of Andalusia (in Spanish: ''Partido Comunista de Andalucía'') is the federation of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) in Andalusia. History PCA was founded in 1979, as the Andalusian branch of PCE was converted into a regional par ...

) * ''Partido Comunista de Aragón'' (

Communist Party of Aragon Communist Party of Aragon (in Spanish: ''Partido Comunista de Aragón'', in Aragonese: Partiu Comunista d'Aragón), is the federation of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) in Aragon. References External linksPCA website Aragon Aragon ( ...

) * ''Partido Comunista de la Argentina'' (

Communist Party of Argentina The Communist Party of Argentina ( es, Partido Comunista de la Argentina, also simply known as "PC") is a communist party in Argentina. The party now forms part of the Frente de Todos, the ruling coalition supporting President Alberto Fern� ...

)

Religion

Presbyterian Church of Africa The Presbyterian Church of Africa was founded in 1898 by Rev. James Mzimba, who broke from the Church of Scotland. He was born in Ngquakai, and his father was a deacon in the Presbyterian Church. Mzimba become a pastor, and was ordained in 1875. He ...

Presbyterian Church in America The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is the second-largest Presbyterian church body, behind the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the largest conservative Calvinist denomination in the United States. The PCA is Reformed in theology and presb ...

* Presbyterian Church of Australia

Sports

Positive Coaching Alliance Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is an American non-profit organization which strives to create a positive youth sports environment. Since its founding in 1998, PCA has established 18 chapters nationwide and has delivered more than 20,000 live g ...

, US, provides sports training workshops *

Professional Cricketers' Association The Professional Cricketers' Association is the representative body of past and present first-class cricketers in England and Wales, founded in 1967 by former England fast bowler Fred Rumsey (when it was known as the Cricketers' Association). In t ...

, England and Wales *

Punjab Cricket Association Punjab Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the state of Punjab and the Union Territory of Chandigarh in India and the Punjab cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Curren ...

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium The Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium is a cricket ground located in Mohali, Punjab. It is popularly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium was built by Geetanshu Kalra is home to the Punjab team. The construction of the stadium took around ...

, Mohali, India

Other

Permanent Court of Arbitration The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is a non-UN intergovernmental organization located in The Hague, Netherlands. Unlike a judicial court in the traditional sense, the PCA provides services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes that aris ...

, The Hague, Netherlands * Several Police complaints authorities *

Porsche Club of America The Porsche Club of America (PCA) is a non profit organization of Porsche enthusiasts in the United States and Canada. It is organized into 147 regions, which are grouped into 14 zones. PCA has more than 150,000 members and is the largest singl ...

* POSC Caesar Association, a standardization organization * Predator Conservation Alliance, Bozeman, Montana, US * Production Code Administration, a division of the Motion Picture Association of America * Progressive Citizens of America *

Progressive Cultural Association The Peoples' Liberation Music (PLM) was a political music group, playing folk and agit-pop, founded in 1972 by Laurie Scott Baker, John Marcangelo and John Tilbury. After Tilbury left in 1973 Cornelius Cardew and Keith Rowe joined with Vicky Si ...

, a British political music group

Science and technology

* ''para''-Chloroamphetamine or 4-Chloroamphetamine * Principal component analysis, a statistical procedure * Printed circuit assembly or printed circuit board * Probabilistic cellular automaton (Math/Stochastic Processes) * Protocatechuic acid, a polyphenol antioxidant *

Pyroglutamic acid Pyroglutamic acid (also known as PCA, 5-oxoproline, pidolic acid) is a ubiquitous but little studied natural amino acid derivative in which the free amino group of glutamic acid or glutamine cyclizes to form a lactam. The names of pyroglutamic ac ...

, an amino acid derivative

Computers

Physical configuration audit In computer engineering, a physical configuration audit (PCA) is the formal examination of the "as-built" configuration of a configuration item (CI) against its technical documentation to establish or verify the CI's product baseline. The PCA is use ...

, in configuration management * Polymorphous Computer Architectures, a DARPA project; see Josep Torrellas

Other uses

Personal carbon allowance Carbon rationing, as a means of reducing CO2 emissions to contain climate change, could take any of several forms. One of them, personal carbon trading, is the generic term for a number of proposed emissions trading schemes under which emissions ...

, for carbon dioxide emissions *

Prompt Corrective Action The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA, ), passed during the savings and loan crisis in the United States, strengthened the power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It allowed the FDIC to borrow direc ...

, US banking law {{disambiguation