PDH-Pro

What PDH-Pro does

PDH-Pro (legal entity: PDH PRO, INC.) is an online continuing education provider that delivers Professional Development Hour (PDH) courses to licensed Professional Engineers for state license renewal. Founded in 2018 and operating as a 100% remote company with 51-100 employees, the platform offers a catalog of 800+ courses across 13+ engineering disciplines (Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Geotechnical, Mechanical, Petroleum, Structural, Sustainability, HSSE, Project Management, Ethics and Law, State Rules and Regulations). Its core technology is a self-serve Learning Management System built on DigitalChalk, providing automated exam delivery and instant certificate generation upon course completion, with certificates retained for a minimum of seven years. Course delivery spans self-directed online modules, live instructor-led webinars, on-demand webinar recordings, and state-specific timed and monitored formats (notably for Ohio compliance).

The company's primary value proposition is a state board acceptance guarantee: PDH-Pro warrants that its courses will be accepted by state engineering licensing boards or provides a full refund, and it holds approved provider status in 42 state engineering boards, including Florida, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Maryland, and Indiana. Revenue is generated primarily through unit-priced individual course sales ($21-$120 per course depending on PDH hours) and pre-bundled state-specific renewal packages (e.g., Florida 18 PDH at $223, Wisconsin 30 PDH at $585), with discounts of 41-43% versus à la carte pricing. Secondary revenue streams include live webinar fees, corporate quantity discounts and the Corporate Live Webinar Program for engineering firms, and a 30% commission affiliate program operated through Share-A-Sale. Distribution is omnichannel: a self-serve website serves long-tail individual engineers, while direct sales via independent commission-only sales professionals and the Lunch-and-Learn Program target B2B enterprise accounts and partner-driven delivery respectively.

The company is privately held and bootstrapped by its founders, with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment. Operational indications (508 area code phone, Florida Board of Professional Engineers registration) place administrative and regulatory presence in Massachusetts and Florida. Marketing is executed through content marketing (blog and PE resources), email, social media (Facebook, Twitter, Google+), webinars, and the affiliate network, with no mobile app, no API, and no disclosed AI/ML integration.

Name

PDH-Pro

Legal name

PDH PRO, INC.

Website

https://pdh-pro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

PDH-Pro is an online continuing education platform offering 800+ PDH-approved courses and state-specific renewal packages for licensed Professional Engineers across 42 U.S. states, delivered via a self-serve DigitalChalk LMS with state board acceptance guarantees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Engineering Continuing Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Project, Quality & Operations (PMP PDUs, Six Sigma, Quality CE) (EDAAALAM)

Keywords

• Engineering continuing education
• PDH courses online
• Professional development hours
• PE license renewal
• State board approved courses

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Individual Course Sales: PDH-Pro generates revenue through the sale of individual online PDH courses. Engineers purchase courses individually to earn specific Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for license renewal. Course prices range from approximately $21-$120 depending on PDH hours and course type. Courses can be previewed for free before purchase.
2. State-Specific Package Sales: Bundled course packages tailored to specific state requirements (e.g., Florida 18 PDH Package, Wisconsin 30 PDH Package). Packages offer discounted pricing compared to individual course purchases (up to 41-43% savings) and include all required coursework for state license renewal.
3. Live Webinar Fees: Revenue generated from live webinar courses led by PDH engineer educators and subject matter experts. Webinars offer interactive continuing education credits meeting state board requirements for live and interactive courses.
4. Corporate Solutions and Lunch-and-Learn Programs: B2B offerings including corporate quantity discounts, the Lunch-and-Learn Program for technical sales professionals and manufacturers to integrate CE into brownbag presentations, and enterprise agreements with engineering firms.
5. Affiliate Program Commissions (Outbound): PDH-Pro pays affiliates a 30% commission on all referrals through the Share-A-Sale platform. Blog owners and website operators earn commissions by promoting PDH-Pro courses to their audiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PDH-Pro operates an online continuing education platform that delivers PDH-approved courses to licensed professional engineers for state PE license renewal. The platform provides more than 800 individual courses across 13 engineering disciplines, state-specific bundled packages (e.g., Florida 18 PDH, Wisconsin 30 PDH, Ohio Timed & Monitored), live interactive webinars, on-demand recorded webinars, and a NABCEP PV Associate training program. Course delivery, exams, and certificate generation are handled through the DigitalChalk learning management system with immediate access upon purchase.

Product overview

PDH-Pro operates as an online continuing education platform offering PDH-approved courses for professional engineers. The core platform (PDH-Pro Online Continuing Education Platform) provides courses via multiple delivery formats including online self-directed courses, live webinars, and on-demand webinars. The product portfolio centers on State-Specific PDH Packages with pre-configured bundles for over 30 states, supplemented by specialty packages like the Florida 18 PDH Package and Wisconsin 30 PDH Package for targeted state requirements. Ohio Timed & Monitored Courses address state-specific monitoring requirements, while the NABCEP PV Associate Training Package offers industry credential preparation. Supporting offerings include Live Webinar Courses, On-Demand Webinars, and Build-Your-Own Custom Packages for flexible course selection. Enterprise solutions encompass the Corporate Live Webinar Program with quantity discounts and the Lunch-and-Learn Program for partnership-based continuing education. The Affiliate Program via Share-A-Sale extends distribution through commission-based partnerships. Individual courses span 13 engineering disciplines including Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Geotechnical, Mechanical, Petroleum, and Structural Engineering, plus Ethics, Project Management, Sustainability, and HSSE.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PDH-Pro Online Continuing Education Platform
• State-Specific PDH Packages
• Florida 18 PDH Package
• Wisconsin 30 PDH Package
• Ohio Timed & Monitored Courses
• NABCEP PV Associate Training Package
• Live Webinar Courses
• On-Demand Webinars
• Build-Your-Own Custom Packages
• Corporate Live Webinar Program
• Lunch-and-Learn Program
• Individual Engineering Courses by Discipline

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 43% savings compared to individual course purchases with state-specific packages
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Share-A-SalecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPDH-Pro partners with Share-A-Sale, a globally recognized affiliate marketing agency, to power its Affiliate Program. The partnership enables blog owners, website operators, and engineering-focused sites to promote PDH-Pro courses and earn 30% commission on referrals. Share-A-Sale provides the technology platform for tracking, real-time reporting, and reliable payment processing for affiliate commissions.
• Technical Sales Professionals and Manufacturers (Lunch-and-Learn Program)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Lunch-and-Learn Program partners PDH-Pro with technical sales professionals and manufacturers who integrate continuing education into their brownbag presentations and client engagement activities. PDH-Pro provides resources, course materials, and support to ensure content meets educational standards while partners expand their reach and position themselves as thought leaders in the industry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HalfMoon Education: HalfMoon Education provides continuing education for engineers, architects, and other professionals via online and live webinar formats, directly competing with PDH-Pro in the per-course and state-package PDH market.
• CED Engineering: CED Engineering is a direct competitor offering PDH-approved online continuing education courses for professional engineers across multiple disciplines and states, with a similar state-package catalog and approval footprint to PDH-Pro.
• Summit Professional Education: Summit Professional Education provides continuing education for licensed professionals including engineers, with state-board-approved live and online courses overlapping with PDH-Pro's offering and target customer.
• Continuing Education, Inc. Continuing Education, Inc. offers online continuing education courses for engineers and other professionals, including webinar and self-paced formats, and competes head-to-head with PDH-Pro for state-specific PDH credit fulfillment.
• PDH Source: PDH Source is a smaller direct competitor focused on PDH courses for engineers with similar state-specific packages and acceptance guarantees, targeting the same individual PE buyer in the US market.

Broad incumbents

• RedVector / Vector Solutions: Vector Solutions (parent of RedVector) is a much larger, established incumbent in continuing education and training for engineers and other licensed professionals, with deeper enterprise penetration and a broader catalog than PDH-Pro.
• 360training.com (LMS Solutions / Connections Academy): 360training is a large, diversified continuing education and compliance training provider serving multiple licensed professions; it overlaps with PDH-Pro's engineer-CE catalog as part of a much broader regulated-training portfolio.

Emerging players

• CEU Academy / Engineering Continuing Education (ECEI): Engineering-focused CEU online providers serve individual PEs seeking self-paced PDH credits with similar course packages; these are smaller niche operators with overlapping but less-developed state-approval footprints than PDH-Pro.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pro_pdh
• Facebookfacebook.com/PDHProEngineering

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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