Pennsylvania’s Department of State, Notary Division is the governing body for all Pennsylvania Notaries Public. They approve all notaries and enforce the educational requirements according to state law. Each approved provider of the mandatory education must submit their courses for approval by the Notary Division. These courses must contain the same pertinent information required by the State Department and the Notary law. Therefore all approved providers and their courses contain the same information regardless of presenter, organization or provider.

The process of applying for a commission is also the same. The application must be forwarded to your local State Senator for execution. They forward it to the State Department through legislative channels for final approval. Again regardless of the provider or organization or even yourself the process is the same.

Marketing techniques and general advertising practices over the years has created the impression that some organizations are the governing entity or at least affiliated in some capacity with the State Department or the county governments. This is simply not true. The final processing of the applications is in the hands of the Commonwealth of PA State Department. They will send you the final paperwork, which you will either execute on your own or send it to your processor of choice for execution.

As a Department of State approved educator; we provide the mandatory education course for new and renewing applicants. We offer the same as the other vendors and organizations. The "prices" you pay an in state, out of state or national “membership organization” to handle this for you includes the fees, your bond and equipment and sometimes they include “perks”. Mostly, though this price includes your “membership fee”. You pay those high prices for a "membership". We are not a membership organization. Therefore you pay less, much less and receive the same.

The mandatory required course to apply to be a Notary Public is our Basic Notary 101 and for renewing Notaries Public the course is our Notary Reappointment course. These courses are the three hour courses meeting the educational requirement including understanding the law, our functions and general knowledge of a Notary Public. We offer many choices to obtain this education. After you have attended the Basic Notary 101 Course, or Notary Reappointment course we will present you with your certificate that must accompany your application to your State Senator and to the State Dept.

Handling your commission processing is also quite simple but again we offer you different choices. We believe it is your commission and you should control it from start to finish so we encourage you to handle the process on your own. We will guide you through each step of the appointment process and fix any problems or help handle any concerns you run into. If you would like us to handle that we offer a commission processing package that includes processing your application, executing your bond and acquiring your equipment at one low price. It is your choice. Again our price either way is one of the lowest you will find.

Additionally, we offer many more educational courses. These are offered online and on a regular basis through out the Commonwealth in a live seminar setting for better comprehension and more information exchange. They include, Accredited Signing Agent, DMV Agent and E~Notary, and more. All of our instructors are hands on notaries; they are not employed as teachers. Each one of them is successful in their own businesses, as Notaries Public, Signing Agents and DMV clerks here in Pennsylvania.

If you are interested in becoming a Notary Public, our live seminars are listed here, call us at the numbers below, or drop us an email. Once you have chosen a course location please remember to pre-register.

If you wish to take an online course all of ours are available here. Again you can purchase just the courses or the full package it is your choice. We encourage you to compared us to others before making your choice.

PA Notary Academy is the now the fastest growing education provider for Notaries Public in Pennsylvania. We are a women owned business located in Pennsylvania, operated by Pennsylvania Notaries Public. Our students tell us not only are we the most educational, and affordable, but the most enjoyable courses they have attended. So compare us to the others.... you will have fun, and you will save hundreds! We thank you for your interest PA Notary Academy and if you have any questions or concerns please contact us.