Competitive Events

In these you can show-off your marketing knowledge in a variety of subject categories. Some categories include advertising, market research, retail marketing, management, entrepreneurship, and many other individual and team competitions.

Special Events

Each year DECA plans many original new exciting activities that develop leadership, organizational, and team building skills.  Get recognized by numerous business and civic community leaders. 

What type of recognition will I receive?

As a DECA member, you will be taken seriously and get recognition and rewards including being eligible for over $200,000 worth of national DECA scholarships.  Many of America's leading corporations actively support DECA and their members through scholarships.

Take control of your future today by becoming a DECA member! 

DECA Members Gain 21st Century Skills

• 92% of DECA members say they learned how to communicate thoughts and ideas, how to organize a presentation and more about what businesses expect from employees, while gaining problem solving skills.

DECA Members are Prepared to Become Leaders

• More than 90% of DECA members say their experience empowered them to be an effective leader and connected school to the real world.
• Nearly 80% of DECA members say DECA helped them recognize the benefit of community service.

DECA Members are Prepared for the Future

• 68% of DECA members said their experience influenced their career plans.
• 75% said that DECA influenced their interest in entrepreneurship. 
• 61% said that DECA influenced their interests in owning a business. 

• 88% of DECA members say their experience prepared them academically for college and career influenced their college plans.