From October 12-16, DECA is shining a spotlight on our newest members with our first-ever New Member Week. This week is a chance for us to meet the new faces in your DECA chapter or association as you show them off.
A favorite tradition of DECA members, the Pumpkin DECA-rating Contest is back for another year! It's time to pull on your favorite DECA hoodie, grab a pumpkin spice latte and pick out the perfect pumpkin for your masterpiece.
It's official, the school year is underway. While things will look different, there are still many ways to take yourself and your Collegiate DECA chapter to the next level!
DECA is partnering with DoSomething.org to increase voter registration through its student programs in advance of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.
The Collegiate DECA Guide provides all the information you need to have a successful year. Explore our learning programs, check out this year’s calendar, learn about virtual challenges and access competitive event guidelines. With so many resources included, you will be ready to lead yourself and your chapter to the next level.
A new school year brings new chances to elevate your leadership to the next level. Discover fresh ideas to enhance your chapter and become a leader worth following in your school, community and beyond.
Take yourself and your Collegiate DECA chapter to the next level with the revamped Leadership Passport Program.
The Collegiate DECA Executive Officer Team is excited to announce that the first #OneDiamond Call will take place on Tuesday, September 8 at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.
Collegiate DECA members are invited to participate in the first round of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game which kicks off September 14, 2020. Participants in the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game, provided by the SIFMA Foundation, develop and manage…
We stand in solidarity with the Black communities – our members, alumni, partners and employees – in the fight against systemic racism and injustice.
Show your appreciation for your DECA advisor by celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week May 4-8, 2020, and National Teacher Appreciation Day on Tuesday, May 5.
Congratulations to several outstanding National Advisory Board partners for reaching new milestones of service to DECA.
Join DECA members around the world for an exclusive for DECA, live concert featuring Jerry Jacobs and his band. Watch live during #DECAICDC Week.
Learn what it takes to become a successful business professional from a roundtable of accomplished executives in each of these career areas. Watch now.
Do you want to take your DECA experience to the next level? Here's your chance to find out how! Watch live during #DECAICDC Week.
The DECA Inc. Years of Service Award is presented to individuals who have shown outstanding and continued service to the organization and its mission. Thank you to these long-time advisors for their years of service to Collegiate DECA.
Congratulations to the newly-elected 2020-2021 Collegiate DECA Executive Officer Team! The team is eager to represent all Collegiate DECA members and will quickly begin work on their goals and objectives for the year ahead.
From Executive Officer Training in Orlando to ENGAGE in Chicago and #CDECAICDC Week activities, the 2020-2019 Collegiate DECA Executive Officer Team has made a lasting impact on the organization. Watch their farewell videos now.
DECA congratulates the following top-ranking teams who participated in the second session of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game.
Meet the candidates hoping to serve as the leaders of DECA’s Collegiate Division for the 2020-2021 school year. You can learn more about the candidates by visiting Collegiate DECA's Execute Officer Election Portal.
While we all hoped to be together in Atlanta, your Executive Officer Team has planned several online #CDECAICDC Week events to help you prepare for next year and network with other Collegiate DECA members from around the world.
While members and advisors across the globe practice social distancing and conduct chapter meetings via video, you don't have to be apart from DECA! Now you can spread some virtual DECA love with virtual DECA Zoom backgrounds.
If there’s one thing that’s true about DECA members, it’s our ability to surprise you. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, we find a way to break through to the NEXT LEVEL.
DECA has a full lineup of educational conferences for its members and advisors coming in 2020 and beyond. Check out conference dates and locations, and be sure to mark your calendars now so you’ll never miss an amazing experience. Emerging…
This year, all election activities will now be conducted virtually as a response to not holding Collegiate DECA’s International Career Development Conference. Check out this year's election activity timeline.
Jacklyn J. Schiller has spent more than 30 years providing exemplary activities for career and technical students and educators through her leadership as the Minnesota DECA Chartered Association Advisor. She began her involvement with DECA as a collegiate member in 1982 and eventually served as the 1984-1985 National President for Delta Epsilon Chi.
A lifelong educator, Dr. Brenda Clark, EdD, began her service as a DECA advisor in 1982 and spent nearly 40 years serving as a marketing teacher, school-to-work coordinator, career and technical director, professional development director and an educational association executive.
Mary Peres has provided nearly 40 years of dedicated service to DECA at all levels, from chapter advisor to DECA Inc. Board of Directors President. She has never missed a regional or international DECA conference since 1980 when she began as a Marketing Education Coordinator for Oceanside High School in New York.
The DECA Inc. Chairman’s Award recognizes the outgoing chairman of DECA’s National Advisory Board (NAB). An individual eligible for this award is the outgoing NAB chairman who has supported DECA at the international level in a significant way for a…
DECA is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 scholarship recipients. Each year, DECA and its corporate partners award over $300,000 in scholarships to DECA members. Congratulations to this year’s recipients!
Congratulations to the 2019-2020 Collegiate DECA Recognition Award winners! If you have applied for any of the awards and your name is not on the list, please check with your advisor about verifying the application. Please contact Rebecca Cox with…
There is no higher priority than the health, safety and well-being of everyone involved in Collegiate DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC). We want you to know that we continue to closely monitor the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation as news about it changes daily.
Congratulations to the 2019-2020 Collegiate DECA Leadership Passport Program recipients! The Collegiate DECA Leadership Passport Program encourages local chapters and individual members to plan activities and participate in events that enhance the experiences of members.
Happy Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month! Celebrate this February by getting your chapter involved in Collegiate DECA’s Advocacy Campaign!
The Finance Issue will help you take your finance game to the next level. From saving and investing to budgeting and fundraising, you'll find it here. The issue also features resources and ideas to help your chapter prepare for Career and Technical Education Month® in February.
