DECA: What is it?

By giving students hands-on experiences in the fields of marketing, business and entrepreneurship, DECA enhances the classroom experience by providing conferences and competitions that mold high school students into character-driven leaders. Find out how you can be part of making a difference.

DECA Quick Knowledge:

• Mission / Vision / Values
• Symbols & Traditions
• What DECA Stands For
• DECA in Brief
• Why DECA?
• Washington DECA Q&A

Who belongs to this dynamic organization?

Any student enrolled in marketing education where there is a DECA chapter can join DECA. In classrooms throughout the country, students form their own chapters and elect their own officers. Marketing education teachers/coordinators serve as individual chapter advisors. DECA chapters are self-supportive, with members paying chapter, state association, and national membership dues.

Washington DECA currently has over 10,400 members in 144 chapters across Washington State, the third largest state association in the nation.

DECA is the only student organization operating in 50 states, the U.S. Territories, and Canada that attracts individuals to productive careers in marketing, management, and merchandising. It is a co-curricular organization and serves as an integral part of the classroom instructional program.