DECA is an international association of Marketing Education students and is coordinated by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . It provides members with educational and leadership development activities. This organization offers co-curricular opportunities for leadership development, vocational understanding, the development of civic consciousness, and social intelligence.

DECA’s mission is to enhance the co-curricular education of students with interest in marketing, management, and entrepreneurship. DECA helps students develop skills needed for marketing careers, building self-esteem, and experiencing leadership. One of the things that students tend to like about DECA is the District, State and International conferences, where they compete in many different marketing events and also have the opportunity to meet new people.

DECA Chapters are to marketing students what a civic or professional organization is to a group of businessmen. Chapter activities are recognized as a part of the total educational program because of their development of leadership ability, professional attitudes, better citizenship characteristics, and social growth of the individual.