DECA chapters operate in more than 4,000 high schools across the
With more than 180,000 members, mostly juniors and seniors, DECA’s high school division is recognized and endorsed by all 50 state departments of education and the U.S. Department of Education.
Membership in the high school division is open to students with a career interest in marketing, management, hospitality, finance, entrepreneurship, and/or business administration. DECA programs are co-curricular, meaning programs complement nationally recognized curriculum standards in the classroom and then go further to incorporate realistic educational experiences not available through classroom instruction alone.
DECA provides specific programs for the classroom teacher to use in student development and achievement. The principles guiding the association’s programs are curriculum-related career skills, workplace experiences, community service and the development of business leadership capabilities.
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