DECA Inc., formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America, is a 501(c) not-for-profit career and technical student organization (CTSO) with members in all 50 U.S. states, Washington, DC; Canada, China, Germany, Poland, Guam, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Spain.
The organization's mission statement is DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.
DECA allows members to participate in ten different types of competitive events:
Principles of Business Administration Events Team Decision Making Events Individual Series Events Personal Finance Literacy Event Business Operations Research Events Project Management Events Entrepreneurship Events Marketing Representative Events Professional Selling and Consulting Events Online Events
Competitive events fall into six different career clusters:
Business Management & Administration Entrepreneurship Marketing Finance Hospitality & Tourism Personal Financial Literacy Executive officers
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