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= WHAT IS DECA? =<span p style="fonttext-sizealign:largerjustify;">DECA,&nbsp;<span class="st">''(Distributive Education Clubs of America,''</span> ) is an international association organization that aims works with schools, both high schools, and colleges to, educate aspiring entrepreneurs and soon-to prepare young emerging -be leaders/entrepreneurs . They do this by holding conferences and competitions in the following fields of business; marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. &nbsp</p><p style="text-align: center;Participation can begin as early as ninth grade, and continue until college graduation">[[File:Deca circleAshlee Hunt. &nbspjpg]]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">DECA strives has been changing lives and impacting futures since 1946, and with their constantly revolving research and education based technology, they have provided the very best program made possible to&nbsp;students in high school and higher education.</spanp><span p style="fonttext-sizealign: largerjustify;">DECA has almost 30 competitive events, all aimed to prepare young students for not only their future careers but also, the workload that comes along with it. DECA competitions often simulate what it’s like to make big decisions pertaining to the company, or in all business areasthe case of the entrepreneurship categories, you’d be the one founding the company itself.</spanp><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p>= WHAT EVENTS CAN YOU COMPETE IN? =

<span style="font-size: larger;">DECA has two student divisions, High School and Collegiate. &nbsp;Each division offers programs to cater hosts competitions composed of various events relating to different learning styles and varying interests aspects of its membersthe business profession. DECA competitions&nbsp;The High School division includes 190,000 members are aimed at providing students in business-oriented professions with experience in competitive environments. Students may chose to enter events as individuals or as a team with up to 3,500 schools, and the Collegiate division (formerly known as Delta Epsilon Chi) includes over 15,000 members in 200 colleges and universities worldwide. &nbsp;</span>

<span style="fontEvents such as individual case studies are designed to measure a broad range of knowledge, skills, and attitudes, both general business/marketing/management and industry-size:largerspecific, identified by business and industry professionals as essential to success in a given occupation. Events include but are not limited to Accounting, Banking Services, Marketing Management, and Retail Management.&nbsp;"></span>

= <span style="font-family:georgiaEvents such as prepared business plan presentations provide students the opportunity to prepare ahead of time a written prospectus and/or to present to a professional (judge) with experience in the area of specialty identified for the event. Events within the business plan category include but are not limited to Advertising Campaigns, Growing a Business,serif">Purpose:<br/></span> =and Business Research.&nbsp;

<span style="font-familyA full listing of available competitions&nbsp;can be found here:georgia,serif">The purpose of DECA is to provide learning opportunities for students in marketing education fields to develop technical and carrer skills and also to promote an understanding of and an understanding for the responsibilities in a free enterprise system</span>&nbsp;

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings[https:<br/> =/www.deca.org/college-programs/college-competitive-events/ https://www.deca.org/college-programs/college-competitive-events/]

ECA= WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF DECA's scholarship program provides over $300,000 in scholarships at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) each yearS ORGANIZATION =

Competitions DECA was created to gain more hands on experienceprepare high-school and college students for careers in the business sector, including budding entrepreneurs and hopeful business leaders. Through this program, they can become…

= <span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Impact Achieved For Students '''LEADERS''' in their chapter and Campus</span><br/> =on their campus.

=== <span style="font-family:georgia'''PREPARED''' for a career in management,serif">Academically Prepared</span><br/> ===entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing or finance.

=== <span style="font-size:smaller"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif">The skills gained through the DECA memebers are ambitious important building blocks to students future, preparing them to enter the business world after college with a sense of knowledge and comfort in their area, already. Joining the chapter at your school will enhance business education, leadership skills, and high acieving students</span></span><br/> ===academic success.

=== <span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Community Driven</span><br/> ==HOW CAN YOU START A CHAPTER AT YOUR SCHOOL? =

<span style="font-family:georgia,serif">&nbsp;There are two options that a student can choose when wanting to join the DECA members continually impact and improve their organization. You can either join or locate a local DECA chapter either on your campus or in the community, or you can basically be a group of one and broader communitiescompete in competitions solo.</span>

=== <span style="font-family:georgiaIf you choose the first and most common option,serif">Role Models</span><br/> ===which is to join or create a DECA chapter, it's basically like your creating a club on campus. Except in order to be official, and in order for you to compete in regional and global competitions, you have to register your Chapter(club) on the DECA organization's website, which is deca.org. After your club is registered with the organization, it's important that you get the necessary support from stakeholders at the school, like the President, Vice President, Provost, and your Student Government Association. This is really important to your chapter's success since for all competitive events and for your chapter's membership with the DECA organization, fees need to be paid. As you will see in the next section, there are many ways you can get the necessary funding your events and just for your club in general whether that be through the actual DECA organization or through your own school. The opportunities are endless!

<span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DECA are leaders and help empower others around them</span>HOW CAN YOU RAISE FUNDING? =

= Steps Required To Bring Resource Every year, DECA provides more than $300,000 in scholarships to Campus:<br/> =students across partner chapters. Scholarships are funded by business and organizational partners within the DECA network. Sources of funding for the scholarships are sometimes dependent on what aspect of business a student plans to pursue. For example, scholarships for students with a focus on hospitality&nbsp;are eligible to receive awards from partner business Marriott International. Other scholarships and grants are merit-based and seek students with proven records of leadership and service in their communities.

*A full list of available scholarships and grants to DECA chapter must have an advisor, who teaches courses in marketing, entrepreneurship, finance or management.*Chapters are organized into state associations providing additional extended learning opportunities. Each state/provincial association has a key leader that must college students can be contacted.*Each Member pays DECA Inc. dues of $8found at the following link:

= Contact Information<br[https:/> =/www.deca.org/college-programs/scholarships-college/ https://www.deca.org/college-programs/scholarships-college/]

= CONTACT INFORMATION = DECA Inc. 1908 Association Drive<br/> Reston, VA 20191<br/>Phone:  (703) 860-5000<br info@deca.org   Edited by&nbsp;[[Ash_Hunt|Ash Hunt]], [http://universityinnovation.org/>Faxwiki/Regan_O%27Donnell Regan O'Donnell], and Alex Plazas &lt;/div&gt;  [[Category: (703) 860-4013Organizations]]