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= WHAT IS DECA? =
<p style="text-align: justify;">DECA(Distributive Education Clubs of America) is an international organization that works with schools, both high schools, and colleges to, educate aspiring entrepreneurs and soon-to-be leaders. They do this by holding conferences and competitions in the following fields of business; marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.</p><p style="text-align: center;">[[File:Deca circleAshlee Hunt.jpg]]</p><p style="text-align: justify;">DECA 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 students in high school and higher education.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">DECA has almost 30 competitive events, all aimed to prepare 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 the case of the entrepreneurship categories, you’d be the one founding the company itself.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p>
= WHAT EVENTS CAN YOU COMPETE IN? =
= WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF DECA'S ORGANIZATION =
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DECA was created to prepare high-school and college students for careers in the business sector, including budding entrepreneurs and hopeful business leaders. Through this program, they can become…
CRITICAL THINKERS through the academic rigor of the program.
PREPARED for a career in management, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing or finance.
The skills gained through the DECA are 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 academic success.
= HOW CAN YOU START A CHAPTER AT YOUR SCHOOL? =
Edited by [[Ashlee Hunt|Ashlee Hunt]], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Regan_O%27Donnell Regan O'Donnell], and Alex Plazas