The Next Generation of Leaders
DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.
You’ve probably interacted with one of our current or past members because we have been training leaders for over 75 years. We currently have over 200,000 high school members and over 15,000 collegiate members in the United States and throughout the world.
We value competence, innovation, integrity, and teamwork and we invite you to get involved to see how DECA can help you grow as a leader and entrepreneur.
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Latest Updates
State Officers Attend CTSO Retreat
On May 13th and 14th, our incoming officers attended a 2-day training in Portland with CTSO state officers from FBLA, FCCLA, HOSA and SkillsUSA. At this retreat, they began their journey as leaders of DECA by bonding, team building, and beginning their Program of Work, as well as participating in many other activities. The team is excited for next school [...]
Oregon DECA Attends In-Person ICDC!
From April 22-26, 158 student DECA members from Oregon participated in the 2022 ICDC in Atlanta, GA. Students competed or attended leadership workshops. In their downtime, they went to Six Flags, the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca Cola, and numerous other sites. Students and advisors alike had a great time and took full advantage of the opportunity to network in-person [...]
Case Study Challenge Week 3
This week's Case Study Challenge will be on Restaurant Management. This week's case study is for individual participants only. Student members will register themselves using the link below. Register Here: http://leadable.info/ORDECACSC Guidelines Possible Performance Indicators this week: Build and maintain relationships with customers (CR:030) (SP) (Tier 1, Customer Relations) Discuss the nature of customer relationship management (CR:016) (SP) (Tier 1, Customer Relations) Explain [...]