What DECA Does

National DECA Provides Member Recognition and Awards

• More than $125,000 in cash and stock are awarded annually to national competitive event winners from more than 110,000 DECA members who compete each year.

• Scholarships in excess of $250,000 are awarded annually.

• More than $40,000 in travel scholarships to the National Career Development Conference are awarded each year.

• National officer elections provide member recognition.

National DECA Provides Leadership Training

• Leadership materials from DECA Images

• Leadership Development Academies and specialized leadership training for state and national officers.

• The New Advisor Academy, Advisor Trainer Academy and New Chapter Academy for training professionals.

National DECA Is An Advocate for the Local Program in All Important National Forums

• With DECA's Congressional Advisory Board

• With government agencies such as the Small Business Administration (DECA is an official sponsor of SBA's Young Entrepreneur Seminars) and the Industry Skill Standards Project Grant Management Committee of the U.S. Department of Labor.

• The National Association of Secondary School Principals

• With allied education groups such as the Council on Economic Education, Junior Achievement, the Foundation for Teaching Economics and the National Federation of Independent Business.