what is deca?
DECA is an association of students who are planning careers in Marketing, Management, and Entrepreneurship. Michigan DECA is made up of 165 schools with over 7,500 members. Internationally there are over 550 schools totaling over 180,000 members. Throughout the year, high school members are offered the opportunity to participate in many conferences that focus on DECA's four main goals: Vocational Understanding, Leadership Development, Civic Consciousness, and Social Intelligence.