GCM DECA

DECA

DECA, a national association of marketing education students, provides teachers and members with educational and leadership development activities to merge with the education classroom instructional program. DECA is not extracurricular; it is an integral part of the classroom instructional program. DECA chapters attract students who are interested in preparing for entrepreneurial, marketing or management careers. While DECA membership consists primarily of students in marketing programs, membership extends also to alumni and to professionals in marketing education and in marketing teacher education. Working hand-in-hand with the education and business communities, DECA, goal is for its student members to develop a "career success kit" to carry into their business and personal lives after graduation.

To accomplish this, DECA utilizes on-the-job experience, chapter projects, and a program of competency-based competitive events in specific marketing occupational areas. These events emphasize academic and vocational excellence as building blocks for successful marketing and management careers and demonstrate the direct relationship between marketing education and the real needs of business and industry. Each year more than 110,000 students participate in the competitions on the local, state and national levels.

Scholarships
Each year DECA and its corporate supporters make available to DECA students more than $250,000 in scholarships and cash awards! Juniors, take notice of the variety of scholarships-see your advisor for applications in the fall.

Marshall DECA's Past State Competitors

Marshall DECA had an outstanding finish at the Virginia State Leadership Conference held in Richmond, Virginia. Over 1,700 Marketing students from across the State gathered to compete at the Annual State Leadership Conference. G.C. Marshall DECA is very proud of their 33 competitors who won the honor to represent Virginia DECA and compete at the national conference in Orlando, FL. We are extremely proud of all of our students who participated in the conference! Marshal DECA had one of the largest chapter delegations representing Virginia DECA at the National Leadership Development Conference. Congratulations to all the competitors.