Advocacy Campaign Recipients Announced

February was Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, and many chapters worked hard to advocate in their communities and to their policymakers on behalf of DECA by completing the 2025 DECA Advocacy Campaign. Congratulations to the recipients of the Advocacy Campaign!

Invest Challenge Winners

DECA Inc. and Invest are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Innovation in Action: Driving Next Gen to Insurance Careers Challenge.

Last Chance: TSWT Spring Survey

The last day to use the Taking Stock with Teens Survey to teach marketing research is March 24, 2025.

VBC Hotel Curriculum Grant

DECA chapters will receive more than $6,000 in curriculum grants at the start of the 2025-2026 school year.

MDA Donation Deadline

All donations received by March 31, 2025, will count toward your chapter’s total for recognition at DECA ICDC.

Tentative Schedule

The 2025 ICDC tentative schedule is now available! Click to learn about this year's competitive events, academies and more.

Attraction Tickets

As your DECA chapter plans to head to DECA ICDC, DECA is coordinating a package of attraction ticket offerings with many benefits.

Judge Recruitment

Do you have professional connections willing to volunteer during ICDC in Orlando? Encourage them to sign-up!

IB Testing

DECA is working with the International Baccalaureate Organization to arrange IB examination on April 25, 28, 29 and 30 at DECA ICDC in Orlando. Once members have qualified for ICDC, interested finalists needing to take the IB examination must have their school IB Coordinator fill out a request form and submit it to IB. Please note that there is a $52 USD fee per student associated with this process. Schools will be invoiced by IBO. DECA will work to accommodate competition appointments to the best of its ability given the nature of volunteer judges' schedules.

Intuit Hour of Finance™ starts April 1, 2025

This FREE, nationwide program challenges schools to spend one hour learning about budgeting during Financial Literacy Month. Register now to access resources and familiarize yourself with all the challenge details.

WHO CARES ABOUT MY CREDIT SCORE?!

Step into the role of a financial advisor. A client does not understand why a credit report and credit score are needed to secure an automobile loan and needs you to explain.

• March 24 - Taking Stock with Teens Survey Ends
• March 26 - DECA ICDC Travel Scholarship Applications Deadline
• March 27 - DECA ICDC Attraction Tickets Pre-Order Deadline
• March 27 - DECA ICDC Accommodation Requests Deadline
• March 27 - DECA ICDC Written Entry Submissions Open
• March 28 - Association Impact Program Award Applications Due
• March 28 - DECA ICDC Blazer Order Deadline
• March 31 - Emerging Leader Honor Award Nominations Due