Montana DECA
About Us
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’s goal is for its student members to develop a "career success kit" to carry into their business and personal lives after graduation.
DECA's Mission:
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The mission of DECA is to enhance the co-curricular education of
students with interests in marketing, management
and entrepreneurship.
● DECA helps students develop
skills and competence for marketing careers, build self-esteem, experience
leadership and practice community service.
● DECA is committed to the
advocacy of marketing education and the growth of business and education
partnerships.
DECA Creed:
I believe in the future which I am planning for myself
in the field of marketing and management, and in the opportunities which my
vocation offers.
I believe in fulfilling the highest measure of service to my vocation, my fellow beings, my country and my God - that by so doing, I will be rewarded with personal satisfaction and material wealth.
I believe in the democratic philosophies of private enterprise and competition, and in the freedoms of this nation - that these philosophies allow for the fullest development of my individual abilities.
I believe that by doing my best to live according to these high principles, I will be of greater service both to myself and to mankind.