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DECA (business & marketing)

Case-based business competition — leadership + commercial sense.

  • Business & Economics
Who can enter
Grades 9–12, via a school DECA chapter
What it costs
You join through a school chapter: DECA membership dues (usually a small annual fee) plus conference costs set by your chapter. Ask your advisor what the year costs.
When it closes
Nov 15, 2026 — Regionals winter, ICDC Apr 17–20, 2027 (Anaheim)
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