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Career Clusters

DECA’s competitive events are categorized into groups like Marketing, Finance, Hospitality & Tourism, etc.

Event Types

Formats like Principles events, Individual series events, Team decision-making events, etc.

PBM

Principles of Business Management & Administration.

PEN

Principles of Entrepreneurship.

PFN

Principles of Finance.

PHT

Principles of Hospitality & Tourism.

PMK

Principles of Marketing.

MCS

Marketing Communications Series.

RMS

Retail Merchandising Series.

ACT

Accounting Applications Series.

ENT

Entrepreneurship Series.

Integrated Marketing Campaign (IMC)

Event that requires a written campaign and a presentation.

Team Decision Making

Events conducted by two-person teams with prep and presentation.

Operations Research

Research-based written event plus presentation.

Project Management

Events involving written projects and presentations.

Professional Selling & Consulting

Events that require sales presentations or consulting pitches.

Deadlines

Strict dates for registrations and submissions in competitions.

District CDC

Career Development Conference at the district level.

State CDC

Career Development Conference at the state level.

ICDC

International Career Development Conference.

One-event rule

Students may compete in only one event type at the district, state, or international levels.

Secretary of Commerce

Position that involves overseeing economic and trade engagements.

Texas DECA

The largest DECA association, with over 25k members divided into 12 districts.

Laika Patel

State President of Texas DECA for the 2025-2026 term.

Charvita Malepati

President of District 7 within Texas DECA.

Presentation Time for Team Decision Making

Typically 15 minutes.

Preparation Time for Team Decision Making

Typically 30 minutes.

2025-2026 Executive Officers

Includes Asher Leventhal as the National DECA President.

Role-play events

Competitions that include preparation, presentation, and interview.

Jurisdiction

The legal authority to administer justice.

Performance indicators

Criteria used to evaluate competitors in role-playing events.