North Dakota DECA
Preparing Emerging Leaders and Entrepreneurs for Careers in Marketing, Finance, Hospitality, and Management.
GO THE EXTRA
Learn. Grow. Achieve.
High School Students
This is the place to start your DECA Career! We’re combining real-life experience with classroom activities to help you graduate from high school with a full resume and a headstart on your future. Take this opportunity and make it yours! Here We Go!
Get Involved
Whether you’re a member, parent, advisor, school administrator or marketing education supporter you’re in the right place to begin your ND DECA story!
College Students
See what it means to be a DECA Member and who to contact on your campus. Join the association helping young leaders interested in entrepreneurship, marketing, management, finance, or hospitality develop skills, gain experience, and launch a successful career.
High School
DECA programs exist in 39 of our high schools and career and technology centers in the state.
Alumni
Reconnect with the association that gave you so much.
College
Nine colleges and universities have a Collegiate DECA Chapter.
Educators
Classrooms led by dedicated educators are filled with students across North Dakota to learn about marketing, management, hospitality, finance and entrepreneurship.
150+ JUDGES NEEDED IN BISMARCK AND FARGO
FEBRUARY 2026 | FARGO The Collegiate DECA Career Development Conference will take place at the Fargo Holiday Inn Convention Center February 9 and 10.
MARCH 2026 | BISMARCK The North Dakota State DECA Conference will be held in Bismarck at the Radisson Hotel, downtown. More than 500 high school students are expected to attend the conference, competing in 50+ competitive event categories.
Student projects may be judged in a virtual setting from February 6-18.
In-person student presentations will be held on Monday, March 2, 2026 in Bismarck, North Dakota at the Radisson Hotel.
Our Mission & Vision
North Dakota DECA was chartered in 1953 and was organized around one ambition goal: to improve educational and career opportunities for students.
In the years since its formation, DECA has remained on the cutting edge of educational innovation and has become nationally known for integrating academic achievement with vocational skills and creating linkages with the business community.
Over time, the needs of our membership have changed and we have changed to meet them. The fundamental reasons we formed remain at our core: first, effective marketing education gives young people the tools and aptitudes they need to pursue their dreams, and second, marketing education works best when it’s part of an integrated education program.
DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs
for careers in marketing,
finance, hospitality and management
in high schools and colleges in
North Dakota and across the Globe.
2025-2026
When you join DECA, you’re not just another member; you’re part of a global network of emerging leaders and entrepreneurs who are shaping the future. Put your unique talents on display as you chart your own course and make a difference in the world – the way only you can.
Choose your path – whether through community service, leadership or competition – and watch as your college and career goals come within reach.
Unleash your creativity, dream big and let your brilliance shine as you make your mark on your school, community and beyond. DECA empowers you to become a trendsetter, role model and champion.
This year, we dare you to Go The Extra—the extra mile, the extra step, the extra level on the path to achieving your college and career goals.
Next Steps
Lots of Ways to Get Involved.
Compete
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Be A Judge
Be A Leader
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Alumni
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Across North Dakota
Supported By
Business partners are important to the success of North Dakota DECA. Business partners continue to support DECA and provide opportunities in leadership development, entrepreneurship, competition, and other areas that benefit youth. DECA has developed continued partnerships with many businesses in the state.
Important Dates
UPCOMING CONFERENCES:
HIGH SCHOOL
Fall Leadership Conference | October 26-27, 2025
Career Development Conference | March 1-3, 2026
International Career Development Conference | April 25-28, 2026
COLLEGIATE
Fall Leadership Conference | October 28-29, 2025
State Career Development Conference | February 9-10, 2026
International Career Development Conference | April 18-21, 2026