Join DECA at Lafayette
Start with the form below. If you would rather see us first, come to a meeting: we meet every other Monday at 3:30 p.m. in Mr. Hoertz's room (127).
Sign up for 2026-27
Tell us about your interest in the CTSO, the coursework you have done, and the qualities you would bring to the chapter. We read every form, and Mr. Hoertz follows up on payment and what happens next.
What you get out of it
Compete
Choose one of more than 60 events and take it as far as you can. We will prepare you for it all year.
Lead
Run a chapter project, join a vice president's team, apply for an officer role, then stand for state or international office.
Meet people who hire
Our judges are working professionals in the industry you are competing in, and so are the business partners we bring in through the year.
Get it on paper
DECA scholarships are open to members, and each one has its own requirements and deadline. We track them and tell you when to apply.
Two minutes on what DECA is
What DECA is, formally
DECA Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Career and Technical Student Organization with more than 297,000 members in nearly all 50 United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Germany. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.
DECA is co-curricular rather than extracurricular: its competitive events are built on the National Curriculum Standards for marketing, business management and administration, finance, and hospitality and tourism, and they integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect to business and promote competition. The program is designed to develop members who are academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible and experienced leaders.
Community service is part of that by design. Each year our chapter selects a mission or a community service organization to support, and members make that decision together. Lafayette DECA is a chapter of Kentucky DECA, the chartered association for the commonwealth.