The mission of DECA is to enhance the education of students with interests in marketing, Management, and entrepreneurship.

The Official DECA Emblem is a diamond-shaped design. This represents the idea that DECA is striving to keep pace as we go into the twenty-first century. The identifier is “AN ASSOCIATION OF MARKETING STUDENTS”.

Blue and gold are the official DECA colors.

Marketing Education identifies a program of instruction offered through the public schools of Texas with the purpose of:
offering instruction in marketing aiding in proving the techniques of distribution and customer service developing an understanding of social, civic, and economic responsibilities of
those engaged in distribution in the free enterprise system.

The National DECA tagline is “Developing Future Leaders for Marketing and Management”.

The Texas Association of DECA is divided into ten districts.

Texas is located in the Southern Region of National DECA.

The official website of Texas DECA is www.texasdeca.org