Business and Management
Delta Epsilon Chi (DEC)
Delta Epsilon Chi, or DEC, is an element of the Distributive Education Clubs of America, or DECA. DECA is a national
organization composed of high school students, college students, and advisors. In addition to local chapters, there
are also state-level and national organizations.
The DEC Leadership Club's general meeting takes place each Wednesday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Building 1,
Room 1217.
It's easy to overlook DEC in the booklet of course listings, but it is a class and can be
taken for 1-3 credits each quarter
depending on your level of involvement. It's difficult to adequately describe the benefits of DEC as a learning tool.
In the course of a year, each DEC member has the opportunity to serve as a member or chair of numerous committees,
to become a club officer, to attend leadership conferences, to compete at state and international career development
conferences, and to meet people from around the United States as well as Puerto Rico, Canada, and China.
If you take advantage of all these opportunities,
you will learn much more than expected!
DEC students get involved in community service projects that most students do not. A committee is formed for each
project. Each committee has a chair that is in charge of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the
project. Chairing a committee is a great way to expand your leadership abilities. DEC is involved in numerous
community service projects throughout the year. Some of these projects include participating in the Tree of Sharing, SCC
Family Fun Night, Muscular Dystrophy Association Shamrock Drive, and Earth Day Celebration; supporting the
SCC Blood Drive; hosting the Regional High School DECA Competition; and selling Sweetwater Bagels throughout
the year.
DEC is known as an association of marketing and management students, but welcomes students from many other areas -
accounting, management, business technology, and hospitality programs to name a few.