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COMPETITION · 2026

Collegiate DECA Virtual Case Simulation · 2026

Collegiate DECA

Source review: 2026-10-07 · Reviewed catalog; automatic source updates are not active yet

Individual browser-based restaurant simulation for Collegiate DECA members. Participants may retry; only their best score counts, with cash prizes for the top three.

Eligibility & application

Collegiate DECA member participation; the guide specifies one participant and an online simulation. No separate numerical age, GPA, citizenship or residence rule is stated. Run one restaurant, without relocating it, and choose and serve a target market. Multiple attempts are allowed; only the best score counts.

United States · online participation; no placement address · remote · upcoming

Education level: undergraduate, graduate

Entry and membership fees are not stated. Competition prizes: first $500, second $250 and third $100. These are awards, not salary or guaranteed earnings.

Registration opens October 19, 2026; no opening clock is stated. Competition runs November 2 at 10 AM ET through November 13 at 5 PM ET. Open, set up, market and operate one restaurant to maximize profit.

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Registration opens

Oct 19, 2026

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Competition begins

Nov 2, 2026 · 10:00 AM EST

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Competition ends

Nov 13, 2026 · 5:00 PM EST

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Unannounced dates are kept pending. Dated history is included when you add a program; reminders apply to future dates. Date-only events do not have an invented cutoff time. The organizer confirms final eligibility and availability.

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