Purpose / Description / Goals of Club: The North Carolina Future Business Leaders of America (NC FBLA) is a career and technical student organization that serves students who are or have been enrolled in a Business Education course.  NC FBLA is affiliated with FBLA-PBL, which is a national organization with over 250,000 student members and 56 affiliated state organizations.

There are approximately 8,700 middle and high school student members in NC FBLA.  Student members have the opportunity to attend leadership training workshops, as well as regional, state, and national conferences.  Through participation in competitive events, students have opportunities for recognition on a variety of levels.  Members also have access to scholarship programs as well as to the Vocational Education Honor Society.

NC FBLA helps to prepare students for job opportunities in business technologies careers which may include:  accounting and finance, information systems, business management and applications, small business entrepreneurship, business administration, and office systems technology.  The following businesses, industries, and associations are working with the NC FBLA to improve Business Education in our state:

• National Business Education Association
• NC Association of Public Accountants
• NC Business Education Association
• Association for Career and Technical Education,
  Business Education Division

Club Mission Statement: The mission of NC FBLA is to help build and sustain Business Education programs of excellence in order to serve our communities, our state, and our nation.  NC FBLA is an integral part of North Carolina’s Business Education Program, which serves over 135,000 students.  It provides students with leadership opportunities as well as a means to compete with other students at regional, state, and national conferences.

How often the club meet: As announced.

Where? F101

Membership requirements:  Should be enrolled in a Business class

How students join: Attend meetings and pay dues.

Dues: $35 (includes t-shirt)

Sponsor: Ms. Darlene Sanders
Department: CTE
Room: F101