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Female Cadets Enjoy “Pow Wow”

The Bamberg female cadets enjoyed their first of many Pow Wows on Thursday, October 13th at 2:30 p.m. Students received information from Amber Lee, Family Planning Specialist/Client Navigator of Low Country Healthy Start who informed students about Parenting and...

BJCC partner with Project HOPE

Ms. Wilma Goodwin, Career Counselor with the SC Department of Social Services spoke with our students who has an interest in the health careers on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Her sole purpose was to inform the students about Project HOPE. Project HOPE...

Thirteen BJCC students volunteer at Pet Expo

Thirteen of students from Bamberg Job Corps Center volunteered on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Students left from the center at 7:00 a.m. that morning to be on time for the Pet Expo in Charleston, SC. This all day event is held every year at...

Staff and students take on a year project

The Bamberg Job Corps staff and students has taken on a year long project. The project will consist of giving Toiletry items to the Cheese and Cracker Box of Bamberg, SC. The Cheese and Cracker Box is an Emergency Food and Clothing Bank where local residents can go to...

SGA Inauguration Ceremony

The Student Government Association of Bamberg Job Corps Center initiated 47 students on August 30, 2011 at 3:30 in the afternoon. These have the leadership skills needed to represent the Student Government Association and also be able to be the voice for Bamberg Job...

2011 Summer Prom

The Bamberg Job Corps Center had their 2011 Summer Prom where the students had a ball literally. The cafeteria was colorfully decorated. The time for the Prom was 8:00-11:00 p.m. The prom colors were blue, yellow and silver. The Prom Theme was "Dancing with the...

2011 Summer Graduation at Bamberg Job Corps

The Bamberg Job Corps is happy to congratulate our graduates for the Summer of 2011 where 133 students separated from the program. Our Theme for the graduation was "Crossing the Bridge to Success." These students will take different avenues. Some are planning to...

Bamberg Job Corps Ranked #1 in Atlanta region

Center Director Eric Jones announced that the Bamberg Job Corps Center has been ranked 28th of 122 Job Corps Centers throughout the country.  The reality, he explained, “is that we are number one the in the DOL Atlanta Region.  There are four Job Corps Center in...

City of Orangeburg Hires BJCC Student

     Ronald Harrison 20 has received a job with the City of Orangeburg. Ronald came to the center over 11 months with his high school diploma. Ronald received a trade in Plumbing. Ronald will be working with Parks and Recreation.  Ronald is originally from Aiken, SC...

Black History Celebration

The Bamberg Job Corps Center will be celebrating Black History Month the week of February 21-27th.  We know that the month of February is “Black History Month.”  It is always good to recognize and make known to our students the importance of Black History. For next...