JOB CORPS Bryan Wurster joined Charleston Job Corps in an effort to find employment. He attended BridgeValley Community and Technical College after high school while still working full-time at the Mardi Gras Casino. He was aware that he needed specific skills, but he didn't...
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Charleston Job Corps Freedom Festival
The Charleston Job Corps employees and students celebrate during the Freedom Festival in recognition of the center's decision to waive part of the Covid-19 requirements. The staff and students had a terrific chance to mingle during this celebration and simply enjoy...
Charleston Job Corps’ Student Store
Charleston Job Corps students can now use SPO Dollars to purchase hygiene products. The Student Government Association felt giving students the opportunity to acquire basic things for free, would enable them to save money. As a result, SGA created a...
Charleston Attends Mountaineer Challenge Academy’s Career Day
On June 22, 2022, the Charleston Job Corps OA Director, OA Counselor, and BCL attend a career day at the Mountaineer Challenge Academy's Montgomery location. The cadets were eager to pursue career opportunities that included military service, apprenticeships,...
Charleston Job Corps Student Spotlight
Student, Dwayne Murphy, Jr. of Newark, Delaware, came to Charleston Job Corps in July 2021. Murphy completed Heating Venting and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and has been accepted into the BullsEye Staffing Program. BullsEye has a long history in the staffing world with...
Charleston Job Corps Student Succes
Carlos Torre-Piris, a Charleston Job Corps student, enrolled in the program on July 27, 2021, hoping to find a career path. Carlos chose to pursue the Medical Administration trade at Charleston through the center's partnership with Ross Medical, which he completed on...
Charleston Job Corps Student Success
Kaylie Nichols, a Charleston Job Corps student, came to the program with aspirations of becoming an obstetrician. At the age of thirteen, Kaylie realized the traditional educational forum in her hometown was ineffective. She discovered that the lack of teacher and...
Charleston Job Corps’ Students Install Electricity to Storage Garages
Network Cabling and Facilities Maintenance students at Charleston Job Corps collaborated on a project to provide power to the storage garages behind the Career and Technical Training Buildings. Many of the TAR requirements in the electrical component of their training...
Charleston Job Corps Alumni Graduate of the Month
Charleston Job Corps’ Alumni Graduate of the month is Silas Carden. Following high school, in Linden, VA, Silas bounced from job to job in hopes of finding a career. Despite his high school credentials, he soon realized they were not enough to fulfill his dream of a...
Charleston Job Corps Career and Technical Training Completions
Charleston Job Corps is proud of our Career and Technical Training completers for the Month of April 2022. Our community partners are challenged to make Charleston Job Corps a viable option when seeking skilled laborers. Our students have worked hard to acquire the...
Charleston Job Corps Alumni of the Month
Charleston Job Corps Student Alumni of the Month, Jamonte Hunnicutt of Richmond, Virginia, arrived at Charleston Job Corps simply looking for a better life. After high school, Hunnicutt found employment in the food industry and soon felt trapped at a dead end. He...
Charleston Job Corps New Center Director
Mr. Danny Grimes has been named the new center director of the Charleston Job Corps Center. Mr. Grimes has over 27 years of experience in the Job Corps at five different centers, with almost 22 of those years being a center director. He comes highly regarded and...
Charleston Job Corps’ New Wave Network Boosts WIFI
The Charleston Job Corps' Student Enterprise is currently putting its training to the test. Students from the Network Cable Installation trade are applying their skills by adding an outdoor Wifi access point in order to strengthen the wifi signal in the administration...
Charleston Job Corps Staff Appreciation Day
The Charleston Job Corps' Engagement Committee members showed appreciation to each staff member on March 4, 2022. Two members, Scott Borchers and Margie Clemmons brought warmth to a rather chilly morning by serving freshly made hot donuts and a cup of hot cocoa or...
Charleston Job Corps Celebrates Student Academic Achievements
Charleston Job Corps celebrates one of our student's academic success, as he completes his High School Diploma through Penn Foster's high school diploma curriculum. Lester Ray Mays, is so glad to have completed part of the objectives he set out to achieve when he...
Charleston Job Corps Students Raising the Bar
Charleston Job Corps students are doing quite well in their academic achievements. Charleston Job Corps has hit the ground running by ensuring our students are academically and trade ready when they complete their trainings. During the month of January, Charleston...
Charleston Job Corps Graduate steps into next level of education
Destiny Davis, a Charleston Job Corps graduate, has begun the next part of her education by enrolling in college. Destiny realized the importance of further education after aging out of foster care without having a high school diploma. She opted to join the Charleston...
Charleston Job Corps assists’ Community Partners
Charleston Job Corps was on hand to work alongside the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades and the Salvation Army, two community partners. On Saturday, December 18th, the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades was on hand to man the collection...
Charleston Job Corps Helps Bring Christmas Cheer to the City of Charleston
On December 9, Charleston Job Corps marched in the City of Charleston's Christmas Parade. With the décor of the Job Corps Bus, the Charleston Job Corps also took part in the Float Contest. The carpentry students contributed to the decorations by sculpting Santa's...
The Charleston Job Corps center hosts’ Modern Man Day
Charleston Job Corps' Career Services Director, Mrs. Jamela Brown, host's The Modern Man Day. This event consists of several males from the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. speaking to our young men on the topic of “The Modern Man”. The guest speakers were: Bobby...