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National Job Corps Commencement Day

Clearfield Job Corps Center celebrated National Job Corps Commencement Day on August 21, 2015 with the graduation of 50 students. Congressional staff representatives from the offices of Senator Orrin Hatch, Congressman Chris Stewart and Congresswoman Mia Love...

Kindness Matters @ Clearfield

CJCC celebrated its annual Kindness Matters Week June 15 through 19 as an anti-bullying and anti-hazing initiative. The week highlighted the importance of treating one another with respect and passing that respect on to others. Activities included community service...

Clearfield Students Building Bridges

The Battle of the Bridges took place at Salt Lake Community College Meadowbrook Campus on 04/08/15 at 2:00pm. The teams that took place came from BYU, Weber State, DATC, Ogden-Weber Community College and Salt Lake Community College. The Universities faced off as did...

Clearfield Can Do It

Modeled after the iconic “Rosie the Riveter,” the campaign features one young Job Corps woman from each region, who: Demonstrates hard work and ambition in pursuing her goals. Strives to go beyond expectations with work-based learning opportunities Is a leader on...

UAW-LETC Highlights

. Toyota’s twelve year affiliation with the UAW-LETC Program at the Clearfield Job Corps Center has been very beneficial. This partnership provides donations in the form of cars, trucks, training aides and ongoing consulting and curriculum development. The partnership...

Community relations on campus

Clearfield Job Corps Center held a joint meeting of the center’s Community Relations and Career Technical Education Councils on February 25. The meeting was held in the gymnasium and attendees browsed trade demonstration booths and talked to students before taking...

Clearfield girls win basketball tourney

The Clearfield Job Corps Center Women’s Basketball Team (Jordan Branstetter, Denise Deswood, Kayla Etsitty, Marlene Finley, Afton Sullivan, Ruth Williamson) participated in a holiday basketball tournament at the San Diego Job Corps Center. The girls were very proud to...

Clearfield students train in Puerto Rico

Clearfield Job Corps Electrical students Daniel Cortes, Julio R. Cortes, Geovanny Estrada and Richard R. Morales transferred to Arecibo Job Corps in Puerto Rico for Advanced Solar training The four students were the first from Clearfield Job Corps to take advantage of...

Celebrating Job Corps’ 50th

Clearfield Job Corps Center (CJCC) celebrated the 50th anniversary of Job Corps at its National Commencement Day ceremony on August 22. Job Corps centers across the nation recognized the day with a united graduation celebration. CJCC welcomed keynote speakers U.S....

Students celebrate Eid al-Adha

Many Muslims in the United States observe Eid al -Adha, also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice, each year. This festival commemorates Ibrahim’s (Abraham) willingness to sacrifice his son to God. The CJCC -Diversity Group celebrated it with our students at the Big D...

Students attend Suicide Prevention Week

Over 100 students received suicide prevention training which included three after school training sessions. Wellness and local vendors hosted a health fair, where almost 300 stress balls, with the national and local suicide hotline phone numbers printed on them, were...

CJCC Job Shadow events

Groundhog Job Shadow activities started off Fri- day, January 31 with students job shadowing staff. It continued thru February 7. 212 students from various trades and 46 staff members participated in tours, presentations and individual job shadow experiences with 18...

Clearfield Job Corps opens new dormitories

With two new dormitories that will accommodate nearly 300 students at the Clearfield Job Corps, students will no longer have to reside in outdated, dilapidated facilities dating back to the 1950s when their location at 20 W. 1700 S. in Clearfield used to belong to a...

Clearfield Students Hold Food & Coat Drive

Thanksgiving is a time of sharing, caring, and being thankful for what we have. Most people understand this, and some are truly appreciative for what they have. Whether one knows or acknowledges the reasons behind the holiday, almost everyone in America celebrates...