JOB CORPS On February 26, 2026, North Texas Job Corps staff and students had the pleasure of meeting with Elena Glassman, Field Representative for Congressman Ronny Jackson, to discuss the impact of Job Corps. During the meeting, students shared their personal experiences in...
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Learning Beyond the Classroom
Our Office Administration Training students and their instructor recently stepped outside the classroom for an extended learning experience at the U.S. Mint in Fort Worth, TX. They explored the history of U.S. currency and saw how coins are made right here in North...
North Texas Job Corps Welcomes New Partners
We’re excited to welcome our new community partners to North Texas Job Corps! These partnerships strengthen the work we do every day by creating opportunities for collaboration, workforce development and real-world pathways for our students. When employers, educators...
North Texas Job Corps Graduate Chooses Career Path of Advanced Training in the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades Apprenticeship Program
Richarson Ofori Bediako left his home country of Ghana to come to the United States. He was looking for something to do with his life. A relative told him about the Job Corps program and he enrolled at the North Texas Job Corps. Bediako was focused and determined...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS GRADUATE TAKES CAREER PATH TO ADVANCED TRAINING North Texas Job Corps graduate, Telieff Murray-Davis, decided to advance his career training at the Oneonta Job Corps Academy in Oneonta, NY in their SmartGrid Training program. One of the...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS GRADUATE MAKES IT IN THE TEXAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
This is the amazing story of NTJCC graduate, Brooklyn Stevenson-Dejesus, who completed all the requirements to start her career path in the Texas Army National Guard. Stevenson-Dejesus just completed the Basic Combat Training, which signifies her being physically...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS GRADUATE ATTENDS COLLIN COLLEGE
Janessa Lister graduated from the North Texas Job Corps Center (NTJCC) in March of 2020. Lister knew then that her next steps on her career path would be to enroll in college. She is now at Collin College pursuing a degree in Computer Systems for Tech Support. ...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS GRADUATE, KENDRICK WALKER, IS A MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATE
Kendrick Walker is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administration degree at Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Jarvis Christian College. Walker was an honor’s graduate of North...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS ADVANCED CAREER TRAINING STUDENTS EXCEL AT COLLIN COLLEGE
Tattiana Gotlweski Jeremy Littleberry Tattiana Gotlewski and Jeremy Littleberry, two North Texas Job Corps Center students, are excelling at Collin College. Tattiana Gotlewski made the fall 2020 semester President's List in her second semester at Collin College, and...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS ALUMNI STARTS HIS TEACHING CAREER
Dezmond Handy, a 2015 North Texas Job Corps Center (NTJCC) graduate from the cement masonry program is living his dream. He graduated from Texas College in Tyler, TX in May 2020 and is now employed as a 7th grade Texas history teacher at Hector P. Garcia Middle...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS STUDENT MAKES DEAN’S LIST
Congratulations to North Texas Job Corps student Tattianna Gotlewski, who made the Dean's List this past spring semester at Collin College. She entered her first semester of college in the spring with a course load of 15 credit hours and earned a 3.8 GPA while doing...
BON APPETIT SAYS NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS CULINARY ARTS GRADUATE
Qua'Darius Alex-Harris smiles broadly as he says "Bon Appetit" to each of the residents at the Samaritan Inn located in McKinney, TX. They come to the dining hall for their three meals that are prepared daily by the chef staff. Qua'Darius, affectionately known by...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS GRAD NOW WORKS at CSL PLASMA
Silverio Martinez, who completed the Patient Care Technician (PCT) career technical training program at North Texas Job Corps in February 2020 is now employed at CSL Plasma in Dallas, TX as a phlebotomist. Martinez earned certifications in phlebotomy, and as an EKG...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS GRADUATE NOW IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
William Martin graduated from the North Texas Job Corps on March 18, 2020, was hired by the Rock Solid Masonry Co. in Louisville, KY making $15 per hour. Martin is in the Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Local 4 - Indiana and Kentucky Bricklaying apprenticeship...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS SALUTES MDICAL PROGRAMS COVID-19 has taught us many things, but perhaps foremost it has taught us the importance of the dedicated individuals in the medical professions. North Texas Job Corps salutes the three medical training programs taught at...
North Texas Job Corps Student Leaders Attend NAACP Event
Four top student leaders at North Texas Job Corps were special guests at the Collin County NAACP Branch Annual Freedom Fund Scholarship Luncheon held Feb. 8th at the Embassy Suites in Frisco, TX. Attending the luncheon were Dejiah Reed, President of the Student...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS ACT PROGRAM MAKES THE DREAM OF COLLEGE A REALITY
Some of Collin College's newest students are from North Texas Job Corps are, first row, Mariah Washington, Desire Juarez, Cornelius Johnson, Tittiana Gotlewski, and Jamie Lyons; standing, Jose Garcia, Ephrata Mengistu, and Sheldon Hartfield Thirteen students at North...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS HIRES ONE OF ITS OWN
North Texas Job Corps practices hiring Job Corps graduates. Case in point is Kase Hoggatt who is a graduate of the North Texas Job Corps and is now working with the center's facilities maintenance dept. Hoggatt who currently works as a facilities grounds custodian...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS is “SILVER SPONSOR” at THE COLLIN COUNTY BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 13TH ANNUAL YEAR END CELEBRATION
The North Texas Job Corps joined many other CCBCC partners on 12/7 to celebrate the CCBCC's 13th annual gala. NTJC has partnered with CCBCC for 10 years. This partnership has garnered many Work Based Learning opportunities for students at NTJCC as well as permanent...
North Texas Job Corps Participates in National Voter Registration Day
Student Joseph Smith, new voter pride! L-r: David Evans, educational director, Collin County NAACP; Laura Bruton, business community liaison and member of Chi Zeta Omega/Connection and June Jenkins, president, Collin County NAACP and member of Delta Sigma Theta. 45...