JOB CORPS In 2018 Oneonta Job Corps started a brand new trip to the town of Gilbertsville where we participated in the latest trend of Goat Yoga! It was the perfect blend of animal therapy and beginner yoga. No matter what your fitness level or experience, this was...
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Trade students read to Valley View Elementary
Oneonta Job Corps partnered with Valley View Elementary School. This allowed several Job Corps students to enter Kindergarten through Third grade classrooms and read to the class. We shared books about Black History month along with many other reading selections. The...
OJCA and the Lord’s Table Connection
Oneonta Job Corps has been fortunate enough to be able to take part in the Lord's Table volunteer opportunity for several years. This is a very popular volunteer activity with the students because they all love the interaction they have with the community...
Mass Food Drive Distribution
Oneonta Job Corps has been happy to participate in the Mass Food Drive Distributions held monthly at the Northern Eagle Beverage facility in Oneonta, NY. The United Way has brought together a terrific program that allows community members in need to drive...
PAUSE Program revamp
During this extended time without students we have taken it upon ourselves to not only improve physical aspects of the Center but internal ones as well. Our long standing PAUSE program has been extremely beneficial over the years but with anything it needs...
OJCA Success Stories
Job Corps is a voluntary program administered by the United States Department of Labor that offers free-of-charge vocational training to young men and women ages 16 to 24. In addition, it provides academic instruction and supportive services, through the 131...
Oneonta Job Corps Advanced Training Shines with Oneonta Little League!
Oneonta Job Corps Academy's Underground Residential Distribution (Advanced Training) class is putting the finishing touches on a project that involves installing underground communication and control wires for the Oneonta Little League’s scoreboard installed...
Military Recruitment Day@Oneonta Job Corps!
Oneonta Job Corps Academy provided 250+ Job Corps students with the opportunity to meet and talk to local recruiters at the first Military Recruitment Day, presented at the Oneonta Municipal Airport, on October 15, 2015. Representatives of the US Army, US Marine...
Multiple Students Walk Away from OJCA Making 25+/hour JOBS!
Two Cement Mason completers learned on Thursday, September 24th, that they’ve been hired as cement mason apprentices at $35.40/hour! Victoria Johnson-Booker and Elijah Johnson will join Ishmael Harakh, who completed in August, at Local 780 in Whitestone, NY, on...
4 Oneonta Job Corps Students take the Oath on Center
During the weekly business meeting, all staff and students at the Oneonta Job Corps Academy witnessed with great pride as four student took the oath to enlist in the Unites States Military. Family members of the students were present as they raised their hands and...
Oneonta Job Corps Teams with NY State Police in Active Shooter Drill
At 9:30am, Thursday September 24, seven New York State Troopers, including New York State K-9 Trooper Milton, responded to the first of many planned Active Shooter drills at the Oneonta Job Corps Academy. The Toopers assembled in the front of the main building to meet...
Esadora Hernandez- OJCA’s SuperStar!
Esadora Hernandez could be considered as one of the Oneonta Job Corps Academy’s super star students! Traveling thousands of miles from the Fred G. Acosta Job Corps in Tucson Arizona, Esadora set foot in upstate New York in September of 2013. With a completion in the...
OJCA Celebrates 35 years of Success with Annual Graduation Ceremony
On August 21st, the Oneonta Job Corps Celebrated its 35th Annual Graduation! The Ceremony took place on the OJCA Campus and included singing performances by Job Corps staff member Michael Gray, and a keynote speech by Dr. Godlove Fonjweng. Dr. Fonjweng is the Director...
Oneonta Job Corps Academy students assist with county wide hazardous wate collection day
Oneonta Job Corps Academy students in the Military Career Preparation program assisted Otsego County with its annual hazardous waste collection day on September 15th. The 15 Oneonta Job Corps Academy students were among many volunteers that assisted with the day. It...
Oneonta Job Corps Academy students mentor Elementary school students
In April 2012, students at Oneonta Job Corps Academy received an unexpected opportunity. A local elementary school was looking for mentors for the elemntary classes. Oneonta Job Corps Academy students were excited by the prospect. OJCA students signed up in their...
Oneonta Job Corps Academy’s Underground Residential Distribution Instructor shares his knowledge with elementary school children
On April 24th, Mike Blair, Underground Residential Distribution (URD) Instructor at Oneonta Job Corps Academy shared his knowledge with his daughter’s 4th grade class at Greater Plains Elementary School in Oneonta, NY. Mike went to the elementary school and set up a...
Oneonta Job Corps Academy gets assistance from Northlands’ Urban Forestry program
On April 18th, Mr. Jeremy Riemersma, Northland Job Corps’ Urban Forestry Program Manager, loaded two students, personal protective equipment for all three individuals, chainsaws, gas and oil for the saws and an overnight bags in a truck and made the four hour drive...
Oneonta Job Corps Academy participates in live video chat with NASA Colonel Ron Garan
On February 8th students in two academic classes at Oneonta Job Corps Academy went to SUNY Oneonta to participate in a live video chat with NASA astronaut, Colonel Ron Garan. Oneonta Job Corps students were part of a crowd of nearly 400 students from Oneonta City...
Oneonta Student Shares Success
Faces of Job Corps: Amanda S. Amanda came to Oneonta Job Corps Academy at the age of 17, hoping to get away from a dramatic home life and be able to focus on getting an education that would allow her to be successful. After enrolling Amanda accomplished the...