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Letter from Pittsburgh Job Corps Graduate

Hello (Pittsburgh Job Corps),                First and foremost I wanted to thank you for having me speak to the students this year in C-prep and B-met and Health Occupations. It has made a huge impact on my life and hopefully on the lives of others. I do look foward...

Pittsburgh Wins Safety Prize

It was recently announced that the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center was awarded the $5,000 prize for "the Safety Incentive Program sponsored by OwlCo for achieving the largest noted improvement in worker's compensation injuries."  This money recognizes all the employees at...

College Student Continuing Her Education

Leah M. was a business/marketing major at the Community College of Allegheny County sponsored by the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center.  She completed CCAC in May 2007 with a 3.7 GPA and received the Community Relations Council Christopher Evans Memorial scholarship to...

PJCC Partners with Barnes and Noble

PJCC Poets conducted a poetry reading night at the Barnes and Noble Book store in Aspinwall  (Waterworks location) recently.  Seven  students and one published staff, Jason Irwin, read their work to patrons and other PJCC students and staff. The event was organized by...

Finding Self in Selflessness

Diamond R. from McKeesport in Pittsburgh  is 18 years old.  Her favorite quote is "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."  A year and a half ago she made a decision to keep her mind active and engaged in an educational pursuit.  She was living in Brooklyn, NY and...

Community Finds Interest in PJCC

  PJCC held a joint CRC (Community Relations Council) and Academic Advisory Board meeting. 73 participated. This included 12 students and 18 staff and 43 community members. There were 4 members of the Academic Advisory Board in attendance. The topic was "Enhancing...

Pittsburgh Holds Recruitment Open Houses

Josh Comer, Marketing/OA along with Desi OA and the BCL conducted a recruitment open house on Friday, October 1, 2010. Presenters from the center included: Denise Thompson – Wellness Karen Craig/Ken Vaughan – CTR James Albright – Vocation Bob Gottschalk – OCT Michael...

Reaching Higher with Job Corps

“Be all you can be” is a slogan of the U.S. Army and that is exactly what veteran Michael F.  has done.  Years after completing high school at Woodland Hills and tours of duty in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Reserves, and the U.S. National Guard, Mr. F.  was looking for a...

PJCC Hosts Health Care Symposium

With baby boomers reaching retirement age and the population in general needing health care services, the training in this field has to be state of the art.  “The time is now for incorporating high technology in the classroom, growing medicinal herbs, and learning how...

Student Success at Pittsburgh

Office Administration completer, Tohquet D. , is currently working two jobs!  He is a Customer Service Associate at KMART and an Overnight Stock Clerk at UPS. Electrician Helper graduate, Jovan C.,  is an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 56...