JOB CORPS In more than one sense, Mo Reed is going the distance and in for the long haul. The recent Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center graduate has just completed the concrete trade – and now he’s going on to advanced training to pick up a Class A CDL and take a job as an...
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National Job Corps Director Visits Edison Job Corps
On September 8, 2022, National Job Corps Director Rachel Torres toured the Edison Job Corps center in Edison, NJ. Director Torres met with staff and students and visited several technical training programs. Director Torres also facilitated student and staff focus...
Edison Job Corps Academy Signing Day Event
On August 25, 2022, OA Manager Julia Gibson hosted a Job Corps Signing Day for new students coming into the Job Corps program. The signing event, which was attended by new students, their families, and community partners, celebrated the new students embarking on a new...
Kittrell JCC FM Trade – Buffalo Sob Grass Project
“Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam, where the deer and the antelope play; Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, and the sky is not cloudy all day.” These are the lyrics to, “Home on the Range”, a popular American song that evoke thoughts of fields of...
Kittrell Job Corps Center Celebrates National Signing Day
On August 25, 2022, Kittrell Job Corps Center celebrated National Signing Day on center in the gymnasium. As the center continues to fill with returning students from district learning and new students the center held the event in the centers gymnasium signing on...
Meet the Whitney M. Young Jr. JCC class of 2022!
It was a graduating class that faced obstacles like none other – and yet, they succeeded anyway. Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center celebrated the graduation of its class of 2022, celebrating 28 students who completed their trade education throughout the year,...
Scarlett Emerson named Whitney M. Young Jr. valedictorian
Job Corps was Scarlett Emerson’s last shot. “I was a problem child growing up. I made it to where I didn’t have a lot of options,” Emerson said. “If I didn’t come here, I probably wouldn’t have had a very successful life.” But that is a far cry from where Emerson...
Edison Job Corps Opens Gourmet Cafe
Edison Job Corps Culinary Arts trade recently rolled out a full-scale operating Café that offers three lunch sessions every Friday. Hosting nine guests at a time, Aloe Café provides a top of the line culinary experience. Boasting a full menu of options for all, the...
Celebrating Student Success
Our congratulations goes out to Jacqueline O’Donnell for getting direct hired by Walgreens after eight weeks of work-based learning. Jacqueline studied in our Pinellas County Job Corps Pharmacy Technician program and will soon be promoted to a Pharmacy Technician...
NJCA National 9th Comemoration Graduate 2022 at Cleveland Job Corps Center
Commencement Graduation Day, 2022 Cleveland Job Corps Center joined 121 job Corps centers across the country to celebrate the 12th annual “National Job Corps Commencement Day” ceremony, on Friday, August 19th. 2022. 38 students were eligible, graduate candidates....
Ring that Bell: Whitney M. Young Jr. graduate Dylan Harris has built a strong foundation
Look for Dylan Harris’ work in a city’s skyline someday soon. Harris (Carpentry) is the latest graduate of Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center, and he has a bright plan for his future: architecture. And his first step on his road to his dream was an education at...
Ring that bell: Logan Wallace adapts, evolves and overcomes
When Logan Wallace (Brick) started at Whitney M. Young Job Corps, he thought he knew what he wanted out of the program. “I wanted my license, I wanted my high school diploma,” Wallace said. “I really didn’t care for the trade, but my instructor, he got on that level...
“Check out our advertisements that are in place”…
Check out our advertisements that are in place. For those who are not aware the Outreach Admissions Team is giving tours and signing up applicants on Wednesdays, and Fridays will be added as well. Those are the large groups that you my have seen walking through the...
Whitney M. Young attends new community event
They came, they learned, they advocated, and they can’t wait to do it again. Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center made its presence known at the Education Advocacy Conference, hosted by The Book Works, where staff acted as panelists, networked with other organizations...
2022 Muhlenberg JC Graduate
Meet William ‘Willie’ Colbroth. One of MJCC’s 2022 Graduates! Since William’s enrollment in the JC Program, he has received his high school diploma; completed not one but two trades and is working on a third; nominated and voted into the Student Government Association...
Joseph Tio-Payne ~ STUDENT SUCCESS
Joseph Tio-Payne started his career at Muhlenberg Job Corps in September of 2019. With multiple challenges in the height of COVID, Payne made the difficult decision in December of 2020 to put his Job Corps career on hold, as he could not continue participating in a...
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...
Old Dominion Job Corps student receive drivers license
Rachel, is Old Dominion Job Corps, first student to receive her driver's license this new program year.
New Hampshire Celebrates Safety Day
In celebration of the NSC National Safety Month, the NHJCC Safety and Security Department hosted a center-wide Safety Day event. Staff and students were treated to a variety of safety presentations and simulated safety experiences...
Kittrell JCC Student Highlight
Rebekah Manfredo began at Kittrell Job Corps Center (KJCC), in September 2021 as a distance learner student. Along the way of obtaining her HSD, Rebekah overcame many obstacles, but she was able to persevere. An ingredient to her success is her joy of painting and...