JOB CORPS “I was working at minimum wage jobs in Riverside, California and didn’t see a future in any of those jobs,” advised 20 year old San Diego Job Corps graduate Travon Scaife. “I looked at Job Corps as a stepping stone in finding a career I could advance in. Enrolling...
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Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Student Success Story!
"My name is Katie Howard. I am 19 years old and from Toledo, Ohio. Before coming to the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center, I was skipping school and I wasn’t going to graduate on time. I wanted a better future for myself. A friend told me about Job Corps and I signed up...
Faces of Job Corps- Ashley
Ashley completed the Facilities Maintenance trade at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center. Since completing her trade, she has been a student at the Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City Penn Valley Campus earning an Associate’s degree. Although she is...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Student Student Success Story!
"My name is Jasmine Newell. I am from Detroit, Michigan and I am a proud student at Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center. As a 16 year old, I decided to take control of my life and entered the Job Corps on October 16th, 2012. Since being here I have taken four GED tests...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Student Success Story!
"My name is Bre’yon Congress. I am 19 years old and I grew up in Gary, Indiana. Before I came to Job Corps I was doing everything that a young lady had absolutely no business doing. Back at home I was very distracted. My ex-boyfriend had me thinking that school wasn't...
Doubletree Hotel hosts Collbran Job Corps students
Collbran Job Corps' Office Administration Technology and CISCO Networking students enjoyed Ground Hog Shadow Day at Grand Junction's Doubletree Hotel. OAT student Andrea Montreal said hotel managers talked with students about the hospitality industry; gave students...
Overcoming Obstacles: A Little Help and a Mother’s Love
It was a year to the month of my son David's death when I received a call from a caseworker in Texas. She heard we were a foster and adoptive family of children with medical special needs. That was 15 years ago. They had a baby boy, almost two years of age, with...
Trapper Creek Job Corps Building Futures of West Fork Family
CLICK LINK BELOW FOR VIDEO Trapper Creek Job Corps building futures of Westfork family (NBC Montana) The federal government program offering free academic and vocational training to eligible students 16 to 24 is feeling serious cuts. That's because the branch of the...
Forest Service Job Corps National Director Visits Anaconda JCCCC, Explores Training Opportunity
ANACONDA, MT--Forest Service Job Corps National Director, Tony Dixon, visited southwest Montana to get a firsthand account of how the Anaconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCCC) is working to further develop training and employment opportunities for its...
Laredo Job Corps Education Comes Full Circle
Trapper Creek Job Corps: Working Hands Change Hearts
“If I can not win let me at least be brave in making the attempt.” A worthy motto for all of us, but especially for the 130 athletes who participated in this year’s Winter Special Olympic Games at Lost Trail Powder Mountain, high atop the Continental Divide where...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Student Success Story!
“My Name is Christian Dickinson. I am 24 years old and from Detroit, Michigan. I enrolled at the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center on October 25th, 2011. Before I came to Job Corps, my brother and I were home schooled by our parents. Things were fine until my father...
MTC hosts Clearfield Job Shadow students
Twelve Clearfield Job Corps students visited the MTC Corporate Office on Friday, February 1 for a job shadow experience with corporate staff. They visited the staff member offices, learned the specifics of their positions and were provided lunch. Each student was...
San Diego Job Corps Hosts Student Art Show
“The title of my work is ‘Who Am I Really?,’” said San Diego Job Corps student Darlene Curtis. “It’s a picture of a person who shows many faces and emotions, while still presenting a smiling face to others.” Curtis, a 2011 graduate of Mar Vista High School, is...
Arecibo Job Corps Spotlighted TV Show
Arecibo Job Corps center Outreach Administration Supervisor, Lydia Arrocho jointly with 15 of our students participated at the local media TV Show to talk about our center contributions to the local community and/or local economy and to advertise our educational...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Celebrates Winter 2013 Commencement
The Gerald R. Ford Job corps Center celebrated their winter commencement ceremony at 1pm on Saturday, January 12th 2013. Staff, students, friends, and the community joined together to recognize the success of the 40 graduating students. Key Note speaker, Sergeant...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Student, James Eagen accepted into Advanced Training in Edison,New Jersey
James Eagen, a 20 year old from Jackson, MI. claims that he is living proof that Job Corps works. As a high school dropout, James realized that finding a job without a high school diploma would be a difficult task. After unsuccessfully trying to get his GED on his...
First Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Student Accepted into Exeter Rhode Island Advanced Training Program
Katie Thomas, age 22 of Coloma, Mi, had attended three different college institutions since 2009. She was not attending classes or doing her homework, and just felt that college was not for her. In 2011, Katie dropped out of college completely and was working as a...
San Diego Job Corps Students Begins Employment at ESET Corporation
After less than a year at San Diego Job Corps, nineteen year old Tia Pruitt will begin working in the San Diego office of ESET Corporation. ESET develops security solutions for home users and corporate customers in the United States and internationally. Pruitt will...
Clearfield Job Corps Goes Smoke Free in 2013
Beginning January 1, 2013, Clearfield Job Corps will implement a campus-wide tobacco ban. Clearfield Job Corps staff members have been tobacco free since July 1, 2011. The tobacco restriction will now extend to all 1,120 students who attend the technical training...