JOB CORPS National Job Corps Commencement Day Graduation was held on August 24, 2012. The Commencement day speaker was Congressman John Garamendi. There were over 100 graduates recognized at the event, also there were special awards presented. Congressman Garamendi recognized...
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Detroit Job Corps Student goes to China
Detroit Job Corps Center student selected to represent the United States in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Youth Skills Camp in China. APEC is the premier Asia-Pacific economic forum. Its primary goal is to support sustainable economic growth and...
Laredo Job Corps Celebrates National Commencement Day
Laredo Job Corps Students, Staff, Supporters Celebrate 2nd Annual National Job Corps Commencement Day August 24, 2012 For Immediate Release Laredo Job Corps Center (LJCC) joined the 125 Job Corps centers across the country to celebrate the second annual “National Job...
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Graduates 43 Students on National Commencement Day!
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center was happy to join with the 125 other Job Corps Centers across the nation, Friday, August 24th for a National Commencement Ceremony to honor the 48th Anniversary of the Job Corps Program. Job Corps was created on August 30, 1964 when...
Turner Job Corps Students Embrace Their Future
ALBANY, GA. -- Turner Job Corps held a commencement ceremony Friday afternoon sending hundreds of students into the world. “I am Maria Orta and I stand before you today as a single mother, a graduate of Turner Job Corps and a current student of Albany Technical...
Congressman Matheson speaks at CJCC Graduation
Follow the link below to watch Congressman Jim Matheson speak at Clearfield Job Corps for National Commencement Day. http://youtu.be/u_t_g6yCl_Q
Penobscot Culinary Students hit “another” Homerun at the Senior League World Series!!
The week of August 10 – 18, 2012, marked the eighth year in a row that the Penobscot Job Corps Academy (PJCA) Culinary Arts department has provided catering services for the Senior League World Series in Bangor, Maine. The Senior League World Series features ten teams...
Owner of American Insulation Company, Inc. Praises San Diego Job Corps Employee
Interviewed at her office in Mira Mesa, CA, Lydia Flores, Owner and President of American Insulation Inc. offered praise for newly-hired San Diego Job Corps graduate Chantal Roman. "Since Chantal began working here in April, she has always been on time for work, gets...
Finch-Henry Job Corps Center Welcome Student from Washington DC Intership
Finch-Henry Job Corps Center student Crystal James of Indianola, center, was welcomed back to the center when she returned from working as a summer intern for Rep. Bennie Thompson in Washington. Thompson had visited FHJCC in the spring and had offered the internship....
SJCC hosted Pacific Islander’s Diversity Event
Sacramento Job Corps hosted the Annual Pacific Islander's Diversity celebration. The event was organized by the SJCC Pacific Islander Club as well as center staff of Pacific Island background. There were students from all backgrounds participating in the event and...
Alaska Job Corps Students Help Needy Children
Alaska Job Corps students were ready. Target employees were ready. The Salvation Army was ready. At nine AM, fifty young children arrived at the Wasilla department store. And the shopping started. This event paired school aged, needy children with an adult...
Keystone Experience Leads to Career Opportunity
After living in the United States for three years Mussie S. was searching for an avenue that could change his life. With limited English and job skills he knew he had to do something to affect this change. He became excited when learning about Job Corps and the...
Two Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Students Hired by Xanterra South Rim!
Two Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center students packed their belongings and moved across the country today after completing the program and accepting job positions with Xanterra South Rim L.L.C., a travel resort located in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona! The...
1982 Muhlenberg Job Corps Graduate Visits Campus
Alfonza Hagan a 1982 graduate of MCDC paid a visit to the campus recently. Hagan obtained his GED and heavy equipment operators certificate at Muhlenberg. After completing the Job Corps program he enlisted in the Army Reserve where he became a transport operator. ...
Generation station groundbreaking includes Job Corps
At the base of an Alaskan mountain and surrounded by forest, is the new site for the Eklutna Generation Station groundbreaking. Dignitaries, contractors, partners, and community leaders joined in the groundbreaking for ten dual fuel generation sets to provide power...
Media: Times Union All-Star: The Sky’s The Limit
The Florida Times Union runs an annual "Class Acts section, which celebrates high school graduates in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. Names of every high school graduate, photos of valedictorians and two list of exemplary students--All Stars. The...
Students Seek Career in United States Army
Jacksonville Job Corps students and staff congratulates two of their graduates that have been selected for the United States Army. PV 2 Robert Thornton-former SGA President and Daniel Melton are seeking careers in the armed forces. Both these graduates are...
Face of Success
Jacksonville Job Corps Student Gets Opportunity to Intern in Rep. Corrine Brown’s Office. The Jacksonville Job Corps Center is proud to showcase their Faces of Success series. This series is designed to showcase success stories of Jacksonville Job Corps graduates....
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...
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Student Jeremy Johnson hired by Memphis Area Transit Authority
Hooks Job Corps student Jeremy completed the carpentry trade and received his GED at the Hooks center in Memphis, TN. Jeremy also completed a 4 month paid internship at the Memphis Area Transit Authority. He worked on the restoration on the wooden trolleys that run...