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Pittsburgh Student Gets a Job and Keeps a Job
John J. completed the Health Occupations cohort in October 2009. Being enrolled in this cohort requires diligence, dedication to your studies, and the ability to keep up with all the requirements this vacation requires to graduate. In the end, these students can...
Trapper Creek Enhances Office Administration Curriculum
It brings us great pleasure to announce that Trapper Creek has added Medical Office Support to our program. This new curriculum will greatly benefit our current Office Administration students while making the trade even more diverse. We are now considered a...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Student Receives Congressional Medal of Merit Nomination
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Carpentry student, Johathon Bradley, was nominated by Center staff to receive the 2011 Congressional Medal of Merit Award from United States Congressman Justin Amash. The medal is granted to students in the Congressman’s district who...
Jacksonville JCC’s Advance Training Students Soar
Since September of 2010 the Jacksonville Job Corps Center has transferred 8 students to the Advance Training Program. This program is another opportunity offered to students through Job Corps. The advance training program offers qualified students...
Northlands Student: “I’m Ready”
“All my life I’ve heard ‘You can’t do that – you’re a girl,’ and all my life I’ve proved them wrong.”
Northlands Job Corps Artistic Global Youth Service Day Project
“We both love art and enjoy painting, so this is perfect…”
JJC students Intern at Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s Office
As a long time supporter of the Jacksonville Job Corps Center Congresswoman, Corrine Brown continues to support the center through the Work Base Learning Program. Ms. Brandie Minkos and Mr. Anthony Bethel were selected for a 6 week internship through the center's...
Northlands Job Corps Students Volunteering in Vergennes
(L-R) Kayla Brown; Arianna Talbert; Paige Clark; with Eileen Corcoran at the Opera House. The Vergennes Opera House is the centerpiece of cultural and arts activities in the city of Vergennes, Vermont. As such, it...
Keystone Graduate Grows Into Role at Nuclear Site
T never imagined that a casual conversation with a stranger on a street in Philadelphia would lead to a career, but it did. The meeting resulted in him enrolling at the Keystone Job Corps Center studying network cabling and electrical. Graduating he was hired by...
Northlands Job Corps Students Considering the Military Option
US Army Sergeant Timothy Beauchesne speaks to a class, while student James Lane prepares to ship off to Fort Benning, Georgia…
Auto Tech Graduate Aims High
Barre, Vermont native Bobbie Nunn has successfully completed the Auto Technology program at Northlands, and is ready to begin the process of fulfilling her dream…
Trainee with Interpersonal Skills–Exhibits Friendly Behaviors and Works Well within the Culture of a Group
Rachael Ann Garoutte’s mother always taught her that having good manners would get her a long way. The ear-to-ear grin and smiling eyes with which Rachael greets every staff, student and visitor at Anaconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCCC) is evidence...
San Diego Job Corps Hires Gulfport Job Corps Graduate
Fifteen years after graduating from the Gulfport Job Corps Center, 33 year old Chandar Landrum is returning to Job Corps. The Huntsville, Alabama native was recently hired as a Resident Advisor at the San Diego Job Corps Center, where he will work with young people...
Up in the Trees
Some people spend their workdays seated at a desk in front of a computer screen. Grace Coon wants to spend hers 60 feet up in a tree…
Building Bridges Toward Teamwork
When CPP Instructor Lisa Robinson first challenges her classes to build a free-standing bridge out of newspaper and scotch tape that can support 12 pounds and clear a 4-inch minimum height, the reaction is always the same…
Ringing the Bells of Success!
If by chance you heard a ringing church bell fill the air Monday morning, you were hearing Northlands’ sound of success…
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Participates in Global Youth Service Day!
Every year, the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center joins with Job Corps centers across the nation to celebrate Global Youth Service Day. This year the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center sent out roughly 100 students on Friday, April 15th to participate in community...
Global Youth Service Day: Northlands Students Take a Creative Path Toward Japan Quake Relief
The “Ladies of Success” group has set the ambitious goal of creating 1,000 paper cranes as part of Global Youth Service Day…
Former State Representative Swears in SGA Leadership
On Friday afternoon, former State Representative Audrey Gibson swore in eight newly elected and appointed officers of the Student Government Association of the Jacksonville Job Corps Center. The students took their oath as over 300 of their peers looked on. Mr....