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Columbia Basin Job Corps CCC Advanced Training Students achieve honors
Upon completing the basic program, Job Corps students can apply for Advanced Career Training (ACT). Students attending Columbia Basin Job Corps CCC ACT -College program achieved recognition on the honor roll as follows: President’s List (Quarterly GPAs of 3.75 or...
Building Ramps to Freedom
“It is great watching the people use the ramps for the first time. It is just that look on their faces, I know that I have helped to give someone dignity and a stronger sense of self-confidence, that to me is pretty powerful, and it is the reason I like being a carpenter. “
Red Rock Grads Find Success
Red Rock Job Corps Center recent graduates, Ahleem Perry (auto collision repair) of Philadelphia, and Misty Hardy (electrical) of Sheffield, VA, were directly placed into positions prior to commencement on March 28. Ahleem is a painter at Schramm, Inc., in West...
Westover Job Corps Center Announces New Center Director
“I am a winner and we, at Westover Job Corps Center, are winners.”
Learning the Ropes about Wheels
“This will be real handy when I buy my first Rolls Royce!”
Philadelphia Job Corps Student Hired at Liberty Court Medical Facility
Philadelphia, PA - Shante Kennedy new staff hired from clinical rotation. When on the Job Corps Center Shante, would admit she was a REAL challenge, lots of energy, very independent and having a mind of her own. Shante determined when it was a good day to do class...
Julio Diaz Former Graduate
From L-R: Former graduate Julio Diaz with Laredo Job Corps Center Director, Mike Fernandez III. Julio is currently working at International Intelligence Security Service Inc., a rapidly growing and dynamic provider of a wide array of security services and private...
Solar Technician Graduates
Jacksonville Job Corps Applauds Solar Technician Graduates On March 18, 2011 Alphonso Jones and Jacob Lowery were among the esteemed graduates of the Community Rehabilitation Center Institute and Solar Energy Program. The students are selected through the work keys...
Student Spotlight—John McQuade
“If you want to be worth something, you gotta try hard.”
Inland Empire Job Corps Graduate Success Story
Faces of Job Corps: Edward Kidwell Edward dropped out of school in 2005 and performed many odd jobs in order to support himself. Tired of not getting anywhere, Edward saw a TV commercial about Job Corps and decided to enroll. Edward accomplished the following: ...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Graduate to Begin Treasure Island Advance Training Program
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center graduate, Antoinette Wellons was recently accepted to the Treasure Island Advance Training Program for Culinary Arts located in San Francisco, California. She will be the first student from the Gerald R. Ford center to embark on this...
Penobscot Job Corps Students Participate in Essay Contest
SGA Essay - HB SGA Essay - JC SGA Essay - WE
Inland Empire Job Corps Gave Lomeli New life
Spotlight on Curlew Job Corps – Construction Laborers
One of the traits that a successful construction laborer must have is to be physically fit. The Curlew Job Corps construction crew has a rigorous physical training time each day to prepare students to be employable in this trade. Is the construction trade just for...
Faces of Job Corps: Yvonne N.
A little over two years ago, Yvonne N. arrived at the Boxelder Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center speaking very little English. Recently immigrating to the United States from Africa, Yvonne had set her sights on obtaining an education and creating a life in her...
APPRECIATION OF HOMESTEAD JOB CORPS CENTER SHOWN BY BOTH CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENTS
Jasmine Nails and Kiara Velez-Lopez may be very different; however, one thing that is the same is their appreciation for Homestead Job Corps Center (HJCC) and its staff. Current HJCC student Kiara Velez-Lopez receives guidance from HJCC Admissions Counselor Alba...
Homestead Job Corps graduate attributes success to school
Josiah Frederick is the Director of Central Supply at Brookwood Gardens Assisted Living Facility in Homestead, FL. Frederick takes his job seriously and does not take this Director’s position for granted. Frederick came from Trinidad to Homestead only several years...
Bamberg Job Corps Facilities Maintenance designs Oyster Table for Arts Festival
The Bamberg Job Corps Center Facilities Maintenance staff and students of this trade designed an Oyster Table for the Arts Festival that was held on March 19, 2011 in Bamberg. Facilities Maintenance is one of the nine trades that are offered at Job Corps. Francis...
Working Hard Toward Better Lives
When Phul Pokhrel and her brother Lakpa Tamang came from Nepal to Vermont in 2009, they had no work and spoke little English. They were referred to Job Corps for the opportunity to make their lives better. What happened next is a case study in Job Corps success....