JOB CORPS This transcript was taken from KOTA Television, news story by Kristen Tripodi. Video can be found at: http://www.kotatv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14274144 Job Corps helps students land jobs during these tough times Lauren Hanks feels lucky to have an internship. She...
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Pittsburgh Job Corps Student Wins “Get Involved!” Award
Shanté McDonald, a standout student and athlete at the Pittsburgh Job Corps won the "Get Involved!" award and $200 Scholarship from Tom and Erin Baker, founders of Baker Leadership in Pittsburgh. Shanté is studying Social Work at the Community College of Allegheny...
Faces of Job Corps–Alaska student and Service Dog are Successful Team
Alaska Job Corps is home to visiting wildlife on center, including moose, porcupine, eagles, beavers and a red fox. But never a domestic dog. Until last June. That is when student Summer Horton (and her dog) enrolled at the Alaska Job Corps Center to begin the...
Paw Law Eh Graduates from Pine Ridge Job Corps with Honors
Paw Law Eh came to Pine Ridge Job Corps two years ago. She graduated in January to begin work as a Certified Nursing Assistant/Medical Aide. Paw Law entered the program speaking virtually no English and recently obtained her High School Diploma. She was selected as...
Internship yields job for Joliet Job Corps graduate
Joliet Job Corps graduate learns qualities she didn’t know she had — and lands job through internship with TJ Maxx.
9 Student Success Stories from the Pittsburgh Job Corps
It is always a joy to tell success stories about our students. Here are nine. Martin B. graduated from the off-center training program at the Community College of Allegheny County with an Associates degree and went on to California State University in California,...
Keystone Student Seizes Opportunity
L.H. knew he had ability, but couldn't seem to get his life together. That changed in December 2009, when he enrolled in Job Corps. Residing in the nearby community of Stroudsburg, he entered the program with a clear vision of his future. His goal was to join the...
A Win-Win Relationship
When you first walk into the front door of Mainly Metals, you wonder if you’re in the right place…
Music To Our Ears
On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, music fills the air in Northlands’ Health and Wellness Center. That’s when staff member Paul DiIonno offers free guitar lessons to Northlands students. Paul provides the guitars and music and...
Loring Job Corps Student Hired locally by Tri-Community Landfill after WBL internship.
Trinity Harvey was able to participate in a Work Based Learning internship at Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield, Maine and was successfully hired after her internship! This position involved primary responsibility for driving recycling trucks to pick up...
Spotlight on Curlew Job Corps CCC – Bricklaying
When you drive on to the Curlew Job Corps CCC campus, you will immediately see the works of the Center’s bricklaying crew. The old airbase buildings have been veneered in brick, as well as the two new dormitories, one of those new dormitories was built by Center...
Grad gets hired at National Job Corps Association
A graduate from the Cincinnati Job Corps Center, DeAnthony Cummings recently completed advanced training at the Potomac Job Corps Center and is now employed by the National Job Corps Association (NJCA). DeAnthony is an administrative assistant and the center is very...
A Job Corps Believer
On his final day at Northlands Job Corps Academy, Shane Pytka took a moment to reflect on how far he’s come since he first joined the program.
Faces of Job Corps: Anthony M. & Simone L.
"My goal is to retire at age 45, and while at Job Corps, I knew I had to keep my eyes on that prize and get as much training as possible," said Airman First Class Anthony when looking back at his Job Corps experience. Anthony, age 20, graduated from the Boxelder Job...
Faces of Job Corps- Vincent
Vincent completed Facilities Maintenance at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center in January of 2011. Following completion of the most recent OAI Environmental Remediation Training he is now employed by Era Environmental and Safety. In the picture he is performing...
San Diego Job Corps Graduate Offers Advice to Center Students
"There are great opportunities in the information technology field when you graduate from Job Corps," advised San Diego Job Corps graduate Gabriel Trujillo. Trujillo recently spoke to students in the Computer Technology Career Technical Training Program at the center....
Northern Maine Community College & Loring Job Corps Successful Partnership makes the News!
January 27, 2011 Press Release, Article in local newspaper & News Release on WAGM from Northern Maine Community Center: Partnership between NMCC and Loring Job Corps providing successful. This was preceded with WAGM News producing a story on the topic. They...
She Can Really Take the Heat
A Remarkable Young Woman Pursues a Non-Traditional Role When you first meet Rachael Anderson, you immediately get the sense that you are in the presence of a young woman who is in command of her ship. Her strong posture, clear statements and impeccable work ethic...
BAMBERG SC—Two Students attends the SGA Leadership Conference in Washington, DC
The Bamberg Job Corps sends two Student Government Students to attend a four day SGA Leadership Conference in Washington, DC from February 1st-4th. The students, Patience Connelley, President of SGA and Eddie Scott, Vice President of SGA flew out on Tuesday,...
BJCC Elects new SGA members
The Bamberg Job Corps are proud to have our newly elected SGA for the 2011 year. The purpose for the students of the SGA is planning and implementing: 1. Recreation, leisure-time programs 2. Monitor and address behavior standards 3. Wear appropriate dress and...