JOB CORPS NEWS

Potomac Job Corps Center welcomes alumni student back to center to talk to future leaders of tomorrow on center. Mr. Maxwell, alumni took a few minutes to explain to students the importance of taking charge of your future with planning and understanding every path to...

Meet... Steve Moore Age: 20 Hometown: Akron, OH Center: Cleveland Job Corps Career Area: Home Builders Institute Building Construction Technology Job Corps Dates: 01/03/18 - 01/30/19 Employer: Finch Group           Position: Maintenance After earning certifications in...

Meet... Destiny Penny Mann Age: 19 Hometown: Akron, Ohio Center: Cleveland Job Corps Career Area: Nursing Assistant Job Corps Dates: 05/07/18 - 01/10/19 Employer: Ohio Living Rockynol       Position: State Tested Nursing Assistant Armed with determination and drive to...

Potomac Job Corps Center and DC Public Library made an effort to continue motivating and encouraging Job Corps students to read. Potomac Job Corps is making a daily effort to increase the Reading To Lead Across America initiative with students on center representing...

Meet... BreAnna Higgins Age: 22 Hometown: Walkerton, VA Center: Blue Ridge Enrollment Dates: 07/29/16 - 01/18/19 Career Area: Nurse Aide "I left Job Corps more prepared than I ever imagined," stated BreAnna Higgins. The recent Blue Ridge Job Corps Nurse Aide graduate...

Female student leaders from the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps examined the topic of empowering women as leaders during the 20th Annual Big Sandy Women's Business Symposium . This year's theme was "She Leads." The students attended numerous breakout workshops during the...

By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center dynamic student Dante Moore featured in the photo above returned from Las Vegas, Nevada ready and prepared to take on the world. Representing Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, and Kentucky all a...

Charleston Job Corp Black History Month Door Contest The month of February has been declared Black History Month in order to pay tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society. In observance...

Potomac Job corps Center students and staff  celebrated Read Across America Day with a local elementary school. Potomac Job Corps students developed relationships with teachers and students in several classes to build the excitement and life-long learning in reading....

Blue Ridge Job Corps students, staff, and community members joined together to honor 16 program completers during the graduation ceremony on February 22, 2019. A variety of supporters were in attendance, from elected officials, community leaders, family and friends,...

Whitney Young Job Corps welding graduate Jacques Jones is excited to be a member of the Iron Workers Union Local 397 in Tampa, FL. Before coming to Job Corps, he worked at Rooms to Go a furniture warehouse. After talking with his stepdad he decided to look into job...

The picture displays the leadership team at Potomac Job Corps Center taking the initiative to keep our campus safe with careful planning. The safety team is looking at documents that identify what areas on campus need to be reviewed for safety and security.

Potomac Job Corps Center leadership and SGA members prepare for Read Across America Day on Thursday March 1, 2019. The picture displays staff and students sitting in the conference room discussing logistics between Potomac Job Corps and the elementary school where our...

Potomac Job Corps Center has experienced another winter storm. The campus has been coated with the winter snow again. Staff and students on center are available to help assist each other with safety and communication despite the inclement weather.

Edison Job Corps Basketball team is on a roll. The wildcats posted another victory last night wining 85 – 45 making it 5 conceptive victories and no loses. It was a team effort all around from start to finish led by Jamal M. 18pts. Allen G. 16pts, Matthew C. Shaquan...

Potomac Job Corps Center student D. Moore has been selected to represent Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia next week at the International Builder Show in Las Vegas. With his continuous approach to be successful he...

Potomac Job Corps Center hosted a meeting with community partners to create a pipeline of talent within the Washington, D.C. region towards recruitment. A former Potomac student scholar joined the event along with current students engaged in the academic and career...

Angelica Washington Age: 22 Hometown: Richmond, VA Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 8/16/2016- 11/28/2017 Training: CMA, High School Diploma Angelica Washington grew up with her mother and her sister in Richmond, VA. She attended Huguenot High...

After graduating from Logan High School in 2017, David Brindley didn't know what career he wanted to pursue so he decided to move to the Cleveland area for more employment opportunities. His brother, Adam Brindley, graduated in 2018 from the Earl C. Clemons Job Corps...