JOB CORPS A few months ago, before the national pandemic, a small group of students had an opportunity to enter a new pottery studio. Throw Clay L.A is a new business that settled in right next door to the center. With the help of the center's Business & Community Liaison,...
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Winter Fun & Holiday Cheer at MTC L.A Job Corps
This year we had fun coordinating multiple activities to provide our students with opportunities to have fun, receive treats, and have a chance at winning prizes. Every department on center was tasked with working in teams to plan a festivity that gifted our students...
From Office Administration to Navy Jet Launching
F-35 flying above Navy submarine Aliah enrolled at Los Angeles Job Corps in 2017 as a minor and is originally from West Palm Beach, Florida. After moving to California to be with family, her along with her family, decided that going into Job Corps was a good idea....
Job Corps Alumni Promoted as Regional Coordinator of TCU/IAM Advanced Training Program
Mr. Dickinson, a hard working staff member, was the Lead Coordinator of the TCU/IAM Advanced Training Program at Los Angeles Job Corps Center and was recently promoted as the new Regional Coordinator of the TCU/IAM Advanced Training Program of California. He reminds...
Turning Dreams into Goals
Yunior entered L.A Job Corps in October of 2018 as a minor and need to take Math & Reading classes. Since his enrollment, he has made a 2.4 gain in literacy and 4.7 gain in numeracy. He has also received 2 certifications in Automotive at Maxine Waters Employment...
Auto Student On the Road to Success
Rogelio Meza was born in California but spent much of his younger life living in Mexico. Having lived in Guanajuato, Mexico and completing High School there, Rogelio could not get admitted college in the U.S due to schooling being outside of the U.S. Looking for...
Two more Little Rock Students Leave for Advanced Training
Two more Little Rock students transitioned into the Advanced Training program at Los Angeles on Nov. 10, Audrey Paxton and Kontambriah Jackson. Both students made a positive impact on center while enrolled. Audrey Paxton has been a passionate caring member of the...
Little Rock Student Heads to LA for Advanced Training
Victoria Henderson transferred from Little Rock to the Los Angeles Job Corps Center on Nov. 3 in order to attend the Airline Services Worker Advanced Training Program through TCU/IAM. While at Little Rock, Victoria completed the Office Administration trade. She was a...
Los Angeles Job Corps Success Story” Melany Suner Soriano”
My name is Melany Suner Soriano. I am a LAJC success story! I remember telling my mother about my interest in college and she said “find a good man to marry you and take care of you”!!!! I wanted more out of life. My father past away when I was 7years old and it was...
Job Corps Success Story “Frank Guerrero”
I was born on Mother's Day May 1959 and it became a curse to me. My biological parents gave me away to the foster care system and went their separate ways only to have other children. I grew up in the dark streets and one day walked into an unemployment office and saw...