JOB CORPS On Friday, June 26, 2015, staff and students of the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center were proud to participate in the Muhlenberg County Relay for Life event to benefit cancer research. The Bulldog Angels fundraising club sponsored Friday Jean Days for monetary donations...
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Muhlenberg Job Corps leadership takes a break!
MJCC Top Leadership takes a break! On Monday, June 22, 2015, leadership students of the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center kicked off the week with a little water and sun! The students enjoyed a full day incentive trip to Burdette Water Park. Burdette park is one of the...
Muhlenberg Job Corps celebrates #27 Ranking!
The staff and students of the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center are extremely proud to announce that they are now ranked #27, out of 126 Job Corps centers in the nation. The center’s overall ranking has continuously improved over the last several months. This is the best...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center hosts Bingo Night for Senior Citizens
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Health Careers Cluster hosted a chili supper and bingo night for the Senior Citizens Center. Over fifty seniors and family members were in attendance. Students of the health careers program enjoyed a night serving food and playing...
Muhlenberg JCC receives Congressional Record
The week of April 20th for the Job Corps nation consisted of celebratory events for Job Corps 50th Anniversary. During the evening on April 21st, a celebratory dinner honored graduates who have completed the program over its five decades, employer and corporate...
Senior Volunteers File Muhlenberg Job Corps Student Tax Returns
The Retired Senior Volunteers of Muhlenberg County visited the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center in late March to file twenty two student tax returns. This is the ninth consecutive year the RSVP volunteers have come to center to file tax returns free of charge for the...
Muhlenberg Job Corps hosts 35th Annual Easter Eggstravaganza!
With Easter only weeks away, the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center recreation student leaders and staff thought it would be a good time to host the Centers 35th Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt. The hunt was held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 with over one hundred children...
Kentucky Job Corps Graduation – honoring Job Corps 50th Anniversary
On Thursday, March 26th, 2015 the Kentucky Job Corps Consortium in conjunction with Kentucky Outreach & Admissions hosted graduation ceremonies at the Kentucky State Capitol in honor of Job Corps 50th Anniversary. Participating centers were the Muhlenberg, Carl D....
Muhlenberg takes the Plunge!
On February 28th, staff and students of the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center participated in the Penguin Plunge which is a fund raising event for the Muhlenberg County 4-H Food for Kids Backpack Program. The funds raised helps feed approximately 731 youth in the county....
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center -Groundhog Job Shadow Day
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center joined with thousands of employers and students around the country who took part in National Groundhog Job Shadow Day, during the week of February 2, 2015. Since 1999, this initiative to engage students in employment settings has paired...
Muhlenberg Job Corps -One Team, One Fight
On February 11th, 2015, Muhlenberg County Sheriff Deputy/Public Informational Officer, Alex Piper conducted safety and security training to security personnel at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center. Training topics covered were first response to emergency situations,...
Muhlenberg Job Corps donates to Pathway of Hope
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center is more than an educational program, it’s more than a training program, and it’s a program that enjoys giving back to their community. The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center has a club called the Bulldog Angels which was developed for the sole...
How it all started for Muhlenberg Job Corps graduate Demoine Ricky Lofton
In the middle of a hot Georgia Summer in 2010, Demoine Ricky Lofton realized his life was on the road to no-where and that he wanted more out of life. This is when he realized Job Corps could be the perfect opportunity for his interests. Ricky left his home state and...
Muhlenberg Job Corps collects for a Cause
The Muhlenberg Career Development Center hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross on November 12, 2014. This is a blood drive that is not open to the public, but for student and staff participation only. The center set a goal to obtain 55 pints at this drive....
Muhlenberg Friends of Freedom Fighters
On October 13, 2014, at the all staff and student assembly, the Muhlenberg Job Corps Friends of Freedom Fighters Club had the opportunity to present their first care package to student Robert Harris. The club was developed to send care packages and letters to Job...
Former 1977 Job Corps Graduates speaks at Muhlenberg Job Corps
In 1977, Mr. Bobby Johnson was a high school drop out, with no family support, could not read or write, and knew he needed to do something better for his life. This is when he turned to the Job Corps program and enrolled at the Breckinridge Job Corps Center in...
Local Pharmacy Technician educates Muhlenberg Job Corps students
Lori Cobb, Senior Pharmacy Technician of the Pharmacy Clinic in Powderly, Kentucky recently spoke to a large group of students at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center. Cobb spoke to the students during after class hours and she had a good turnout of students who were...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Celebrates National Commencement Day
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center celebrated National Job Corps Commencement Day along with 125 other Job Corps Centers in the nation. The national day of celebration, sponsored by the National Job Corps Association was held August 22, 2014 to coincide with the 1963...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Services Community
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Military Club had the opportunity to once again control traffic and park cars for the 26th Annual Kentucky Deer Classic. The Kentucky Deer Classic has become known as "the" showcase for Kentucky's avid deer hunter and outdoorsman. Hunters from...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Student shares his Success
Former student Craig Williams, from Norfolk, Virginia took the time out of his busy truck route to visit former instructors at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center. Williams was enrolled at the program from June 2013 until February 2014 and successfully completed the Heavy...