JOB CORPS The Pittsburgh Job Corps Center has been inspired to make changes to their center. Through many suggestions from the SO FINE (Student Opportunities for Fitness, Information, Nutrition and Exercise) committee, they are providing nutritional choices for students and...
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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...
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,...
Robert P., Veteran, Finding Success at Pittsburgh Job Corps
Robert P. is 41 years old and a veteran. He served eight years in the U.S. Army and Army National Guard. He is well educated with a degree in elementary education and lives in the Veterans Place in East Liberty. In September 2010 he started his career technical...
Student Success Story at Pittsburgh Job Corps
Adam F., 24, from Beaver County came to the Pittsburgh Job Corps on Jan. 25, 2010. His purpose was to earn his GED and do something in the nursing field. When Adam was 16 it was necessary for him to drop out of high school. His father had died and Adam was...
Pittsburgh Job Corps Gets Interactive In The Classroom
Pittsburgh: If you are a fan of the TV program, NCIS Los Angeles, then you know that technology in the form of an interactive screen is vital to their investigative searches. Using a promethean board is creative, interactive, engaging, astounding, and exciting! ...
Letter from Pittsburgh Job Corps Graduate
Hello (Pittsburgh Job Corps), First and foremost I wanted to thank you for having me speak to the students this year in C-prep and B-met and Health Occupations. It has made a huge impact on my life and hopefully on the lives of others. I do look foward...
PJCC Appreciation Ceremony for all Veterans on Veterans Day
A special assembly to honor veterans took place in the gym at PJCC on Tuesday, November 9, 2010. The Leadership Academy opened the assembly by posting the American Flag. All stood while the National Anthem was played. Next came the posting of the colors for each...
Pittsburgh Job Corps Student Starts Career at 84 Lumber
Aaron M. started his new job at 84 Lumber on Oct. 27, 2010 as a production associate at their Truss manufacturing facility in Coal Center, PA which is next to California University of Pennsylvania. Bill Dove, Recruiting Manager for 84 Lumber, met Aaron at the PJCC...
Pittsburgh Wins Safety Prize
It was recently announced that the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center was awarded the $5,000 prize for "the Safety Incentive Program sponsored by OwlCo for achieving the largest noted improvement in worker's compensation injuries." This money recognizes all the employees at...
College Student Continuing Her Education
Leah M. was a business/marketing major at the Community College of Allegheny County sponsored by the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center. She completed CCAC in May 2007 with a 3.7 GPA and received the Community Relations Council Christopher Evans Memorial scholarship to...
PJCC Partners with Barnes and Noble
PJCC Poets conducted a poetry reading night at the Barnes and Noble Book store in Aspinwall (Waterworks location) recently. Seven students and one published staff, Jason Irwin, read their work to patrons and other PJCC students and staff. The event was organized by...
Finding Self in Selflessness
Diamond R. from McKeesport in Pittsburgh is 18 years old. Her favorite quote is "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." A year and a half ago she made a decision to keep her mind active and engaged in an educational pursuit. She was living in Brooklyn, NY and...
Service to the Community is Priority in October
Every Friday a group of 7 students and the BCL work in the East End Cooperative Ministries Food Bank packing groceries (120-144 bags) and working in the kitchen preparing meals on wheels and bag lunches. The Student Government Association sponsored a center wide Walk...
Community Finds Interest in PJCC
PJCC held a joint CRC (Community Relations Council) and Academic Advisory Board meeting. 73 participated. This included 12 students and 18 staff and 43 community members. There were 4 members of the Academic Advisory Board in attendance. The topic was "Enhancing...
Pittsburgh Holds Recruitment Open Houses
Josh Comer, Marketing/OA along with Desi OA and the BCL conducted a recruitment open house on Friday, October 1, 2010. Presenters from the center included: Denise Thompson – Wellness Karen Craig/Ken Vaughan – CTR James Albright – Vocation Bob Gottschalk – OCT Michael...
Reaching Higher with Job Corps
“Be all you can be” is a slogan of the U.S. Army and that is exactly what veteran Michael F. has done. Years after completing high school at Woodland Hills and tours of duty in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Reserves, and the U.S. National Guard, Mr. F. was looking for a...
PJCC Hosts Health Care Symposium
With baby boomers reaching retirement age and the population in general needing health care services, the training in this field has to be state of the art. “The time is now for incorporating high technology in the classroom, growing medicinal herbs, and learning how...
Pittsburgh Logs 135 Hours of Community Service
It has been a grand week for community service in Pittsburgh! PJCC was represented at the Jerry Lewis MD Labor Day Telethon with eight students and two staff: BCL and Ms. Tuwuanna Coward, Residential Coordinator. Several students worked in the mail room while...
Pittsburgh Takes Second Place in Regional Academic Olympics
Pittsburgh's Academic Olympics team took second place in the regional competition behind Shriver Job Corps. Interestingly enough, one of Shriver's team members was Courtney T. who was a Pittsburgh Job Corps completer and is now at Shriver doing Advanced Computer...