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...
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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...
Penobscot Job Corps develops partnership with St. Joseph’s Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital has been “just what the doctor ordered for two Penobscot Job Corps students learning firsthand on the job. As part of a Work Based Learning partnership with the Bangor medical facility, Jason Gabriel and Briant Hunt are working full time...
Penobscot Job Corps Develops Independent Living Wing
Job Corps is well known for its long history of providing young people with a solid education and top-of-the-line training for careers. But to be truly successful, graduates must also know how to survive on their own once they leave those walls behind. That’s what...
Penobscot Job Corps Students Take Part in CIANBRO Skills Competition
Penobscot Job Corps’ Advanced Manufacturing students got a unique opportunity this fall to test their skills while learning about career opportunities in their field. The students and their instructor, Grant Furman, were invited to attend the Cianbro job fair and...
Student at Loring Job Corps recognized as “semi-finalist” in NJCA Oratory Contest.
Congratulations to Kenneth Hilton our SGA President and CISCO student as a “semi-finalist” in the NJCA Oratory Contest! Kenneth is a successful and ambitious student attending Loring Job Corps Center his Job Corp career started in Miami, FL where he completed...
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...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Navy JROTC compete at area Drill Meet.
13 students in the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Naval JROTC program and 2 staff attended a drill meet on SaturdayNovember 6th 2010 in Springfield, Missouri at Willard High School. This was the first time in the 16 year history of the program that they placed in a...
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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...
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...
Columbia Basin Job Corps Graduate opens door for current students
Tabitha Jaques is a 2004 Graduate of the Columbia Basin JCCCC Pharmacy Tech program. Tabitha started her career at a Walgreen's Pharmacy in Everett, WA. She was offered a position in a brand new store in Kennewick, WA a few years later and when a Walgreen’s opened...
Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Springdale Job Corps
September 8th bloomed quiet and gray. Springdale Job Corps was humming with anticipation - after a 10 year hiatus, Congressman Earl Blumenauer was coming to visit. Visiting the same day as the Congressman was MTC CEO Scott Marquart, Central Region VP Anita Sharp, and...