JOB CORPS My name is Tyreem Fosque, and I am a recent Security Trade Graduate of Woodstock Job Corps. I now work for Level VI Protection performing asset protection at various retail chains. I also perform VIP Protection Services, crowd control, access control and patrol...
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Faces of Woodstock Job Corps: Robel Kebede
Robel Kebede, a former CMA student, transitioned out of the program on February 13, 2015. He is currently at basic training serving in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Once he completes basic training he will continue his education by training to become a Pharmacy Technician. We...
Woodstock Job Corps: Off to Advanced Training We Go!
Evelyn Skinner, former C.N.A. student, left on July 28, 2015 to go to the LPN Advanced Training Program, at Blue Ridge Job Corps Center, Marion, VA. Congratulations!!!!
Faces of Woodstock Job Corps: Fulfilling My Dreams
Tatiana Tanks, former C.N.A. student, left on July 28, 2015 to attend the LPN Advanced Training Program at Blue Ridge Job Corps, in Marion, VA. Tatiana stated “Becoming an LPN is a step up from what I have always dreamed of. Every since I was little I’ve always wanted...
Faces of Woodstock Job Corps: The Road Well Traveled
Security Spotlight Africa Speight: Way to work your Mac 12 My time at Woodstock was an adventure. I thought I was just coming to get a trade, but I obtained a lifetime of experiences. A big challenge was adapting to my environment and dealing with my attitude, but I...
Success Stories
Sweet success! This blog is an opportunity to share our success stories, awards, special recognitions, notable mentions, or anything positive that happened since attending Job Corps. We would love to hear about your continued progress since graduation.
Alaska Job Corps Removes Obstacles For Employment
Kayce Frantzich was almost 20 years old and had no GED, High school diploma, no certificates and little work experience. This was early 2002 and Frantzich had hit a major roadblock of opportunity. She found out about Alaska Job Corps Program, enrolled and was...
Profile of Success: Tara Anavitate
“Now I believe in myself as much as everyone else did.”
Student Success Tiffanie Nuccio
MTC Job Corps Video Magazine_Spring 2015_Chapter 4-A success story of a remarkable Clearfield Job Corps student. T. Nuccio Follow the link to her YouTube video
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Student Receives a Congressional Medal of Merit!
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Office Administration student, Christian Dickinson was nominated by Center staff to receive the 2013 Congressional Medal of Merit Award from United States Congressman Justin Amash. The medal is granted to students in the Congressman’s...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Student Success Story!
“My Name is Christian Dickinson. I am 24 years old and from Detroit, Michigan. I enrolled at the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center on October 25th, 2011. Before I came to Job Corps, my brother and I were home schooled by our parents. Things were fine until my father...
Alaska Job Corps Student Interns with Senator Begich’s office
When Danielle James started the Alaska Job Corps program last January, she had hoped to become employable. She has done far more than that in less than one year. Dani James, from Kenai, has earned and excelled in her academic and vocational training. She has held...
North Texas Job Corps Graduates Graduate from Richland College
North Texas Job Corps Graduates Repeat Success and Graduate from Richland College
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Student Testimonial!
My name is John Ekblad. I am 19 years old and I am from Grand Ledge, Michigan. I am honored and thankful to be a student at the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center. This Center has provided me with my education when all things seemed lost. Before I came to Job Corps,...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Student Success Story!
Nagee Hakim, a 2009 graduate of Sexton High School, was homeless and living on the streets of Lansing for almost two years. He was struggling to survive, and with the sudden news of a baby on the way, he knew he needed to make a change in his life. "I wanted to become...
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Graduates 43 Students on National Commencement Day!
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center was happy to join with the 125 other Job Corps Centers across the nation, Friday, August 24th for a National Commencement Ceremony to honor the 48th Anniversary of the Job Corps Program. Job Corps was created on August 30, 1964 when...
Finch-Henry Job Corps Center Welcome Student from Washington DC Intership
Finch-Henry Job Corps Center student Crystal James of Indianola, center, was welcomed back to the center when she returned from working as a summer intern for Rep. Bennie Thompson in Washington. Thompson had visited FHJCC in the spring and had offered the internship....
Two Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Students Hired by Xanterra South Rim!
Two Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center students packed their belongings and moved across the country today after completing the program and accepting job positions with Xanterra South Rim L.L.C., a travel resort located in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona! The...
Loring Job Corps Center students accepted into advance training in the Emergency Medical Technician(EMT) program.
Two Work-based Learning students, Amhir Campbell and Yana Davis, received the privilege of advancing their vocational skills with an advanced training transfer into the EMT program at Grafton Job Corps center. Both students are exemplary students and ambitious young...
Tiffany Youngberg – A CJCC Success
When Tiffany Youngberg was in high school she had good grades. When she graduated she decided she wasn’t ready for college and decided to take time off. During that time she was diagnosed with a low-grade cervical cancer. She had multiple procedures and because of the...