Center News
Events, stories & announcements
Center News Filter
My options were very limited without a degree. I learned about Job Corps and figured, 'What do I have to lose?'
STUDENT STORY Published: October 26, 2017
Matthew Parker
Matthew Parker moved a number of times in his life, but the most important move was for Job Corps. Matthew spent most of his childhood in Sitka, Alaska, where he first developed an interest in computers. He was able to pursue this interest in high... Read More
NEWS Published: December 29, 2015
Work-Based Learning Students Honor Veterans for "Wreaths Across America"
On Saturday, December 12, 2015, some WBL students and staff members participated in the "Wreaths Across America" Community Service Program at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. They helped deliver boxes of Christmas wreaths to the wreath dedication sit... Read More
NEWS Published: May 24, 2010
Earth Day IS Every Day
Job Corps centers across the country celebrated the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with a week of events centered around conservation and sustainability. Students cleaned up parks, conducted energy audits, and even dressed up as Earth-friendly masc... Read More
A work ethic was instilled in me at Job Corps. It made me appreciate the experiences that came after.
STUDENT STORY Published: October 18, 2017
Lydia Mata
Lydia Mata discovered Job Corps in 1995 while driving by a billboard in Fresno, Calif. The single, teenage mother had, as she puts it, “limited options for finding a job and no means of paying for school.” Knowing she had a responsibility to her s... Read More
I wanted a job to support myself but needed skills. Job Corps was great, especially because it's free.
STUDENT STORY Published: March 05, 2018
Raja Arsian
Raja Arsian enrolled at Potomac Job Corps Center in Sept. 2013, only a year after immigrating to the United States. A native of Pakistan, Raja was working a series of customer service jobs, unhappy with his hours and unsatisfied with his career pa... Read More
In Job Corps, you can accomplish anything you want, if you’re willing to work. It gave me the perfect path to follow into law enforcement. If you lose sight of your goal for just a minute, you’re going to fail 100 percent of the time. Strive hard to reach your goals, and make Job Corps what you want it to be.
STUDENT STORY Published: September 04, 2018
Dago Pates
Officer Dago Pates is in line to become one of Kyle, Texas’ next police detectives. But had it not been for Job Corps, he may still be digging ditches for the county. The 2006 graduate of Gary Job Corps Center is currently the Juvenile and Sex Off... Read More
I’m definitely doing what I want to do now, and I love being an executive chef. My goal is to one day move up to being a corporate chef, where I would run multiple restaurants.
STUDENT STORY Published: September 04, 2018
Charles Armstrong
Charles Armstrong is the executive chef at Catch 54, a high-quality seafood restaurant considered one of the best waterfront restaurants in Delaware. Getting the job was no accident for Charles. His years of hard work and training gave him the opp... Read More