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Bring on the GOATS!

In 2018 Oneonta Job Corps started a brand new trip to the town of Gilbertsville where we participated in the latest trend of Goat Yoga! It was the perfect blend of animal therapy and beginner yoga. No matter what your fitness level or experience, this was...

Trade students read to Valley View Elementary

Oneonta Job Corps partnered with Valley View Elementary School. This allowed several Job Corps students to enter Kindergarten through Third grade classrooms and read to the class. We shared books about Black History month along with many other reading selections. The...

OJCA and the Lord’s Table Connection

Oneonta Job Corps has been fortunate enough to be able to take part in the Lord's Table volunteer opportunity for several years. This is a very popular volunteer activity with the students because they all love the interaction they have with the community...

Mass Food Drive Distribution

Oneonta Job Corps has been happy to participate in the Mass Food Drive Distributions held monthly at the Northern Eagle Beverage facility in Oneonta, NY. The United Way has brought together a terrific program that allows community members in need to drive...

PAUSE Program revamp

During this extended time without students we have taken it upon ourselves to not only improve physical aspects of the Center but internal ones as well. Our long standing PAUSE program has been extremely beneficial over the years but with anything it needs...

OJCA Success Stories

Job Corps is a voluntary program administered by the United States Department of Labor that offers free-of-charge vocational training to young men and women ages 16 to 24. In addition, it provides academic instruction and supportive services, through the 131...

Military Recruitment Day@Oneonta Job Corps!

Oneonta Job Corps Academy provided 250+ Job Corps students with the opportunity to meet and talk to local recruiters at the first Military Recruitment Day, presented at the Oneonta Municipal Airport, on October 15, 2015. Representatives of the US Army, US Marine...

Esadora Hernandez- OJCA’s SuperStar!

Esadora Hernandez could be considered as one of the Oneonta Job Corps Academy’s super star students! Traveling thousands of miles from the Fred G. Acosta Job Corps in Tucson Arizona, Esadora set foot in upstate New York in September of 2013. With a completion in the...

Oneonta Student Shares Success

Faces of Job Corps: Amanda S. Amanda came to Oneonta Job Corps Academy at the age of 17, hoping to get away from a dramatic home life and be able to focus on getting an education that would allow her to be successful.  After enrolling Amanda accomplished the...