April 10th, 2013
Tiara Smith, age 22 from Saginaw, MI chose to come to the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center after deciding to further her education. She had already obtained her high school diploma, and was working two jobs before making this decision. Tiara enrolled on November, 13th 2012. “I was really nervous my first day on [...]
April 5th, 2013
“Hi, my name is Eboni Johnson. I am from Detroit, MI. I’m 23 years old, and I am a parent of three beautiful children. My oldest daughter Ariana is 7 years old, she is smart and will talk for hours. My second oldest daughter Ja’Mya is 4 years old, she is smart and outgoing. My youngest is my [...]
March 15th, 2013
“My name is Katie Howard. I am 19 years old and from Toledo, Ohio. Before coming to the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center, I was skipping school and I wasn’t going to graduate on time. I wanted a better future for myself. A friend told me about Job Corps and I signed up right [...]
March 14th, 2013
Ashley completed the Facilities Maintenance trade at the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center. Since completing her trade, she has been a student at the Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City Penn Valley Campus earning an Associate’s degree. Although she is leaving campus, Ashley will continue to attend Penn Valley and is planning on pursuing a [...]
March 13th, 2013
“My name is Jasmine Newell. I am from Detroit, Michigan and I am a proud student at Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center. As a 16 year old, I decided to take control of my life and entered the Job Corps on October 16th, 2012. Since being here I have taken four GED tests and [...]
March 13th, 2013
“My name is Bre’yon Congress. I am 19 years old and I grew up in Gary, Indiana. Before I came to Job Corps I was doing everything that a young lady had absolutely no business doing. Back at home I was very distracted. My ex-boyfriend had me thinking that school wasn’t that important, and I was getting into a [...]
February 4th, 2013
Twelve Clearfield Job Corps students visited the MTC Corporate Office on Friday, February 1 for a job shadow experience with corporate staff. They visited the staff member offices, learned the specifics of their positions and were provided lunch. Each student was asked to bring their resume and the corporate employees gate them pointers on what [...]
January 28th, 2013
James Eagen, a 20 year old from Jackson, MI. claims that he is living proof that Job Corps works. As a high school dropout, James realized that finding a job without a high school diploma would be a difficult task. After unsuccessfully trying to get his GED on his own, his family suggested the [...]
January 1st, 2013
Beginning January 1, 2013, Clearfield Job Corps will implement a campus-wide tobacco ban. Clearfield Job Corps staff members have been tobacco free since July 1, 2011. The tobacco restriction will now extend to all 1,120 students who attend the technical training center. “Given the current 60% tobacco use rate on campus, this change in policy [...]
December 13th, 2012
The Clearfield Job Corps Center in Clearfield, Utah, was selected as the “Cool School of The Week” by local television channel Fox-13. The TV station’s morning show featured the school in eight segments and highlighted the school’s cooking, welding, electrical and automotive programs. The center offers training in 17 trades for young people 16 to [...]