Helping the youth you serve.
By offering free education and career training, Job Corps can help students discover new passions and purpose. Find out how we can work together to serve as that first step in helping students find a life-long career.
If some of your students are struggling to graduate or have already shared that college is not the right fit for them, Job Corps offers a path forward and can provide an alternative learning and training setting with a variety of free benefits.
Job Corps...
- Allows self-paced learning across its training areas
- Can guide students to earning their high school diploma or equivalent
- Will assist students in obtaining their driver’s license
If you work with young adults that are in foster care or are close to aging out of the foster care system, Job Corps can provide stability, free housing and a path forward.
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- Provides a stable living situation with on campus living
- Encourages positive student life on campus through clubs, healthy meals and more
- Automatically qualifies those who have been in the foster care system within the past six months
If you serve young adults with unstable living situations, Job Corps offers the necessary free accommodations and benefits so that they can focus on their goals and future.
Job Corps...
- Provides a stable living situation with free on campus living
- Encourages positive student life on campus through clubs, healthy meals and more
- Offers expedited enrollment to youth experiencing homelessness
Job Corps can be a resource to the youth you serve by helping them figure out their next step in their career and education goals.
Job Corps...
- Allows self-paced learning across its training areas
- Encourages positive student life with a community full of student-run organizations and clubs
- Connects students to a network of peers, counselors, instructors, graduates and employers.
Job Corps can provide the young people you serve with the opportunity to tap into their potential and take the first step towards pursuing a career in the nation’s most in-demand industries.
We know you, or the youth you work with, may have questions. We’ve got answers. Here are a few of the most common questions we receive from supporters like you.
Job Corps provides free career training and education for 16- through 24-year-olds. We have over 120 campuses across the U.S. where students gain the experience needed to begin a career or apprenticeship, advance to higher education, or join the military. The best part? It’s free.
Low-income 16- through 24-year-olds who are U.S. citizens, legal U.S. residents, or residents of a U.S. territory, and/or are authorized to work in the United States.
You may NOT be eligible for Job Corps if you:
- Use drugs illegally under federal law
- Exhibit behavioral problems that could prevent you or others from success in Job Corps
- Have certain criminal convictions or require court supervision
- Get the inside scoop on Job Corps eligibility or take the Eligibility Quiz.
Job Corps has more than 120 campuses across the United States and Puerto Rico. Chances are, there’s one near you. Find the center closest to you.
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