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Graduate benefits

At Job Corps, we will make sure you have the tools and resources you need in order to earn from what you learn. Here’s how:

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Job Search Assistance

Work with our center staff to connect with employers.

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Transition Allowance

Receive an allowance after graduation to help with the first few months of housing and living costs and transportation.

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Career Counseling

Meet with our on-site career counselors to search for jobs, prepare for interviews and plan your career next steps.

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Relocation Counseling

Speak with our counselors for tips and advice on moving to a new city for a job.

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Advanced Training Opportunities

Build on your basic career training and keep strengthening your skills in the industry of your choice. Talk to your center staff for more information about an Advanced Training opportunity near you.

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Real stories

Job Corps works. But don’t just take our word for it. Check out a few of our graduate success stories.

Domenica
Domenica
Self-Employed, Owns Store “Thrifty Kids” 
Finance and Business
Chicago native Domenica was feeling lost with no direction and not really sure what she wanted to do with her life. She decided to enroll in Job Corps at the Paul Simon Chicago center not knowing what attending Job Corps would accomplish for her, but knowing it was better than wasting more of her youth feeling “stuck.”
Read Domenica's Story
Christine P
Christine
Nemours Children's Hospital
Health Care
When Christine was 16 years old, she dropped out of high school. She was experiencing homelessness and was scared for her future. She was looking for stability and knew she needed “something greater” for her life. That’s what brought Christine to the Glenmont Job Corps Center. But what helped her stay, graduate and go on to a successful career was her drive and passion to make the world a better place.
Read Christine's Story
Michael Davis
Michael
Molex, LLC
Information Technology
Michael always knew he wanted to work with electronics. He wrote his first interactive electronics program in his eighth-grade history class and is now a leader at one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world.
Read Michael 's Story
Success starts here

When it comes time to get a job, our staff will make sure you are connected with local employers. Pine Knot Job Corps grads have been hired by:

  • Amazon
  • Bluegrass Hospitality Group
  • BNSF
  • Careerlink
  • Cisco
  • Coast Buick GMC
  • Dell
  • DOI – Bureau of Land Management
  • DOI – Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Fedex
  • GATX
  • John Deere
  • Larry Stovesand Buick
  • Malones of Lexington
  • Mike Patton Dodge
  • Norwegian Cruise Lines
  • Oxmoor Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
  • Palmer Trucks
  • Perspecta
  • Stokes Kia
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • UBC
  • Union Tank Car Company
  • UPS
  • USDA Forest Service
  • Zimmer Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Florence, KY