Job Corps provides education, job training, assistance with job placement and follow-up support – all at no cost to eligible students. Students who enroll in Job Corps can earn a high school diploma or GED, train for a new career, prepare for higher educa

Job Corps offers career training in more than 100 occupational areas, including business technology, health occupations, hospitality, culinary arts, construction, and auto mechanics. Students also receive academic training, including basic reading and mat

Job Corps offers career planning, on-the-job-training, job placement, residential housing, food service, driver’s education, health and dental care, a bi-weekly basic living allowance and clothing allowance. Some centers offer childcare programs for singl

To be eligible for the program, an individual must:

Job Corps programs are available to those who are eligible at no financial cost.

Like any place, all Job Corps centers have rules and regulations to follow. These rules are in place to help keep you safe, to help simulate the workforce environment, and to help eliminate distractions so you can succeed in academics and training. To provide the safest possible learning environment, Job Corps has a Zero Tolerance Policy against violence and drugs. Any student who violates this policy will be removed from the Job Corps program.

Throughout your training you will receive a basic living allowance. As your training progresses, your living allowance will increase. Job Corps can also help you get started after you graduate with a transition allowance. This allowance is based on your academic and career skills achievement while in Job Corps.

Most students live at the center, but some centers serve nonresidential students as well. Nonresidential policies vary at each center.

Job Corps does offer childcare assistance at some center locations.

Most centers offer separate male and female dormitories. Depending upon the center, you can have from one to seven roommates. For deaf youth, roommates will always be a mixture of hearing and deaf students. Roommates are generally in the same trade or training program.

Center placement is typically based upon where you live and the career area in which you are interested. The initial program for deaf youth will be at the Edison Job Corps Center in Edison, New Jersey.

Rules about personal appearance are set by the individual center. However, generally articles of clothing with offensive wording, large amounts of jewelry or any items that promote drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or violence are now allowed on campus. You will be given a uniform for career skills training classes, but you are responsible for providing your everyday clothes.

Students should not bring expensive video and audio equipment, computers, and similar items. Students are expected to bring personal care and grooming items.

Job Corps will provide your transportation to and from home for your initial trip to the center, during the winter and summer breaks, and returning to your home when you leave the program. Any other trips home must be arranged and paid for by the student.

Yes. Your parents or guardians are invited to visit you at the center. Please contact the center in advance of the visit.

Job Corps is a self-paced program. That means you learn at your own pace. Depending upon the career area you choose and the learning pace you set for yourself, training can take from eight months to two years to complete. Job Corps recommends that you remain on center for at least one year to gain the knowledge and social skills needed for your new career.

Even before graduation, a Job Corps staff member will assist you in conducting a job search. They can also help direct you to social services such as health care, housing, legal assistance and child care. For six months after you graduate, a Job Corps career transition specialist will keep in touch with you to make sure things are going well in your new career.

For deaf youth, Job Corps is working closely with all of the primary deaf and hard of hearing oriented colleges and Universities, such as CSUN, Gallaudet University, and RIT/NTID.

Yes. No one will force you to stay if you are not happy at the center, but you must be committed to the program to benefit from it. All we ask is that you try your best to succeed. We promise you this: It will be difficult sometimes, and we will challenge you. But, if you don’t quit on us, we won’t quit on you. Last year, 90 percent of Job Corps graduates found work, enrolled in higher education programs, or enlisted in the military. Your career path begins here.

Dress nicely, as you would for a job interview. If you are under 18, you should come with a parent or guardian. These are the things you should bring to the interview: * Government-issued picture ID or driver's license/permit * Social Security card * Birth certificate * Health Insurance card * Immunization records (your school or doctor may fax to your career adviser's office) * High school transcripts or diploma (your school may fax this to your career adviser's office) * If you were enrolled in special education classes, please bring your last Individual Education Plan (I.E.P.) * Emergency contacts: The name and complete mailing address, phone, cell, pager and/or e-mail address of at least four people who keep in contact with you (e.g., friend, parents, relative, etc.)

You can browse this website for additional information. Also check Edison’s Job Corps website: http://edison.jobcorps.gov/html/home/. Or feel free to contact the deaf program assistant, Jon Lamberton at Contact Us.