Life at Job Corps
Life on a Job Corps center can be an exciting and educational experience. A Job
Corps center is a great place to complete an education, train for a marketable career,
make lifetime friends, and graduate with a good job in hand. Each Job Corps center
is unique. They all, however, have a campuslike setting with dormitories where
students live.
What should my child bring to Job Corps?
If a young person is moving away from home for the first time, like most Job
Corps students, he or she will need to bring with them:
- Personal care products such as shampoo, a hairbrush and
comb, toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream and razors,
deodorant, lotion, makeup, hair dryer, curling iron, electric
rollers, electric shaver
- Personal items such as an alarm clock, photos, posters
and books
Each center has a campus store with toiletries and snacks
available for purchase. To make life as convenient as possible,
each Job Corps center also is equipped with free laundry facilities
and a cafeteria that serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
In addition, basic medical and dental care is provided for
all students.
Students receive a small clothing allowance to purchase necessary items, and
shopping trips to area malls are often scheduled. In many instances, career areas require certain types of clothing which are provided by the center.
Why do students have to live at the Job Corps center?
The Job Corps program is designed to teach youth about work and life, 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. By living with others, they learn to get along with
people from diverse backgrounds. These life skills will be essential upon entering
the workforce. There are nonresidential slots available, usually for older
students who live nearby or students who have special needs.
Can my child come home on weekends, and can I visit
him/her?
Parents or guardians are welcome to visit the center any
time. Students who live on center must have a pass in order
to leave. Passes are distributed to students for weekend visits
with family or overnight trips off center. Job Corps also provides
students with visits home.
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