Top 10 Reasons to Enroll in Job Corps

10. Train For a Successful Career
Choose from more than 60 exciting career areas. From carpentry and painting to health occupations and business technology, our professional staff will teach you the skills you need to succeed. During your time at Job Corps, you'll have the opportunity to master your skills through hands-on training at area work sites. At Job Corps, we believe that real world success begins with real-life work experience.

9. Become a Leader
Whether you decide to join the student government, play point guard on an intramural basketball team, or volunteer to participate in a community service project, as a Job Corps student you will develop leadership skills that will serve you well at work and at home, long after you have graduated.

8. Take Advantage of Academic Opportunities
Most of your time on center will be devoted to training and education. If you have not graduated from high school, Job Corps can help you earn your high school diploma or GED. For students who are a few credits shy of graduation, many centers offer online programs and classes through local school systems. Job Corps also offers classes to prepare you for the GED test.

7. Learn Essential Employability Skills
During your first 60 days on center, you will go through what we call the Career Preparation Period (CPP). During this time, Job Corps staff will help you learn how to create an effective resume, put your best face forward during job interviews and develop important social skills. You will also work on computer and job search skills. Job Corps gives you all of the tools you will need to land that perfect job.

6. Get the Respect You Deserve
Job Corps strives to provide safe and comfortable accommodations where all students are treated with respect. For that reason, all centers enforce a Zero Tolerance Policy for violence and drugs. Your success and safety are important to us. Job Corps provides an environment that is supportive and tolerant of all students who want to learn.

5. Job Corps Doesn't Cost Students a Thing
All of the great training and educational opportunities provided by Job Corps are available at no cost to you. You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain.

4. A Plan Designed Just For You
Students arrive at Job Corps with different needs and expectations. All participants have the opportunity to develop a personal career development plan that is designed especially for them. When you leave Job Corps, you will be fully equipped with the academic and technical training, as well as the employability skills, you will need to find a rewarding career.

3. Support When You Need It The Most
Job Corps counselors work with graduates for up to 18 months after graduation to help them achieve stability and comfort in their new lives. Besides career counseling, support services include help finding housing, health care, transportation and child care. Career transition specialists stay connected with graduates to help them stay on track with their career goals. This personal touch after graduation helps graduates find good jobs while receiving the support needed to stay in the workforce.

2. Gain Independence
Ninety percent of students enrolled in Job Corps are residential students, so chances are that if you choose to join the program, you will live on the center. Each of the 17 centers in the Atlanta Region provides dorms on campus, and students live with roommates. During your time on the center, you will learn to live independently. You will help create your academic and career training schedule, and you will be able to choose from a variety of recreational activities in which to participate. You will gain the responsibility and maturity needed to forge your own path in life outside of the center.

1. You!
The number one reason to join Job Corps is you! You owe it yourself to gain the skills and knowledge that are essential to becoming successful in today's workforce. Approximately 88 percent of Job Corps graduates are placed in jobs, enroll in full-time education or advanced training, or join the military after leaving the center. Take the first step on your journey to success and enroll today.