Gainesville Job Corps Center

Gainesville Job Corps Center
5301 NE 40th Terrace
Gainesville, FL 32609
(352) 377-2555 (800) 786-2387

Get an education and train for your career at the Gainesville Job Corps Center, located in sunny Gainesville, Fla. The city is bustling with educational, cultural and recreational activities, and is home to the University of Florida.

Education and Training
Gainesville Job Corps Center offers education and training opportunities to help you train for a long-term, specialized career.
• High school diploma or GED
• Work-based learning opportunities
• Personalized career development plan
• Hands-on training in your chosen trade
• Advanced Career Training program
• Partnerships with Loften High School, Santa Fe Community College, Edward Waters College, New Summit School of Mississippi, Bradford Vo-Tech Center and SIATech Charter High School (located on campus)

Trades
Students are able to choose from a number of program offerings at Gainesville Job Corps Center.
Aumotive Service
Business Technologies
Carpentry
Culinary Arts
Facilities Maintenance
Health Occupations - Certified Nursing Assistant
Painting
Phlebotomy
Plastering
Security
Tile Setting

Dorm Life
Gainesville Job Corps Center has approximately 350 students on center. Two dorms are located on campus. Men and women live in separate dorms with rooms designed for comfortable living.

Fun Things To Do
Students can participate in a variety of recreational activities on- and off-center.

On-Center
• Arts and crafts
• Music room with musical instruments
• Choir
• Board games
• Movies (on center)
• Weight rooms (men's and women's)
• Gymnasium
• Billiards
• Aerobics/exercise

Sports
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Softball
• Flag football
• Soccer
• Swimming (off center)
• Inter-dorm intramurals

Around Town
• Cultural sites
• Movies
• Restaurants
• Shopping
• College sports

Be a Leader
Students can take part in many leadership opportunities:
• Student Government Association
• Community service projects
• Leadership courses

Real Work Experience
Gainesville Job Corps Center has partnerships with employers so students can get real world experience.
• Cultural Arts Coalition
• Alachua/Bradford Career Centers
• Dees Painting
• Sprayglo
• Clariant
• Tacachale
• International House of Pancakes
• Securitas
• Gainesville Health Care Center
• JR Plastering
• Alachua Juvenile Detention Center
• City of Gainesville Fleet Management Department
• The Dignity Project, Inc.
• B. Harrell Plastering
• Midas Auto Service Experts
• Pathways Painting, Inc.
• Pro-Paint
• Rouse Quality Tile
• Rafferty's
• Tile Craft, Inc.
• U-Haul
• AMJ, Inc.
• Equity/Lexford, Inc.
• National partnerships with Sears and Home Depot