We’ll call her Anaya, but she could be any of our daughters, nieces, classmates, or friends — someone who’s struggled to hold ...

As Blavity reported, many Job Corps enrollees depend on their centers for more than just hands-on training in fields like ...

Job Corps is a government-run program providing low-income and at-risk youth with skills training, housing, and meals, preparing them to enter the workforce and improve their lot in life. Many of ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Georgia student is among several plaintiffs suing the Department of Labor over its decision to pause operations at all Job Corps centers across the country. The ...

The Trump administration is planning to close 120 Job Corps training sites across the country in a matter of weeks, taking away job training and on-site housing for many of its 25,000 students ...

Labor department officials argued in an April “Transparency Report” that the pause was necessary due to low graduation rates and safety concerns at many of the campuses. But Job Corps students ...

She cited a first-ever Job Corps Transparency Report that she said revealed a 39% graduation rate, an annual per-student cost of over $80,000, and nearly 15,000 serious incidents in 2023 alone.

The Job Corps educates, trains and houses low-income people ages 16 to 24. The end of the programs are forcing those students to adapt or abandon their aspirations and find a new place to live ...

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. — Dozens of Job Corps students in Washington face an uncertain future after the Trump administration announced pausing the federally funded program nationwide last week.

Despite this investment, graduates earn approximately $16,695 per year on average with an average graduation rate at only 38.6%, raising concerns about job placement success and program effectiveness.

PY 2022 and PY 2023 are considered transition years as Job Corps increases student enrollments (and) population builds back up ….” – The report claims that participants earn an average of ...

But the Department of Labor has said Job Corps has had financial difficulty and safety concerns. A judge on Wednesday extended the closure deadline until at least June 25.