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.

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 ...

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 ...

EDINBURGH — Homelessness, abuse, financial insecurity, mental health issues and a need for a change are just some of the reasons why students arrive at the doors of the Atterbury Job Corps in ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

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.

At the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center in Grand Rapids Thursday, students were told that despite a federal judge’s stay of the order to shut down the Job Corps, their programs are finished anyway.

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.