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Success Lasts a Lifetime with Job Corps

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Job Corps is a free education and training program that helps young people learn a career, earn a high school diploma or GED, and find and keep a good job. For eligible youth at least 16 years of age, Job Corps provides the all-around skills needed to succeed in a career and in life.

If you or someone you know is interested in joining Job Corps, call (800) 733-JOBS or (800) 733-5627 where an operator will provide you with general information about Job Corps, refer you to the admissions counselor closest to where you live, and mail you an information packet.


Young people interested in joining Job Corps are also invited to visit our Recruiting Web site.

Success Stories: Read how Job Corps helps make success last a lifetime for our graduates.


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Job Corps has been granted funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to be used in the "greening" of Job Corps. ARRA was established to create new jobs as well as save existing ones, spur economic activity and invest in long-term economic growth, and foster unprecedented levels of accountability and transparency in government spending. For more information on ARRA, please visit www.dol.gov/Recovery/ or www.recovery.gov.