Ages 16 to 24 years old and qualify as low-income. Please call or visit website for other eligibility requirements.
Job Corps is the nation's largest and most comprehensive residential education and job training program for at-risk youth. Since 1964, the program has provided more than two million disadvantaged young people with the integrated academic, vocational, and social skills training they need to gain independence and get quality, long-term jobs or further their education.
Job Corps is a public-private partnership, administered by the U.S. Department of Labor. Job Corps works for everyone. It works for the disadvantaged youth who attend the program, for communities where Job Corps centers are located, for employers who hire Job Corps students. It also works for other individuals such as school educators and peer counselors who may want to refer young people to Job Corps.
The Sacramento Job Corps Center offers career technical training in the trades listed below:Career training, high school education, drivers license training and career counseling is provided. Job Corps offers leadership and recreational opportunities in a safe residential or non-residential environment. Basic medical and dental care, meals (three a day), as well as free room and board, are provided. Job placement assistance upon completion are offered to Job Corps students.
Job Corps Orientation sessions are offered in Stockton on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month at 10:00 a.m. at 56 South Lincoln Street, Stockton. Please call or text Paul directly at (916) 926-7332 or email peletta.paul@jobcorps.org, for more information.
