Graduate benefits

Graduate benefits

At Job Corps, we will make sure you have the tools and resources you need in order to earn from what you learn. Here’s how:

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Job Search Assistance

Work with our center staff to connect with employers.

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Transition Allowance

Receive an allowance after graduation to help with the first few months of housing and living costs and transportation.

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Career Counseling

Meet with our on-site career counselors to search for jobs, prepare for interviews and plan your career next steps.

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Relocation Counseling

Speak with our counselors for tips and advice on moving to a new city for a job.

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Advanced Training Opportunities

Build on your basic career training and keep strengthening your skills in the industry of your choice. Talk to your center staff for more information about an Advanced Training opportunity near you.

real stories

Real stories

Job Corps works. But don’t just take our word for it. Check out a few of our graduate success stories.

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Michael
Ponder's Personal Chef Services
Hospitality
Michael is booked and busy. He’s the head chef at a senior living community, the owner of his own catering business and the father of a 3-year-old son—and he’s not stopping there.
Read Michael's Story
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Rashaan
Microsoft
Information Technology
Rashaan built his first computer at the age of 13. Now, he works for one of the most recognizable names in information technology worldwide—but the journey to his current job wasn’t an easy one.
Read Rashaan's Story
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Thaddaeus
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Information Technology
Growing up in Ogden, Utah, Thaddaeus had always known about the Clearfield Job Corps Center, but never understood the impact of the program until he experienced it for himself. Before joining Job Corps at the age of 22, Thaddaeus held down a variety of odd jobs: a teacher’s assistant, customer service representative at Home Depot, and lastly a caretaker for an elderly veteran.
Read Thaddaeus' Story
Success starts here

When it comes time to get a job, our staff will make sure you are connected with local employers. Glenmont Job Corps grads have been hired by:

  • Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center
  • Teresian House Center for the Elderly
  • Shaker Place Rehabilitation and Nursing-Formerly known as Albany County Nursing Home
  • Town of Bethlehem Highway Department
  • Shaker Ridge Country Club
  • Mazzones
  • Yonos Restaurant
  • Sysco Foods
  • Bountiful bread
  • Boys and Girls club
  • Normanside Country club
  • Yannis Too
  • The Point
  • Albany Housing Coalition
  • Sysco Foods
  • TriCity Rentals
  • Troy Housing Authority
  • Boys and Girls Club
  • Cooley Motors
  • Leonard bus Sales
  • Monroe Muffler
  • HL Gage
  • Gerber Collision and Glass
  • Shahani Motors
  • High Peak Solar
  • Promenade Nursing Home
  • Hudson Park
  • Riverside Nursing home and Rehab
  • Baptist Health Nursing
  • Saratoga Race track
  • Anderson Security
  • Eastern Heating and Cooling