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.

Michael Davis
Michael
Molex, LLC
Information Technology
Michael always knew he wanted to work with electronics. He wrote his first interactive electronics program in his eighth-grade history class and is now a leader at one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world.
Read Michael 's Story
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Alex
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Advanced Manufacturing
After graduating from high school, Alex worked at Walmart, JCPenney and a Vietnamese restaurant. He quickly realized he wanted more out of life. He didn’t just want a job; he wanted a career. 
Read Alex's Story
Domenica
Domenica
Self-Employed, Owns Store “Thrifty Kids” 
Finance and Business
Chicago native Domenica was feeling lost with no direction and not really sure what she wanted to do with her life. She decided to enroll in Job Corps at the Paul Simon Chicago center not knowing what attending Job Corps would accomplish for her, but knowing it was better than wasting more of her youth feeling “stuck.”
Read Domenica's Story
Success starts here

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

  • Hard Rock Café Casino
  • The Christ Hospital
  • Children’s Hospital
  • Union Terminal
  • Duke Energy Center
  • Nissan
  • Fuller Ford
  • Toyota
  • Tires Plus
  • Home Depot
  • Messer Construction
  • Habitat For Humanity
  • Dugan Meyers
  • Prus Construction
  • d e Foxx & Associates
  • Holland Roofing
  • Building Value
  • Lithko Contracting
  • GSI Welder
  • HYUR Manufacturing
  • Rodem Welder Apprentice/Shop
  • Entry Level Welder
  • Rumpke Welder
  • T P Mechanical