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.

Mohamed
Mohamed
Eli Lilly and Company
Finance and Business
Mohamed, a Somali refugee, was forced to leave his country in 2010. He left behind family and friends for a life in America and an uncertain future.
Read Mohamed's Story
Lisaira
Lisaira
FedEx Freight
Automotive and Machine Repair
Lisaira has always had grit. She grew up helping her dad work with trucks and racehorses, riding bulls with her siblings, and wrestling on her high school team.
Read Lisaira's Story
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Michael
Ponder's Personal Chef Services
Hospitality
After Michael was expelled from high school, his father stepped in and told him about Job Corps. He knew about the program firsthand, having graduated from Earle C. Clements Job Corps in the 1980s. So, on the advice of his father, Michael left Miami to start Culinary Arts training at his dad’s alma mater.
Read Michael's Story
Success starts here

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

  • Aerotek
  • Allevard Sogefi Group
  • Allied Universal Security
  • Amazon
  • Bullseye Jobs
  • Colombia Gas of Kentucky
  • Doubletree Suites
  • Doubletree Suites
  • Hayden Bridge Company
  • Home Depot
  • Horn Drilling
  • Indiana Kentucky Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters
  • Kentuckiana Electrical Apprenticeship
  • Kentucky Department of Corrections
  • Lion Sewing
  • Luther Luckett Correctional Facility
  • Randstad
  • Remedy Intelligent Staffing
  • Securitas Security
  • Smithfield
  • University of Kentucky STEPS
  • UPS (United Parcel Service)
  • Western Construction