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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.

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Real stories

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

Kiona
Kiona
Boilermakers Union Member
Advanced Manufacturing
Kiona is an official journeyman boilermaker, traveling around the country to work on projects where she uses her advanced welding skills on difficult projects every day.
Read Kiona's Story
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Rashaan
Microsoft
Information Technology
Rashaan built his first computer at age 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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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. Oconaluftee Job Corps grads have been hired by:

  • BIA Fire
  • Asplundh
  • Coca-Cola Bottling Company
  • Consolidated Met Co
  • MB Haynes Electrical
  • B.H. Graning Landscapes
  • Tsali Care Center
  • BIA Forestry
  • NC Works
  • Harrah’s Cherokee
  • NC Voc Rehab
  • KOA - Cherokee
  • USFS, Southern Research Station
  • National Forests of North Carolina
  • USFS, Uwharrie NF
  • USFS, Nantahala NF
  • USFS, Coweeta Hydrological Lab
  • USFS, Croatan NF