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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.

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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
Lisaira
Lisaira
FedEx Freight
Automotive and Machine Repair
Lisaira never let traditional gender roles define her. She grew up helping her dad work with trucks and racehorses, bull riding with her siblings and cousins, and wrestling on her high school team.
Read Lisaira's Story
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Kaylyn
Pandora Castleton
Finance and Business
After graduating from high school and attending University of Indianapolis for a while, Kaylyn decided college wasn’t the best fit. She started working in retail, but Kaylyn didn’t see herself moving up, working a job with little to no growth opportunity. She was also looking to move out of her mother’s house and needed more income to be financially independent. Kaylyn was looking for a better future.
Read Kaylyn'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