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Job Corps is the nation's largest FREE education and job training program for young adults.
Work-based Learning
Our work-based learning (WBL) program provides students with opportunities to link their career technical training with practical, on-the-job activities. Students participating in WBL improve their work habits and attitudes, identification of goals and aptitudes, and the motivation to complete and further their education.
Work-based Learning
Our work-based learning (WBL) program provides students with opportunities to link their career technical training with practical, on-the-job activities. Students participating in WBL improve their work habits and attitudes, identification of goals and aptitudes, and the motivation to complete and further their education.
Charleston Job Corps Center
career vocational training
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Construction
Carpentry
Average salary: $48,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
Job Corps offers a basic Carpentry program and a Carpentry, Pre-Apprentice program through United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA). All training programs are hands-on and are similar in curriculum and requirements.
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Construction
Facilities Maintenance
Average salary: $36,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
Facilities maintenance workers perform routine repairs and preventive maintenance to ensure building systems operate efficiently.
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Construction
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Average salary: $48,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
HVAC professionals make buildings cool in the summer and warm in the winter. They control temperature, humidity and use a wide array of tools to keep systems working optimally.
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Construction
Painting
Average salary: $40,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
Painters prepare and paint interior and exterior surfaces on residential and commercial properties. Most painters learn their trade on the job or through an apprenticeship.
*Painting is a Pre-Apprenticeship program, which offers students the hands-on training and education needed to qualify for apprenticeships.
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Finance and Business
Office Administration
Average salary: $34,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
Office administrators perform daily duties that include financial planning, record keeping, billing, personnel, inventory, and logistics, within a business.
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Healthcare
Medical Administrative Assistant
Average salary: $34,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
One common job title for this career is medical secretary. Medical administrative assistant duties may include greeting patients, scheduling appointments, filing insurance claims, and answering incoming calls. Day-to-day office functions are part of a medical administrative assistant's tasks.
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Information Technology
Network Cable Installation
Average salary: $57,000 per year
Length of training: Completion times vary by training area. Check with your admissions advisor.
Cable installers work in homes and businesses to install and repair telecommunications cables for phone lines, internet access, and cable television.
Learn MoreKeep in mind that details will vary depending on your specific background, goals, and interests.
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