EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Labor is suspending operations of Job Corps centers across the nation after revelations that the program, which costs taxpayers more than $1.7 billion per year, is no ...

Job Corps center leaders are now helping students transition before the program shutters in mid-June. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] “I’m going to hold on to that ...

Despite nationwide closures slated for June 30, Ottumwa Job Corps students have less than two weeks to move out. ... the Ottumwa center’s earlier deadlines have accelerated the crisis.

The department said Job Corps has been in a financial crisis for years. Data from the 2023 Job Corps transparency report said the average graduation rate for traditional students nationwide was 32%.

Job Corps programs suspended nationwide, students and staff at local facility impacted BY Saundra Weathers Pinellas County UPDATED 6:06 PM ET Jun. 03, 2025 PUBLISHED 3:51 PM ET Jun. 03, 2025 ...

As of 2025, there are 123 Job Corps centers in the United States with some 45,000 students. The order affects a majority of 99 Job Corps centers operated by private contractors.

Cascades Job Corps closure in Sedro-Woolley may leave 60 students homeless and staff jobless, impacting education, workforce training, and community events.

President Trump recently called Job Corps a “failed experiment,” saying that the per-student cost each year — estimated at $80,000 annually — is not a good use of taxpayer money.

GUTHRIE, Okla. (KFOR) — The Guthrie Job Corps is closing down with over 300 students enrolled. The U.S. Department of Labor announced a pause in contractor-operated job corps nationwide due to ...

Job Corps is the largest residential-based career training program in the country. Job Corps has served more than 1.9 million young adults since 1964, and currently serves nearly 60,000 annually.

METV"> Time is running out for staff and students at the Job Corps Center in Ottumwa. The program in Ottumwa may shut down as early as next week, due to funding cuts by the U-S Department of Labor.