MICHIGAN, USA — Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it plans to begin a "phased pause" in operations at contractor-operated Job Corps centers nationwide in order to align with ...

In fiscal year 2024, the Labor Department spent $1.7 billion on Job Corps out of the department's $13.4 billion in discretionary funds, according to the department.

Michigan has three Job Corps facilities, in Detroit, Flint and Grand Rapids. They provide income-restricted young people ages 16 to 24 with a range of educational resources, certifications and ...

Meanwhile, the Trump administration is looking to permanently end the program. The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that it is “pausing Job Corps Center operations at contractor-operated Job ...

Local Job Corps leaders tell us that after the protest, they were told the program had secured funding through June 2026, and that this new development is a reversal of that assurance.

Operations are back to normal at the Clearfield Job Corps program, at least for now, after a judge's ruling halting plans to shutter it and 98 other programs around the country.

As the Hubert Humphrey Job Corps Center in Saint Paul prepares to close its doors, dozens of young adults are facing an uncertain future. The closure leaves many without housing, education, or ...

Dayton Job Corps graduate Cyanna Thornton said the program was a safe haven to many students she knew while studying in the program. She attended in 2012 and 2013 with her mother’s blessing, but ...

The grant targets Job Corps-eligible youth ages 16 to 24. C.S. Mott Community College in Flint was the only other Michigan college to get funding.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer joined Iroquois Job Corps students and staff to demands a halt to the elimination of Job Corps.

The Job Corps program in Pittsburgh is one of about 100 serving about 25,000 students nationwide. The Trump administration says the program is failing and Job Corps centers have too much crime.