The Brief
- A federal settlement reached last week will keep 99 Job Corps centers open nationwide, including the local Pinellas County campus.
- The U.S. Department of Labor announced plans to pause the program and close campuses.
- A Pinellas Job Corps graduate says the vocational program helped prepare her for life after graduation.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Job Corps centers across the country will remain open following a federal settlement reached last week between the U.S. Department of Labor and seven students who challenged plans to shut down the program.
That includes the Pinellas County Job Corps Center, which serves about 280 students.
Job Corps Lawsuit Reaches Federal Settlement
By the numbers:
Job Corps has provided education, career training, housing and other services to low-income young adults ages 16 to 24 since 1964.
The program came under threat in May last year, when the Department of Labor announced a pause in Job Corps and plans to close all 99 centers nationwide.…