Job Corps is the nation's largest and most comprehensive residential, education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16 through 24. Since its inauguration in 1964, under the Economic Opportunity Act, Job Corps has provided more than 2 million disadvantaged young people with the integrated academic, vocational, and social skills training they need to gain independence and get quality, long-term jobs or further their education.
About Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center
Our Job Corps center was originally constructed as a public high school in 1915. This building has been an educational centerpiece in the lives of many students including President Gerald R. Ford. The building was purchased from the Grand Rapids Public Schools by the U.S. Department of Labor in 1982, when it became the Grand Rapids Job Corps Center. On August 27, 2004, the center was renamed in honor of President Gerald R. Ford.
