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Job Corps  

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  • The Job Corps is a federally funded, no-cost, residential education and job training program for low-income youth ages 16–24. Funded by Congress and administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, the mission of Job Corps is to teach youth the academic and vocational skills they will need to secure meaningful and lasting employment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Job Corps]

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