Career Corps

Fill out this intake form if you're interested!

Career Corps is a program on MVCC's Rome Campus in which 18-24-year-olds participate in a 200-hour paid work experience with local, participating businesses.

Get hands-on work experience and develop an understanding of competencies employers want, and learn what you need to know about bring job-ready and skills to make yourself more employable.

Additional training outside of the work experience will consist of individualized support services, career planning, and building community wealth.

Get the experience you need to enter high-growth, good-paying careers in the community.

Explore these career paths:

Healthcare
Warehousing
Manufacturing
Construction

Get assistance with:

Creating and updating your resume
Connecting with local employers
Experiencing different industries
Obtaining and maintaining employment
Obtaining certifications and trainings needed for work
Developing transferable skills
Interviewing skills and practice
On-the-job training

Eligibility

18-24 years old
Out of high school
Living in Oneida County and have at least one additional barrier:
- School dropout
- Youth within the age of compulsory school attendance but hasn’t attended school for at least the most recent complete school year calendar quarter
- Individual who is subject to the juvenile or adult justice system
- Homeless individual
- Foster Care or aged out of Foster Care
- Individual who is pregnant or parenting
- Youth who is an individual with a disability