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Earn an MVCC career certificate
for FREE in less than one year!

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Job Corps Scholars is a grant-funded cohort opportunity for young people to earn an MVCC certificate for free in different career pathways in less than one year. In addition to skills training, scholars receive intense, individualized personal and employment counseling.

Students can choose to take courses in:

MVCC Certificates

STEM

Business and Hospitality

Public and Human Services

Professional Certifications

Tech and Trades

Healthcare

Public Service

Eligibility Requirements

  • Be 16-24 years old
  • Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or citizen of a U.S. territory
  • Be a first-time college enrollee or dropout
  • Qualify as low-income

Students who complete their program will receive SUNY-recognized certificates* and be guaranteed job interviews with local companies, such as Briggs & Stratton in Sherrill, N.Y., and Wolfspeed in Marcy, N.Y. Welding and Carpentry/Masonry students also are guaranteed job interviews with the Carpenters Union, and students who complete the CNC Machinist Technology pathway will be guaranteed job interviews with CTM.

*Students must have a high school diploma or its equivalent to receive an MVCC certificate.

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For more information, contact:

Zaida Morell
Job Corps Scholars Coordinator
zmorell@mvcc.edu
315-792-5365
PH315A

The Job Corps Scholars program is funded by a $1,186,900 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Job Corps Scholars is an equal opportunity program. We are committed to treating all applicants and team members fairly regardless of their race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

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Equal Opportunity Is the Law

It is against the law for this recipient of Federal financial assistance to discriminate on the following bases: Against any individual in the United States, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sex stereotyping, transgender status, and gender identity), national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, disability, or political affiliation or belief, or, against any beneficiary of, applicant to, or participant in programs financially assisted under Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, on the basis of the individual's citizenship status or participation in any WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity.

The recipient must not discriminate in any of the following areas:

Deciding who will be admitted, or have access, to any WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity;

providing opportunities in, or treating any person with regard to, such a program or activity; or

making employment decisions in the administration of, or in connection with, such a program or activity.

Recipients of federal financial assistance must take reasonable steps to ensure that communications with individuals with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. This means that, upon request and at no cost to the individual, recipients are required to provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities.