Grafton Job Corps Center
Grafton Job Corps Career Academy is housed on 75 acres of land that is a small portion
of the 1,200 acres that was once the Grafton State Hospital. The hospital was established
in 1901 for what were called, “chronic insane patients”. The hospital was closed
in 1973 as the first series of closures in Massachusetts of a number of Insane Asylums.
Now the 1,200 acres are used by Tufts Veterinary School, Grafton Job Corps Career
Academy, and other state agencies. A graveyard remains on a nearby hilltop across
the street from Grafton Career Academy with 1,041 numbered, nameless graves of persons
who died in the institution. Grafton Career Academy generally goes to the graveyard
and cleans it annually of leaves and sticks.
Staff are helpful and welcoming to all students that enroll in the program at our Center. From the Center Director to the Food Service Workers, students are
given the utmost respect for their choice to enroll and better their lives.
Students are delighted with the variety of recreational offerings on the Center,
including billiards, table tennis, foosball, television lounge and movie lounge.
Recreation also offers a hair salon, dance room and a Student Store. Off Center
trips include trips to the movies, theater, museum, sports games, beach, shopping,
and the bank runs. Additionly, the Center has a physical fitness gym with tread mills, stair climbers, weights, and many types of nautilus machines
to firm and define those muscles.
The Center serves approximately 475 students annually, ages 16 - 24, from all over New England. It is conveniently located near the MBTA station. It is close to the City of Worcester which has bus services to all major cities in New England.
As a student, you will enjoy your time on the Center learning career and employability skills
that will take you to new opportunities in your
life.
The Student Benefits Include:
• Career Technical Training
(Job Corps offers Career Technical
Training in over 100 different vocational trades nationwide)
• Academic Opportunities (GED Attainment or High School Diploma)
• Room and Board
• Medical and Dental Care
• Clothing Allowance
• Recreational Activities
• Field Trips
• Spending Money
• Real World Work Experience
• Graduation Bonus
• Job Placement Assistance
The Grafton Job Corps Center offers the following Career Technical Training and
Academic Programs:
Career Technical Training Programs
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Business Technology
•
Culinary Arts
•
Electrical Wiring
•
Facilities Maintenance
• Health Occupations
• Medical Billing & Coding
• Military Careers Preparations Program (MILCAP)
• Plumbing
• Residential Professional Youth Care Advisement
(RPYCA) Advanced Training
• Security |
Academic Programs
• Math & Reading
• Mentoring
• GED - General Education Diploma
• High School Diploma
• Community College for
Qualified & Motivated Students
• ELL (English Language Learner)
• Tutoring
• Study Groups
• Counseling
• Leadership
• Driver's Education |
PARTNERSHIPS
•
Allied Barton
• American Alarm
• American Red Cross
• Chartwell
• Fallon Clinic
• Family Health Center
• Grafton Secure Treatment
• Habitat for Humanity
• Harvard House
• Jewish Health Care
• Lala Java
• Loaves & Fishes
•
Radius Health Care
• Securitas
• St. Vincent's Hospital
• The Key Program of Worcester
• TJX Corporation
• University Commons
• Worcester Housing Authority
• Worcester Youth Center
• Youth Inc.
JOB POSTINGS
Grafton
Job Corps Center
100 Pine Street
North Grafton, MA 01536
Phone: (508) 887-7300
Fax: (508) 839-9781
Email the Grafton Job Corps Center
View Grafton's
Job Corps Flier
View Grafton's
Job Corps Brochure
View Job Corps' Spanish Brochure
Visit Grafton's Website
MapQuest Directions
PHOTOGRAPHS
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Grafton's Campus |
Grafton's Campus |
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Campus Life |
Campus Life |
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Campus Life |
Campus Life |
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Business Technology |
Business Technology |
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Culinary Arts |
Culinary Arts |
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Electrical Wiring |
Electrical Wiring |
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Facilities Maintenance |
Facilities Maintenance |
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Facilities Maintenance |
Facilities Maintenance |
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Health Occupations |
Health Occupations |
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Medical Billing & Coding |
Medical Billing & Coding |
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Military Careers Preparations Program (MILCAP) |
Military Careers Preparations Program (MILCAP) |
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Plumbing |
Plumbing |
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Residential Professional Youth Care Advisement
(RPYCA) Advanced Training |
Residential Professional Youth Care Advisement
(RPYCA) Advanced Training |
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Security |
Security |