Shriver Job Corps Center
Shriver Job Corps, a 19 acre center built in 1997, serves 600 students annually in Devens,
Massachusetts and is named after Sargent Shriver, bother- in-law to President John
F. Kennedy, who tasked Sargent Shriver with putting the Job Corps together. Devens,
formally known as Fort Devens Military Base is a beautiful northern central rural
community in Massachusetts with tree-lined streets, clean and quiet recreational
areas and open space.
Our 4 dormitories which host 272 residential students has
2 and 4 people rooms, common areas, pool tables, laundry facilities and computer
rooms. Shriver also has a recreational building for our students to enjoy a student
store and coffee house, a workout and weight room, handball court, area for skateboarding, pool tables, ping pong and air
hockey as well as indoor and outdoor basketball courts. Shriver students get involved
with community events, arts and crafts, volleyball, the basketball and softball
teams, fun days and recreational trips to historical Boston, Plymouth and Salem.
Many
of our graduates are placed in above average paying jobs with these unions after
graduation from Shriver. Not only does Shriver strongly encourage our students to
increase their educations and employability skills we also offer Peer Directed Program,
Student Government Association and Diversity Committee to increase social and leadership
skills to be used in the work force.
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 Shriver Job Corps Center offers the following Career Technical Training and Academic Programs:
Career Technical Training Programs
• Advanced Computer Technology
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Automotive Technology
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Business Technology
• Carpentry
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Cement Masonry
• Computer Technology
• Culinary Arts
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Health Occupations
• Military Careers Preparations Program (MILCAP)
• Painting
• Security
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Transportation and Communications Advanced
Training
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Academic Programs
• Math & Reading
• Mentoring
• GED - General Education Diploma
• High School Diploma
• Community College for
Qualified & Motivated Students
• Advanced College Training
• Tutoring
• Study Groups
• Counseling
• Leadership
• Driver's Education |
PARTNERSHIPS
• Air
Tran
• Amtrak
• Ayer Kiddie
Depot
• Bill Finlay
Lawn Maintenance Services
• Bon Appetit
• Bull Run Restaurant
• Central Mass
Web Design Inc.
• Chartwell’s
at Mount Wachusett Community College
• Checkered Flag
Auto Supply
• Creative Print
Products
• CSX
• Dellechiaie
Landscaping
• Done Right
Construction Co.
• Freedom’s Way
• Guilford
Rail (Pan-Am)
• Hypertronics
• Image Software
• Innovative
Marketing Resources
• Jet Blue
• Life Care Center
• Loaves and Fishes
• Lowell Housing
Authority
• Mass Bay
Commuter Rail
• Merrimack River Valley
House
• Moore Enterprises
• Munro Muffler
and Brake
• My Mechanic
• Nashoba Park
Assisted Living
• Norfolk
Southern
• North Central
Career Center
• Northwest
• Renovations
by Vincent
• Rivercourt
Residences
• Signature Flight
Support
• Southwest
• Springhill
Mariott
• Town of Ayer
• Town of Shirley
• TSA
• United Airlines
• US Air
• Worker’s Credit Union
JOB POSTINGS
Shriver
Job Corps Center
270 Jackson Road
Devens, MA 01434
Phone: (978) 784-2600
Fax: (978) 784-2721
Email the Shriver Job Corps Center
View Shrivers's Job Corps Flier
View Shrivers's Job Corps Brochure
View Job Corps' Spanish Brochure
Visit Shriver's Website
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PHOTOGRAPHS
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Shriver's Campus |
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Automotive Technology |
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Automotive Technology |
Automotive Technology |
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Business Technology |
Business Technology |
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Carpentry |
Carpentry |
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Carpentry |
Cementy Masonry |
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Cement Masonry |
Cement Masonry |
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Culinary Arts |
Culinary Arts |
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Computer Technology |
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Culinary Arts |
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Health Occupations |
Health Occupations |
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Military Careers Preparations Program (MILCAP) |
Military Careers Preparations Program (MILCAP) |
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Painting |
Painting |
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Security |
Security |
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Transportation and Communication Advanced Training |
Transportation and Communication Advanced Training |