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Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center

Contact Info

478 Meadows Branch
Prestonburg, KY 41653
Tel: (606) 886-1037
Fax: (606) 886-6048

Capacity

280 total: 180 men, 80 women (residents); 10 men, 10 women (non-residents).

Vocational Offerings

Culinary Arts, Electrician, Carpenter, Advanced Career Training, Health Occupations, Retail Sales, Building and Apartment Maintenance, Bricklayer, Business Clerical, Mayo Vo-Tech School.

Travel Directions

  1. From Lexington, Kentucky, drive east on Parkway 75 miles to Highway 114.
  2. Turn onto on Highway 114 and drive east 25 miles to the city of Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
  3. Take Highway 23 north 4 miles to intersection of Highway 80 and Route 3.
  4. Turn left over the overpass and drive east on Route 3 approximately 2 miles to the Perkins JCC sign.
  5. Turn right (before the railroad crossing) and continue to the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center.

Additional Info

For more information about the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center, call (800) 733-JOBS or (800) 733-5627.

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Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center

Contact Info

2302 U.S. Highway 60 East
Morganfield, KY 42437
Tel: (270) 389-2419
Fax: (270) 389-1134

Capacity

1630 total: 1180 men, 450 women (residents).

Special Features

ESL programs for Hispanic and Asian students.

Vocational Offerings

Auto Body Repair, American Commercial Barge Lines (ACBL), Bricklayer, Building and Apartment Maintenance, Carpenter, Computer Service Technician, Medical Secretary, Plumber, Electrician, Culinary Arts, Medical Records, Health Occupations, Advanced Automotive Technician, Tile Setter, Auto Repair Technician, Painter, Business Clerical, Cement Mason, Heat & Air Conditioning, Roadway Express, Welder, Material Handling.

Travel Directions

  1. From Evansville, Indiana, take US 41 South to Henderson, Kentucky.
  2. From Henderson, Kentucky, take US 60 West to Morganfield.

Additional Info

For more information about the Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center, visit our Web site at http://earlecclements.jobcorps.gov.

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Frenchburg Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center

Contact Info

6969 Tarr Ridge Road
Frenchburg, KY 40322
Tel: (606) 768-2111
Fax: (606) 768-3080

Capacity

168 total: 112 men, 56 women (residents).

Vocational Offerings

Business Clerical, Culinary Arts, Auto Repair Technician Painter, Bricklayer, Carpenter, Cement Mason, Building and Apartment Maintenance.

Travel Directions

  1. From Lexington, Kentucky, drive 38 miles east on Highway 64 to Mt. Sterling.
  2. From Mt. Sterling, drive south on Highway 77 to the Frenchburg JCC.

Additional Info

For more information about the Frenchburg Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center, call (800) 733-JOBS or (800) 733-5627.

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Great Onyx Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center

Contact Info

3115 Ollie Ridge Road
Mammoth Cave, KY 42259-9801
Tel: (270) 286-4514
Fax: (270) 286-1120

Capacity

214 total: 160 men, 54 women (residents).

Vocational Offerings

Business Clerical, Landscaping, Hotel/Motel Clerk, Welder, Building and Apartment Maintenance, Bricklayer, Carpenter, Painter.

Travel Directions

  1. On I-65, drive approximately 40 miles north to Cave City, Kentucky (exit Highway 70).
  2. Take Highway 70 west to the first stop sign.
  3. Turn right and go to the "Green River Ferry" sign.
  4. Turn left, continue to the ferry crossing and drive to the intersection of Highway 1827.
  5. Turn left and drive approximately 2 miles to the intersection with sign the "Great Onyx Center-6 miles" on the left.
  6. Turn left and drive approximately 3 miles to the Great Onyx JCC sign.
  7. Turn right and proceed to the center.

Additional Info

For more information about the Great Onyx Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center, call (800) 733-JOBS or (800) 733-5627.

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Muhlenberg Career Development Center

Contact Info

3875 State Route, Highway 181 North
Greenville, KY 42345
Tel: (270) 338-5460
Fax: (270) 338-3615

Capacity

405 total: 280 men, 75 women (residents); 25 men, 25 women (non-residents).

Vocational Offerings

Culinary Arts, Bricklayer, Building and Apartment Maintenance, Business Clerical, Heavy Equipment Operator, Heavy Equipment Construction Mechanic, Auto Repair Technician.

Travel Directions

From the Louisville, Kentucky, Airport:

  1. Take 65 south to Western Kentucky Parkway West.
  2. Continue on to the Greenville exit.
  3. At the end of the exit, turn right. The center is the first driveway on right.

From the Nashville, Tennessee, Airport:

  1. Take take 65 North to 24 West.
  2. Continue on to the Greenville exit.
  3. At the end of the exit, turn right. The center is the first driveway on right.

Additional Info

For more information about the Muhlenberg Career Development Center, visit our Web site at http://muhlenberg.jobcorps.gov.

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Pine Knot Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center

Contact Info

132 Job Corps Road, U.S. Highway 27
PO Box 1990
Pine Knot, KY 42635-1990
Tel: (606) 354-2176
Fax: (606) 354-2170

Capacity

224 total: 168 men, 56 women (residents).

Vocational Offerings

Culinary Arts, Bricklayer, Welder, Building and Apartment Maintenance, Carpenter, Urban Forestry, Dispensing Optician, Auto Repair Technician.

Travel Directions

From Knoxville, Tennessee:

  1. Drive north on I-75 to exit Highway 63.
  2. On Highway 63, drive west 25 miles to Highway 27.
  3. On Highway 27, drive north 21 miles to Pine Knot JCC.

From Williamsburg, Kentucky:

  1. Drive west on Route 92 to Pine Knot.
  2. Turn north onto Highway 27, and the center is on the immediate left.

Additional Info

For more information about Pine Knot Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center, call (800) 733-JOBS or (800) 733-5627.

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Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center

Contact Info

8460 Shelbyville Road
Simpsonville, KY 40067
Tel: (502) 722-8862
Fax: (502) 722-3601

Capacity

400 total: 200 men, 200 women (residents).

Special Feature

National Honor Society.

Vocational Offerings

Secretary, Culinary Arts, Home Health Aide, Welder, Cement Mason, Bricklayer, Carpenter, Building and Apartment Maintenance, Painter, Accounting Clerk.

Travel Directions

  1. Drive 20 miles east of Louisville on I-64 to Veechdale Road exit.
  2. Turn left onto U.S. Route 60.
  3. Turn left to the Whitney Young Jr. center.

Additional Info

For more information about the Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center, visit our Web site at http://whitneymyoung.jobcorps.gov.

 





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