The United States Department Of Labor Has Announced Contract Operated Job Corps Centers Will Be Paused Nationwide And The Closure Will Impact Students In Our Region Enrolled At Blue Ridge Job Corps In Marion Virginia. The Blue Ridge Job Corps Center Currently Has Nearly 90 Students Enrolled And More Than 70 Staff Members Employed. The Center Has Been Operating Since 1967, Giving Students Who Cannot Afford Traditional College, A Chance To Learn And Grow. Outreach And Admission Manager Heather Goodpasture Says The Centers Are Either Contract Operated Or Run By The Forestry Service. She Told News 5, Blue Ridge Is Contract Operated…….
Students Say The Closure Feels Like A Nightmare Because Many Don’t Have Anywhere To Go.