CJCC student to enroll in Advanced Training, sets sights for college
Rico Blake, 22, from Capital Heights, Md., has been accepted to the Clearfield Job Corps Center in Utah for advanced training in automotive diesel engines. Blake will transfer to the program in July. Once he completes advanced training, Blake plans to attend college.
He enrolled at CJCC in January 2011 with his high school diploma and completed the painting career technical training program. While at CJCC he distinguished himself as a student leader, serving as dorm president of Truth Dorm and president of Peer Counseling. He also participated in a number of community service projects and activities, including volunteering at Sojourner’s Women’s Shelter and the YMCA and helping with Earth Week activities. He completed a work-based internship at the YMCA, painting that organization’s gym and weight room.
Blake noted that “Job Corps taught me patience and how to be a leader.” He also said that Janet Jones, ACT/OCT coordinator, made a huge difference in his experience at CJCC. “(She) believed in me. She was persistent in helping me get placed for advanced training.”
His advice to students considering enrolling in Job Corps is: “Don’t let your past determine your future, and always put God first.”
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