Clearfield Job Corps Center — Local services in Clearfield

2023 Graduate. Was there for over a year. Learned a lot, but unfortunately I also saw a lot of students fail because they went into it with the wrong mindset.

As long as a student goes into it with awareness that it's a government program, is respectful of others, avoids drama, and focuses on their studies, it's a good program.

The campus is big and there's quite a few trades to choose from. Students without a high school diploma are offered the choice of either an equivalency or traditional diploma from the high school on campus. ESL classes are offered. Davis Technical College partners with this campus and offers several trades not mentioned on the website. The trades fill up quickly, but they give students the opportunity to get the training and certifications for another trade, usually office assistant, while waiting for their chosen trade.

While I was there, there was 3 male dorms (A, B, C) and 2 female dorms (D and E). Discrimination was not tolerated. There's 4 students to a room; each student got their own bed (no bunk beds), a locked closet, and one drawer under the sink, as well as (in some dorms several drawers under their bed. There is not much storage and belongings are not allowed to be left out during the day, so it's not a good idea for students to bring a lot of belongings with them.

Students were able to get free clothes once a week from a building called The Clothesline, and there was also an on-campus store where students could use the campus currency ("bulldog bucks") for things like snacks as well as hygiene products or clothing.

Unfortunately, staff endure a particularly stressful working environment, and the ones who stay do so because they truly care about the students. Maintenance can't keep up with everything that needs to be fixed. Staff pay is abysmal, almost every department is understaffed, and communication is nearly non-existent between departments. The buildings are old and it shows. Staff do the best with what they're given, and it was rare for a staff member to not be polite to a student who was polite to them. If there's an issue, politely asking for an explanation goes a long way, same as anywhere else.

Wellness (on-campus healthcare) was questionable. Some good, some bad. The nurses seemed to truly care, and I had nothing but good experiences with dental staff; on the other hand, my experiences with the optometrist and my assigned mental health counselor were absolutely horrid. Please, to anyone who may need help with mental health: do not assume that JobCorps can provide it. This is a trade school; while unfortunate, it is not designed for students who struggle with their mental health.

The cafeteria menu is nowhere near as bad as it's made out to be. They had a wide variety of food and a bimonthly rotating menu. They had soda machines, fruit juice, water, milk, and coffee machines, as well as hot water and teabags. Food allergies can be accomodated, though it's up to the student to inform the cafeteria staff as to be cautious about the foods they consume. Students are given the choice of what they want to eat at all times.

This is (or was, when I attended) a closed campus. That means that students are monitored very closely, all items must be screened by security before being allowed on campus, and for the safety of everyone, students are not allowed to go off of campus without a pass in hand. Transportation staff are available to take students to and from places off campus for reasons such as classes, jobs, or medical appointments, and students are able to apply to go off campus on weekends.

The trade I graduated from did not end up being the career that I went into, however it did lead me to a job in a similar field and I use the skills I learned every day. I can say without a doubt that the experiences I had while there led me to where I am today. While being a JobCorps student was at times tough on both my mental and physical health, it was worth it.

Thank you to the staff for helping me change my life for...

I am shocked and appalled by this place! My daughter was attending when they sent everyone home for Covid shutdowns, I get that, however they did not offer to get her into any online schooling, she was told that she had not been enrolled in any of the schooling programs yet although she had been there for approx 6 weeks already. She was told to leave her belongings there that the lock downs would not be long, when it became apparent that this was not the case she ask for her stuff many times over several months. When finally I text the counselor asking why they would not give her belongings back they suddenly sent them back. Although the counselor never responded to my text. Then after almost a year she finally got the message that they were bringing her back, she had just got a job but told them that she would have to quit because she was going back to Job Corp. A few days after that they said, no they would not be bringing her back because of an increase of Covid cases in Utah. She went back to her job and ask if they still had an opening that she could come back to, they did and brought her back on. A few days after she started to work Job Corp messaged again we are bringing you back. So she quit again and went back. Then the hell began! She was put in a room alone, told not to leave. They brought her meals and set them outside her door and knocked. She was not allowed to go out of her room at all. They did 3 nasal swabs to test for Covid because they kept 'messing it up'. She tested negative. They put her back in her room. 2nd day, still locked in her room, ask if she could get an Amazon package if I sent her some books and things to pass the time of isolation and they told her no, nothing could be delivered because of Covid. They at least let her go outside for 20 minutes alone (prisoners get more time in the fresh air). When she tried to ask questions she was told to go back to her room. She was very upset by now and her mental health was declining fast! 3rd day she is very upset because a guard had lost an important paper that they said they would put at the front for a family member to pick up. Security was in her room questioning her most of the morning. At noon she realized that they had not brought her lunch, she figured they were just running late. 2:30 they finally get her lunch but not before the lady that was over the dorm spoke rudely to her ( I was on the phone and heard this) telling her that she should have called and let them know she had not gotten lunch. We decided that she had been put through enough mental anxiety and hell and she called her counselor to say she was going home, he told her that she could not leave until tomorrow. This is a prison for kids and young adults! She finally got ahold of the mental health care person who had to arrange for her to leave! My daughter is not a minor but an adult who should not have been held captive by this place. I would tell anyone who thought of going to Job Corp to NEVER do it! It has been the worst experience and I fear my daughter will have lasting mental health issues because of it! I have not put everything that happened here because it would be too long and this is already long. Please do not go to this hell hole! The staff are rude, they are demeaning. This place is suppose to teach people how to work in the world yet can't get their own establishment under control or do a professional job and the people that go there should not be treated like, no, worse...

Besides them kicking me out with having no where to go the staff is insanely rude at this joint, no matter if it’s teachers, security , RAs shoo even some of the lunch lady’s . Most of the staff definitely have the ego that they r untouchable i can say and do whatever i want with no problems and it’s because they can. The teachers who actually put efforts with the students and get along with them get fire or SOMETHING . The food is also not the best and i’m not even sure some of it is even safe to consume with the amount of people who feel nauseous after eating it.

Security likes to steal your things like food you order, if they go thru your rooms they will surely secretly swipe something (one took my birth certificate). Sometimes security will even pick fights with students for no reason. James and Todd are the only security guards who don’t basically harass you.

If you need to get your GED or high school definitely don’t come here. They have different options for what you can take like your high school or GED/hiset. Lucky for you guys i’ve been in both. All classes last 45 minutes long and you have 9-11 class periods. High school you have 1-3 classes you MIGHT learn something is besides that you sitting in a silent class doing word searches (big waste of time). With your hi-set you are in a room for the majority of your classes sitting in front of a computer teacher yourself all five subjects… while the teacher yells at everyone in a very annoying tone to hurry up, always being rushed. They have told me this center does not focus of academics.

If you need help with a state ID or ssn or really anything like that get that before you even come here.

I give this place two stars because all the friends i’ve made and have had so many good memories with them that’s it.

don’t even get me started on the dorms. Black mold in most of the dorms, bed bugs , we had black mold in our WATER JUG so the whole dorm was drinking black mold. If you’re a girl in E2 i pray for you . Summer time they have no AC in winter they have no heat.

the amount of pedos that are also in this campus is actually insane… there’s multiple 26-17, 22-16 all types of stuff like that so if you have a minor daughter … i would be cautious of that.

Also the drug issue i was here for 6 months june-jan a kid died on campus, two kids went to the hospital for over dosing and the weekend before i got there a kid died from PCP. People lace anything smokeable here.

the pay they offer is 40 dollars till you reach six months then it goes to 60 but it doesn’t really kick in till your 7-8 months and then once you been there a year you get 90!

some teachers have passive aggressive hate towards some races but yk they can’t be too loud about it or they loose their jobs.

there’s also no pool. That was the REAL disappointment.

OH and one last thing they will tell you this is one of the top three Job corps out of them all .. they are lying … they lie about everything but this is the biggest lie yet !

anyways do not go here choose one in Hawaii, New York literally anywhere else … thank me...