Center Life

A typical day at Columbia Basin Job Corps is full of activities to help our students prepare for the real world. Students get up early and spend the majority of their day receiving academic and hands-on career technical training.

After class, students study or hang out with friends before dinner in the cafeteria. After dinner, students may do chores in their dorms or spend their downtime studying. Most students are in bed by 10 PM in order to rest for the next day's tasks.

Recreation

   Tree-shaded picnic area next to a building  Student giving a thumbs-up sign after reaching the top of a climbing wall

Columbia Basin Job Corps boasts one of the best recreation programs in the nation. Students find our recreational activities to be a fun and exciting way to meet new friends, socialize, and just relax and unwind at the end of the day. We offer traditional sports and games such as basketball and softball. A full recreation facility that has a movie theater, arts and crafts, game room, billiard tables and fitness room is open after the training day and on weekends.

Three students at softball game Two students in a tug-of-war

Safety

Job Corps is committed to offering all students a safe and secure environment. That's why we have a Zero Tolerance Policy for violence, alcohol, and drugs. Any student who breaks this policy will be dismissed immediately from Job Corps.

Opportunity

CISCO student, Jason Turning Robe, participated in a speech contest. After winning first place in the on center competition, Jason traveled to Washington, DC, to give his speech in the U.S. Capital visitor's center at a reception attended by Senator Patty Murray and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis.

Student speaking a podium

Student at the U.S. Capitol

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Page last updated: Wednesday, December 09, 2009