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Memphis Job
Corp High School : Resource Program
As part of a joint effort to improve academic
and vocational skills, the Memphis City Schools and the Memphis
Job Corps Center established the Memphis Job Corps High School Academy
in the fall of 2004. The academy is located within the Center's
facilities. Students 18-22 years old are eligible to attend the
residential facility. Students who meet the Department of Labor
Job Corps entrance requirements can receive vocational skill instruction,
develop occupational trade skills, and earn a high school diploma
or GED certificate. Students must meet all Tennessee State standards
and pass Gateway Exit exams in order to receive a high school diploma.
Eligible students at the Job Corp High School Academy must have
previously earned a total of nine (9) high school credits prior
to leaving school. Exceptions can be made based upon Test for Adult
Basic Education (TABE), Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program
(TCAP), or Gateway scores.
The Division of Exceptional Children and
Health Services provides academic resource instruction to assist
students who have previously been identified as eligible for services.
These services are designed to assist adult students in earning
their high school diploma and meet vocational and trade certifications.
Location: 1555 McAlister,
Memphis, TN 38116 (901) 396-2800.
Contact: Pat Beane, Coordinator
(901) 416-0202 and David Fitzpatrick, Program Supervisor (901) 416-1312.
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