Another first for the Pinellas County Job Corps Center

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Another first for the Pinellas County Job Corps Center

Ann Sherman-White, M.Ed., Business Community Liaison and Student Government Association Advisor Last month, the Pinellas County Job Corps Center (PCJCC) held the first-ever virtual Job Corps Student Government Association (SGA) installation of executive officers. Since March of 2020, the vast majority of PCJCC students have participated in distance learning due to COVID-19. Although students were off-campus, […]

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