Projects: Education
Little Rock Job Corps Center
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Year Completed: 2008
On the Project: Chris Hartsfield
In Association with: Stuck Associates
and Woods & Caradine Architects
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The Little Rock Job Corps Center is located on a 20-acre sure it southwest Little Rock. Comprised of 8 individual buildings totaling 164,000 square feet, the campus accommodates 300 students ages 16-24 in a living/ learning environment. Job Corps is a no cost education and vocational training program administrated by the US Department of Labor. Students are taught a trade, earn a high school diploma, and are assisted in finding jobs while living on campus for 10-12 months. Full classroom facilities are provided, and students reside in suite style residence hall accommodations. A cafeteria serving three meals a day, a gymnasium, weight training facility, and staff administrative/ support facilities are included on site. The Little Rock campus offers classes in construction, automotive mechanics, medical training, and computer technology. The project was a joint venture with Stuck Associates Architects and Woods & Caradine Architects.