THE GARY JOB CORPS CENTER in SAN MARCOS, TEXAS,
is the largest, most extensive Job Corps Center in the U.S.  The center is managed by Management & Training Corporation (MTC). MTC manages several centers throughout the United States for Job Corps -- a U.S. Department of Labor program.

Gary Job Corps Community is located in central Texas, south of Austin and north of San Antonio. On its 775 acre campus, with facilities for 1,660 students, Gary offers instruction in over two dozen vocational specialties, including business computers, auto diagnostics, health care, culinary arts, heating and air conditioning, welding, machinist, and construction trades. Classes—including driver's training, ESL (English as a Second Language) and academic subjects leading to the GED—take place weekdays from 8:00am until 4:00pm.

Students have free/structured time after class and may go home on weekends, if eligible.  The Center provides free transportation to and from town.  The many on-center recreational activities include supervised sports, cultural enrichment programs, movies, entertainment, and artistic activities.  For more mature students (21-24) Gary offers the Job Corps Plus program.  (Ask your Counselor for details.)