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A year in the CCC will help you find your future, by finishing your diploma, earning scholarships, and experiencing new career paths!

Get paid while you learn skills that can lead to a meaningful career like firefighting, energy, forestry, and more!

Yes, the work is hard. And, it will put you on the path to move into a career that will make a positive impact on your environment and your life!

Life in the Corps

The California Conservation Corps offers a unique and challenging, paid experience for young adults from across the state. A year in the CCC transforms their lives through developing new job skills, expanding personal growth, and conserving California’s natural resources. Corpsmembers’ hard work and long hours on environmentally focused projects and emergency response help make California an even better place for all.

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News and Updates

Corpsmembers Deploy to Protect Kern County Watersheds

Taking a Deep Dive into Water Resources Careers

Crew leader Caitlin Patterson from the CCC Chico Center is currently interning with the California Department of Water Resources. She’s getting hands-on, as well as waders-on, experience of the various career opportunities DWR houses.

Keeping Costs Down, Lights On, And California Green with Retrofitting

CCC Sacramento Corpsmembers are retrofitting light fixtures in the California Conservation Corps Headquarters building to save energy.

Extra Hours, Work in Magalia Kitchen Keeps Park Fire Crews Fueled

When large-scale wildfires ignite, everyone does their part to make a difference. For culinary crews at the CCC Magalia Fire Center, it’s a chance to put their skills and knowledge to the test.

Pulling to Preserve Humboldt’s Pristine Dunes

CCC Fortuna Corpsmembers gave a coastal forest a major boost by removing invasive English ivy. These pesky vines can stretch more than 90 feet, but CCC crews came prepared for the long game!

 

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Learn how CCC Corpsmembers can earn up to $8,000 in AmeriCorps scholarships

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