Charter School
The San Jose Conservation Corps Charter School currently serves 370 students between our two sites – at 2650 Senter Road and at 1560 Berger Drive. Classes at both sites are small and teachers can, therefore, attend to the specific needs of each student. While many students have fallen through the cracks in traditional, comprehensive high schools, we at the SJCC&CS seek to address the needs of each student who

YouthBuild San Jose Program
Youth Build San Jose is an alternative education and workforce-development program that helps high school dropouts gain the literacy/numeracy and job-readiness skills needed to make a successful transition into the workforce and/or post secondary education.

Environment Projects
The Environmental Projects Department provides entry-level positions for all new trainees. Following a one-week orientation program, the new trainees are assigned to one of 4 Field Supervisors and a crew of 12 young people. Here they learn the work ethic the importance of being on time everyday, how to work with their supervisors and fellow trainees and the importance of showing up, ready to work, on a daily basis.

Recycling Program
The Recycling Department is a prominent program offered in which students learn valuable skills in the recycling industry while serving their community. The recycling department serves approximately 75 students each year. On any given day, our Recycling students can be found throughout the County of Santa Clara serving over 400 recycling clients and recycling at over 170 special events.

The San Jose Conservation Corps & Charter School is a proud member of EarthShare California.  To find out more about what EarthShare does please visit their site here.

 On Tuesday, Janurary 10th, The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recognized YouthBuild San Jose and San Jose Conservation Corps & Charter School for its tremendous contributions to the youth of Santa Clara. YouthBuild USA, Inc. was granted $810,340 to help over 60 court-involved youth, aged 16-24, to achieve their educational and employment goals. YouthBuild works with Cal-YOR, Cal-GRIP and the juvenile justice/criminal justice systems as well as reducing recidivism by providing comprehensive services and a caring community to young people who have been involved in crime. 

YouthBuild San Jose will implement the YouthBuild SMART (Start Making a Real Transformation) program,  the proven national YouthBuild program, where low-income, young dropouts earn their diploma, learn marketable job skills, go on to post-secondary education or a fulltime job.

Go Youth Build and SJCCCS!