Career Makeover

April Spears, 2023 Career Makeover winner, poses with her check with representatives from WGEM and JWCC

Every day, adults just like you are changing careers. The Career Makeover, sponsored by WGEM and the JWCC Foundation, is a scholarship competition open to adults looking to start a new career (or advance in their current one).

Dreaming of earning more money or having more job satisfaction? Here’s your chance to turn your dreams into reality!

Register on this form and tell us why you should win a career makeover.
The grand prize winner will receive full tuition, fees and books! The two runners-up will each receive a $500 scholarship!

Application Deadline: March 11

Semi-finalists will be notified by March 12. Good Luck!!! Questions?
Text or call 217-393-8400.

Contest Rules
Paper Application
(A limited number of programs are excluded. Please see rules for details.)

Note: Applicants should be 21 years or older and not a current student of JWCC or within the last 3 years. Not eligible to apply if bachelor’s degree or higher has already been completed. See contest rules for all details.

Watch former winner Diane Beroiza share her thoughts about Career Makeover.

The application period for the 2024 Career Makeover is now closed.