The Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act makes available a variety of special services for qualified students who are majoring in technical/occupational areas. Special populations include

Single Parent/Displaced Homemaker--an unmarried individual who must prepare to enter the workforce, yet has full or joint custody of a minor child or children;
Disadvantaged--individuals who have academic or economic disadvantages and need special services or assistance in order to succeed in educational programs;
Services for Students with Disabilities--see Disability Support Services section (below).
Some of the special services offered by the Carl Perkins Program include child care assistance; tutoring; career and personal counseling; Learning Resource Center assistance in basic skills development; job placement services; and seminars in test taking, study skills, résumé writing, interviewing, and job-hunting skills.