HEP
High School Equivalency Program
The High School Equivalency Program (HEP) is a federally funded program for migrant and seasonal farmworkers to assist them in the process of obtaining their GED certificate. This is a 10-week intensive high school studies program that runs typically in the evenings from Monday thru Friday. Applications are generally taken year round, for our program is offered every quarter of the year: Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. Please call our office for major deadline information at 503-589-7725.
Student Services
We provide HEP students with the academic skills necessary to successfully pass the GED exams.
Moreover, we make the following information available to students:
- Higher education
- Employment opportunities
- Job training programs
- Military service
Additional Services
In addition to the academic program, other services available to the students include:
- English courses (ESL)
- Bilingual services
- Personal advising and counseling
- Tutoring services
- Technology and computer training
- Academic excursions
Benefits
- Childcare grants
- Transportation grants
- Meals
To qualify, applicant must:
- Be at least 16 years of age or older.
- Not have earned a high school diploma in the United States.
- Have worked at least 75 days within the last two years in agriculture as a migrant or seasonal farmworker. This includes any activity directly related to the production of crops, dairy products, poultry or livestock; the cultivation or harvesting of trees including nursery and forestry work; or fish farmwork.
or
Have participated within the last two years in a Migrant Education Program (MEP) or in a National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP).
You may also qualify for HEP if one of your parents or legal guardians meets the migrant or seasonal farmwork requirement described above.
The following website link will give you direct access to the HEP application. You can print this application out and make copies if needed. Remember that we take applications every term including for class enrollment in the summer quarter. In order to confirm any important deadlines for HEP registration, please call our office at 503-589-7725.
For more information, please contact us at hep@chemeketa.edu.
Updated June 12, 2007 by the College Advancement Department.