High School Equivalency Program (HEP)
The High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and the College Assistance Migrant Program
(CAMP) have existed since 1967 and 1972 respectively. Ìý HEP and CAMP are educational
programs which serve students from migrant or seasonal farmworker families.
HEP is an educational program which serves students from migrant or seasonal farmworker
families. HEP helps students who have dropped out of high school get their GED, and
serves more than 7,000 students annually.
CAMP assists students in their first year of college with academic, personal, and
financial support. CAMP serves approximately 2,400 migrant participants annually.
Overall, nearly three-quarters of all CAMP students graduate with baccalaureate degrees.
These two programs, which have achieved stunning success rates since their inception,
are funded through grants from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Migrant
Education and are administered by universities, colleges and non-profit organizations
nationwide.
ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ was awarded the first HEP grant in the state of
Louisiana in 2010.
HEP Eligibility Criteria
The High School Equivalency Program helps migratory and seasonal farmworkers and their
immediate family members who are 16 years of age or older and not currently enrolled
in school to obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma and subsequently to gain
employment or begin postsecondary education or training.
A migrant or seasonally employed agricultural worker or their children are eligible
for HEP if they meet the following criteria:
1.ÌýWithin the past 24 months has worked a minimum of 75 days in migrant or seasonal
farm work;
a. or has been eligible for, or has participated in a migrant education program;
b. or in a Work Force Investment Act program for migrant or seasonal farmworkers;
2.ÌýIs at least 16 years of age or over;
3.ÌýIs not currently enrolled in an elementary or secondary school; 4.ÌýHas not earned
a secondary school diploma or its equivalency
For more information regarding possible training through HEP at ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ please contact
Georgia Sanderson HEP Director at 342-3023 sanderson@ulm.edu or Judith Poindexter HEP Assistant Director at 342-3195 poindexter@ulm.edu
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