About HEP

_What is the BUENO High School Equivalency Program (HEP)?

	The BUENO Center’s High School Equivalency Program (HEP) is a federally funded program that provides migrant and seasonal farmworkers who have not earned the equivalency of a high school diploma an opportunity to earn a general education diploma (GED). The program is located at six sites: Brighton, Greeley, La Junta, Ft. Morgan, Longmont, and Alamosa, Colorado.

_What does HEP provide?

	All sites offer students an array of services, including: • GED Pre-testing services • Classes in the five GED areas of reading, math, science, social studies •Vocational and Career Placement •Personal Counseling •Vocational Skills Training	• Career Development • Tutoring • Academic Advising • Placements in a Job, the military, or in a postsecondary institution of higher education • Personal Counseling

_Who may apply to HEP?

	To qualify for this program a person, or their children, must be16 years of age or older and must have worked in agriculturally related employment for a period of 75 days within the past 24 months. Persons who are eligible to participate in or have participated in a migrant education program under Chapter 11 or who have participated in a JTPA Section 402 program also qualify for services

_Where can I get more information on HEP?

	Please visit the links to the HEP sites above for information and services provided. Each site contains information on how to contact the Program Site Coordinator/Instructor. You may also call the HEP Director, Lorenso Aragon, or the Assistant HEP Director, Nancy Griego, at 303.655.1806.

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