Hartnell just got $2.3 million for its High School Equivalency Program

also known as HEP.

Barely two weeks have passed since its 2011 class graduated (pictured here), and today the college announced the five year grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Migrant Education -- the only HEP grant awarded in California this year.

The grant will help migrant and seasonal farm workers or their children get their general education degree and move on to higher education, better jobs, or both.

It's the second award that Hartnell receives, according to spokeswoman Terri Pyer. During the first five-year grant, Hartnell's program helped about 400 adult students. According to Pyer, all the students in the 2011 class are going on to college.