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Plan State residency requirements:
CollegeCounts 529 Fund
Alabama
The account owner or beneficiary must be an Alabama resident at the time of program enrollment.
Higher Education 529 Fund (Adviser-sold)
Alabama
None
Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program
Alabama
None
John Hancock Freedom 529
Alaska
None
T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan
Alaska
None
University of Alaska College Savings Plan
Alaska
None
Arizona Family College Savings Program - CollegeSure® 529 Plan
Arizona
None
Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan
Arizona
None
InvestEd Plan
Arizona
None
GIFT College Investing Plan
Arkansas
None
iShares 529 Plan
Arkansas
None
ScholarShare Advisor College Savings Plan
California
None
The ScholarShare College Savings Plan
California
None
Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan
Colorado
None
Scholars Choice College Savings Program
Colorado
None
Smart Choice College Savings Plan
Colorado
None
Stable Value Plus College Savings Program
Colorado
None
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET)
Connecticut
None
Delaware College Investment Plan
Delaware
None
DC 529 College Savings Program (Adviser-sold)
District of Columbia
None
DC 529 College Savings Program (Direct-sold)
District of Columbia
The account owner must be a District of Columbia resident at the time of enrollment or work for a firm with over 300 employees that has payroll deduction for the DC College Savings Plan.
Florida College Investment Plan
Florida
None
Florida Prepaid College Plan
Florida
The beneficiary or the parent/guardian must have been a Florida resident for the 12 months prior to enrollment. The beneficiary must be within the age/grade requirements for the selected plan.
Path2College 529 Plan
Georgia
None
Hawaii's College Savings Program
Hawaii
None
Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal)
Idaho
None
Bright Directions College Savings Program
Illinois
None
Bright Start College Savings Program - Advisor-sold Plan
Illinois
None
Bright Start College Savings Program - Direct-sold Plan
Illinois
None
College Illinois! 529 Prepaid Tuition Program
Illinois
The account owner or beneficiary must be an Illinois resident for at least 12 months prior to application.
CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan
Indiana
None
CollegeChoice Advisor 529 Savings Plan
Indiana
None
College Savings Iowa
Iowa
None
Iowa Advisor 529 Plan
Iowa
None
Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold)
Kansas
None
Learning Quest Advisor
Kansas
None
Schwab 529 College Savings Plan
Kansas
None
Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust
Kentucky
None
Kentucky's Affordable Prepaid Tuition (KAPT)
Kentucky
The beneficiary must be a Kentucky resident at the time of program enrollment or have an intention to attend a Kentucky institution.
START Saving Program
Louisiana
The account owner or beneficiary must be a Louisiana resident at the time of program enrollment.
NextGen College Investing Plan - Client Direct Series
Maine
None
NextGen College Investing Plan - Client Select Series
Maine
None
College Savings Plans of Maryland - College Investment Plan
Maryland
None
College Savings Plans of Maryland - Prepaid College Trust
Maryland
The account holder or beneficiary must be a Maryland or District of Columbia resident at the time of program enrollment.
U.Fund College Investing Plan
Massachusetts
None
U.Plan
Massachusetts
None
MI 529 Advisor Plan
Michigan
None
Michigan Education Savings Program
Michigan
None
Michigan Education Trust
Michigan
The beneficiary must be a Michigan resident at the time of program enrollment.
Minnesota College Savings Plan
Minnesota
None
MACS 529 Advisor Program
Mississippi
None
Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program
Mississippi
None
Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program
Mississippi
The account owner or beneficiary must be a Mississippi resident at the time of program enrollment.
MOST - Missouri's 529 Advisor Plan
Missouri
None
MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)
Missouri
None
Montana Family Education Savings Program - CollegeSure® 529 Plan
Montana
None
Pacific Life Funds 529 College Savings Plan (Adviser-sold) MT
Montana
None
Pacific Life Funds 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) MT
Montana
The account owner must be a Montana resident to enroll directly and have the sales charge waived.
AIM College Savings Plan
Nebraska
None
College Savings Plan of Nebraska (Adviser-sold)
Nebraska
None
College Savings Plan of Nebraska (Direct-sold)
Nebraska
None
State Farm College Savings Plan
Nebraska
None
TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan
Nebraska
None
Columbia 529 Plan
Nevada
None
Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program
Nevada
The account owner or beneficiary must be a Nevada resident or account owner must be an alumnus of a Nevada college or university.
The Upromise College Fund
Nevada
None
The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan
Nevada
None
USAA College Savings Plan
Nevada
None
Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan
New Hampshire
None
UNIQUE College Investing Plan
New Hampshire
None
Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan
New Jersey
None
NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan
New Jersey
The contributor (account owner) or the beneficiary must be a New Jersey resident at the time of program enrollment.
Scholar'sEdge
New Mexico
None
The Education Plan's College Savings Program
New Mexico
None
New York's 529 College Savings Program - Advisor Plan
New York
None
New York's 529 College Savings Program - Direct Plan
New York
None
National College Savings Program
North Carolina
None
College SAVE
North Dakota
None
BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan
Ohio
None
Ohio CollegeAdvantage - Guaranteed Savings Fund
Ohio
Either the beneficiary or the account owner must be a resident of Ohio at the time of program enrollment.
Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan
Ohio
None
Putnam CollegeAdvantage
Ohio
None
Oklahoma College Savings Plan
Oklahoma
None
Oklahoma Dream 529 Plan
Oklahoma
None
MFS 529 Savings Plan
Oregon
None
OppenheimerFunds 529 Plan
Oregon
None
Oregon College Savings Plan
Oregon
None
Independent 529 Plan
Other
None
Pennsylvania 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan
Pennsylvania
The account owner or beneficiary must be a Pennsylvania resident at the time of program enrollment.
Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan
Pennsylvania
None
CollegeBoundfund (Adviser-sold)
Rhode Island
None
CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative R)
Rhode Island
The account owner or beneficiary must be a Rhode Island resident, or the account owner must work in Rhode Island, at the time of program enrollment.
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Adviser-sold)
South Carolina
None
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)
South Carolina
The account owner or beneficiary must be a resident of South Carolina, or an employee of the State of South Carolina or the Bank of America, at the time of program enrollment.
South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program
South Carolina
The beneficiary must be a South Carolina resident for at least 12 months prior to program enrollment .
CollegeAccess 529 (Adviser-sold)
South Dakota
None
CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold)
South Dakota
The account owner or designated beneficiary must be a South Dakota resident at the time of program enrollment.
Tennessee's BEST Prepaid College Tuition Plan
Tennessee
The account owner or beneficiary must be a Tennessee resident at the time of program enrollment.
Lonestar 529 Plan
Texas
None
Texas College Savings Plan
Texas
None
Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan
Texas
The beneficiary must be a Texas resident for at least 12 months prior to application or a non-resident child of an account owner who is a Texas resident.
Texas Tuition Promise Fund
Texas
The beneficiary must be a Texas resident or have a parent who is a Texas resident and is the named purchaser at the time of enrollment.
Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) Trust
Utah
None
Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan
Vermont
None
CollegeAmerica
Virginia
None
CollegeWealth
Virginia
None
Virginia Education Savings Trust (VEST)
Virginia
None
Virginia Prepaid Education Program (VPEP)
Virginia
The account owner, beneficiary, or parent of a non-resident beneficiary at the time of program enrollment must be a Virginia resident or member of the U.S. military who is either stationed in Virginia or who claims Virginia as home of record .
Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET)
Washington
The account owner or the beneficiary must be a Washington resident at the time of program enrollment.
SMART529 Prepaid Tuition Plan
West Virginia
The account owner or beneficiary must be a West Virginia resident at the time of purchase.
SMART529 Select
West Virginia
None
SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan
West Virginia
The account owner or designated beneficiary must have a West Virginia mailing address or be a West Virginia resident on active duty in the U.S. armed forces.
The Hartford SMART529
West Virginia
None
EdVest (Adviser-sold)
Wisconsin
None
EdVest (Direct-sold)
Wisconsin
None
tomorrow's scholar
Wisconsin
None
Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan WY
Wyoming
None, but this is the Wyoming-branded version of Colorado's 529 plan.
Stable Value Plus College Savings Plan
Wyoming
None, but this is the Wyoming-branded version of Colorado's 529 plan.