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Plan

Does participation in the program provide beneficiaries with any advantages in qualifying for resident tuition status at state institutions?

Yes, a beneficiary receiving a qualified distribution from an account to pay tuition at the University of Alaska may be eligible for a waiver of the nonresident tuition surcharge

A John Hancock Freedom 529 Account Holder or Beneficiary who has held an account for two years or more and is attending the University of Alaska is eligible for a waiver of the nonresident tuition surcharge and may receive the in-state rate without regard to his or her actual state of residency.

Yes, participants in the plan with an active account in any portfolio for the two years immediately preceding enrollment may be eligible to receive resident tuition rates for the University of Alaska regardless of their state residency.

No

DC College Savings Plan

District of Columbia

No

Yes, the beneficiary of a Florida Prepaid College Plan is classified as a Florida resident for tuition purposes, even if they have moved out of Florida.

KY Saves 529

Kentucky

Yes, beneficiaries with eight years of program participation and $2,400 in total contributions who move out-of-state remain eligible for resident tuition rates at Kentucky public institutions

U.Plan

Massachusetts

No

Yes, a beneficiary is considered a resident for purposes of tuition regardless of the beneficiary's residence at college enrollment. Beginning with contracts opened after July 1, 2003, this requires that (1) the original purchaser was the parent, grandparent, or legal guardian of the beneficiary, or (2) the beneficiary was a resident of Mississippi at the time the MPACT contract was purchased.

Scholar's Edge

New Mexico

No

NC 529 Plan

North Carolina

No

No

Oklahoma 529

Oklahoma

No

my529

Utah

No, except that my529 account owners who resided in Utah and owned a my529 account for eight consecutive years prior to May 5, 2008, may be eligible to receive in-state tuition at an eligible Utah state school.

No

Invest529

Virginia

No

SMART529 Select

West Virginia

No

No

Edvest 529

Wisconsin

No