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Plan	Contract payment options:
Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program Alabama	Lump sum, 60 monthly installments, or extended monthly payment plan. For contracts purchased during the 2008 enrollment period, the first payment was due February 1, 2009.
Florida Prepaid College Plan Florida	Lump sum, 55 monthly installments, or monthly installments until October of the scheduled college enrollment year. Monthly payments can be made through automatic bank transfer, payroll deduction, or by check with coupons. For contracts purchased during the the 2012-13 enrollment period, the initial payment is due in April 2013.
College Illinois! 529 Prepaid Tuition Program Illinois	Lump sum, initial lump sum payment and installment payments for the balance, or installment payments only. The extended payment plans are available only for children in 8th grade and younger. The first payment is due on the first day of the second month following the month of enrollment.
Kentucky's Affordable Prepaid Tuition (KAPT) Kentucky	Lump sum or monthly installments (with or without a down payment) over a variety of terms.
College Savings Plans of Maryland -- Prepaid College Trust Maryland	Lump sum, annual, monthly, and extended monthly installments with a downpayment option. The first payment for contracts purchased during the 2012-13 enrollment is due August 1, 2013.
U.Plan Massachusetts	Lump sum only.
Michigan Education Trust Michigan	Lump sum, or monthly over 4 years, 7 years, 10 years, or 15 years. Date when payments begin under a monthly purchase contract depends on when the contract is submitted.
Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program Mississippi	Lump sum, annual or monthly installments over a variety of terms, or a combination of lump sum and installment payments. The first payment for contracts purchased in the 2011 enrollment is due February 1, 2012.
Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program Nevada	Lump sum, 5-year monthly payment plan, or extended monthly payment plan that ends when child reaches college age.
Private College 529 Plan Other	Lump sum, automatic bank transfers, or payroll deduction.
South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program South Carolina	Lump sum, 48 monthly installments, monthly installments through the year of projected enrollment, or down payment with reduced monthly payments.
Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan Texas	Lump sum, 5-year or 10-year annual or monthly payment plan, or extended annual or monthly payment plan that ends when child graduates from high school.
Virginia529 prePAID Virginia	Lump sum, initial down payment and installment payments for the balance, or installment payments only. Lump-sum and first monthly payments are due by May 1, 2013.
SMART529 Prepaid Tuition Plan West Virginia	No longer accepting new enrollments