Compare by Features

Plan	To whom are distributions made payable:
CollegeChoice CD 529 Savings Plan Indiana	Account owner or beneficiary.
Prepaid Tuition Fund Colorado	Account owner or eligible educational institution, as directed by the account owner
U.Plan Massachusetts	Account owner or eligible educational institution.
CollegeWealth Virginia	Account owner, beneficiary, eligible educational institution or other third party at bank's or financial institution's option.
Tomorrow's Scholar 529 Plan Wisconsin	Account owner, beneficiary, eligible educational institution, or other third party, as directed by account owner
Virginia529 inVEST Virginia	Account owner, beneficiary, eligible educational institution, or other third party, as directed by account owner.
Edvest Wisconsin	Account owner, beneficiary, eligible educational institution, or other third party, as directed by account owner.
CollegeAccess 529 (Advisor-sold) South Dakota	Account owner, beneficiary, eligible educational institution, or third-party, as directed by the account owner
CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) South Dakota	Account owner, beneficiary, eligible educational institution, or third-party, as directed by the account owner.
CollegeAmerica Virginia	Account owner, beneficiary, or eligible educational institution
Oregon College Savings Plan Oregon	Account owner, beneficiary, or eligible educational institution as directed by the account owner.
Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program Nevada	Account owner, eligible educational institution, or other third party, as directed by account owner.
Pennsylvania 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan Pennsylvania	Account owner, eligible educational institution, or third parties (other than the beneficiary) designated by the account owner. Substantiation of expenses is required in order to receive full value as a qualified withdrawal.
John Hancock Freedom 529 Alaska	Beneficiary and an eligible educational institution jointly, an eligible educational institution for the benefit of the beneficiary (FBO), beneficiary, estate of the beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan Alaska	Beneficiary and an eligible educational institution jointly, beneficiary, estate of the beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
University of Alaska College Savings Plan Alaska	Beneficiary and an eligible educational institution jointly, beneficiary, estate of the beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
College SAVE North Dakota	Beneficiary, account owner, or eligible educational institution, as directed by the account owner.
College Savings Plans of Maryland -- College Investment Plan Maryland	Beneficiary, beneficiary and eligible educational institution jointly, estate of beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
The ScholarShare College Savings Plan California	Beneficiary, eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan New Hampshire	Beneficiary, eligible educational institution, or other distributee including the account owner
Kentucky's Affordable Prepaid Tuition (KAPT) Kentucky	Benefit distributions are made to either the higher-education institution or account owner. Refunds are made to the account owner.
College Illinois! 529 Prepaid Tuition Program Illinois	Benefits are paid directly to the school on behalf of the beneficiary; refunds are made to the purchaser/owner of the account.
New York's 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Plan New York	Choice of account owner, beneficiary, or eligible educational institution; if the institution, then the withdrawal amount is first directed to the NY Higher Education Services Corp. and then paid to the institution from HESC
New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan New York	Choice of account owner, beneficiary, or eligible educational institution; if the institution, then the withdrawal amount is first directed to the NY Higher Education Services Corp. and then paid to the institution from HESC.
Arizona Family College Savings Program -- CollegeSure® 529 Plan Arizona	Distributions are only made to the account owner at the address on record.
Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Bank Plan Montana	Distributions are only made to the account owner at the address on record.
Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program Mississippi	Educational institution.
Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan Vermont	Eligible education institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Minnesota College Savings Plan Minnesota	Eligible educational institution and/or the beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
MACS 529 Advisor Program Mississippi	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner
MOST - Missouri's 529 Advisor Plan Missouri	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) -- Advisor Plan Connecticut	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) Connecticut	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Path2College 529 Plan Georgia	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust Kentucky	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
College Savings Plans of Maryland -- Prepaid College Trust Maryland	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program Mississippi	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) Missouri	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Oklahoma College Savings Plan Oklahoma	Eligible educational institution or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Private College 529 Plan Other	Eligible educational institution or account owner; qualified distributions to account owner require substantiating documentation.
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Advisor-sold) South Carolina	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, beneficiary and institution jointly, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) South Carolina	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, beneficiary and institution jointly, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
MI 529 Advisor Plan Michigan	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, institution and beneficiary jointly, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Michigan Education Savings Program Michigan	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, institution and beneficiary jointly, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
CollegeCounts 529 Fund Advisor Plan Alabama	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Ivy Funds InvestEd Plan Arizona	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Scholars Choice College Savings Program Colorado	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
DC 529 College Savings Program (Advisor-sold) District of Columbia	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Bright Directions College Savings Program Illinois	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Bright Start College Savings Program -- Advisor-sold Plan Illinois	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
CollegeChoice Advisor 529 Savings Plan Indiana	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
IAdvisor 529 Plan Iowa	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Learning Quest Advisor Kansas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Select Series Maine	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Advisor College Savings Plan Nebraska	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Direct College Savings Plan Nebraska	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
State Farm College Savings Plan Nebraska	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan New Jersey	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
Scholar'sEdge New Mexico	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
MFS 529 Savings Plan Oregon	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
CollegeBoundfund (Advisor-sold) Rhode Island	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
SMART529 Prepaid Tuition Plan West Virginia	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
The Hartford SMART529 West Virginia	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner
CollegeCounts 529 Fund Alabama	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
GIFT College Investing Plan Arkansas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
iShares 529 Plan Arkansas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan Colorado	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Smart Choice College Savings Plan Colorado	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Stable Value Plus College Savings Program Colorado	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
DC 529 College Savings Program (Direct-sold) District of Columbia	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Florida 529 Savings Plan Florida	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Hawaii's College Savings Program Hawaii	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal) Idaho	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Bright Start College Savings Program -- Direct-sold Plan Illinois	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan Indiana	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
College Savings Iowa Iowa	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) Kansas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Schwab 529 College Savings Plan Kansas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series Maine	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Investment Plan Montana	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan Nebraska	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Putnam 529 for America Nevada	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
SSgA Upromise 529 Plan Nevada	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan Nevada	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
USAA 529 College Savings Plan Nevada	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan New Jersey	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
The Education Plan's College Savings Program New Mexico	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan Ohio	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Ohio CollegeAdvantage -- Guaranteed Savings Fund Ohio	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan Ohio	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Oklahoma Dream 529 Plan Oklahoma	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative RI) Rhode Island	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Lonestar 529 Plan Texas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Texas College Savings Plan Texas	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) Utah	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) Washington	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
SMART529 Select West Virginia	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan West Virginia	Eligible educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner, as directed by the account owner.
Virginia529 prePAID Virginia	Eligible educational institution.
Florida Prepaid College Plan Florida	Eligible educational institution; a cancellation refund or scholarship refund is payable to account owner
National College Savings Program North Carolina	Participant, designated beneficiary, or copayable to the beneficiary and eligible educational institution, as directed by the participant.
Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program Alabama	Payments are made directly to the college or university.
START Saving Program Louisiana	Qualified withdrawals are made payable to the educational institution, beneficiary, or account owner; nonqualified withdrawals (refunds) are made payable to the account owner.
Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan Pennsylvania	The account owner, designated beneficiary, or an eligible educational institution.
Tennessee's BEST Prepaid College Tuition Plan Tennessee	The purchaser, beneficiary or the institution of higher education
TNStars College Savings 529 Program Tennessee	The purchaser, beneficiary or the institution of higher education. Non-qualified withdrawals that are "refunds" or that are eligible for a waiver of the federal 10 percent penalty tax are payable to the purchaser.
Michigan Education Trust Michigan	To the higher education institution if beneficiary is attending college; to the refund designee name in the MET contract if beneficiary is not attending college
Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan Arizona	To whomever the account owner specifies - the account owner, the beneficiary, a school, or anyone else.
Delaware College Investment Plan Delaware	To whomever the account owner specifies - the account owner, the beneficiary, a school, or anyone else.
U.Fund College Investing Plan Massachusetts	To whomever the account owner specifies - the account owner, the beneficiary, a school, or anyone else.
UNIQUE College Investing Plan New Hampshire	To whomever the account owner specifies - the account owner, the beneficiary, a school, or anyone else.
South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program South Carolina	Tuition benefits are paid directly to the eligible educational institution and refunds are paid to the account owner.
Texas Tuition Promise Fund Texas	Tuition payments are made to the educational institution that the beneficiary attends.
Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan Texas	Tuition payments are made to the educational institution that the beneficiary attends; scholarship, cancellation, and private college refunds are paid to the contract purchaser and joint purchaser, if applicable.