SHORTCUTS

529 Plan Details:

Enter your state:

World's Simplest College Calculator:

How old is your child?

Find a 529 Pro:

Enter your zip code:

Enroll In a 529 Plan:

View a list of participating plans

OPTIONS

529 PLANS

Compare by Features

Plan Contract payment options:
U.Plan
Massachusetts
Lump sum only.
Kentucky's Affordable Prepaid Tuition (KAPT)
Kentucky
Lump sum or monthly installments (with or without a down payment) over a variety of terms.
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.
Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program
Nevada
Lump sum, 5-year monthly payment plan, or extended monthly payment plan that ends when child reaches college age.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Private College 529 Plan
Other
Lump sum, automatic bank transfers, or payroll deduction.
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.
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.
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.
SMART529 Prepaid Tuition Plan
West Virginia
No longer accepting new enrollments