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General Information
Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan
The Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan, a prepaid tuition plan has stopped accepting new enrollments. However, Texas residents may invest in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund, a unit-based prepaid plan that enables families to prepay future tuition and mandatory fees at Texas public institutions.
Our Ratingix
Fee Scoreix
4.5 of 5
Performanceix
N/A
- Program typePrepaid contract
- Enrollment periodClosed to new enrollment.
- Inception1996
- State agencyState Comptroller's Office and the Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board
- Tax deduction
- Program ManagerState Comptroller's Office and the Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board
Ratings & Rankings
Our overall rating for TX residents
This program is not open to you either because it has residency requirements or because it has stopped accepting new enrollments.
Our overall rating for non-residents
This program is not open to you either because it has residency requirements or because it has stopped accepting new enrollments.
Savingforcollege.com's 5-Cap Ratings provides an evaluation and comparison of 529 plans, utilizing a formula that examines dozens of factors grouped into the following categories.
Financial Benefits
4.50
Features
4.00
Safety
4.50
Reliability
4.00
Eligibility
State residency requirements:
Who can be a participant/owner in the program?
Significant time or age restrictions imposed by the program:
Contributions
Minimum contributions:
Contractual Features
Contract prices:
Available tuition packages:
Benefits for beneficiary attending private or out-of-state institution:
Contract payment options:
Are program benefits backed by the full faith and credit of the state?
Are program benefits collateralized or guaranteed in any other way?
Fees & Expenses
Enrollment or application fee:
Taxes and other Benefits
- Tax deduction for single filersNone
- Tax deduction for joint filersNone
Note
Texas doesn't offer tax deductions