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The Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program allows Washington families to plan for the future by purchasing tomorrow's college tuition at today's prices. As a participant, you can buy college tuition units at today's price, which can be applied towards continuing education in the future.

Massachusetts was the first state to offer two options, a prepaid tuition program (the U.Plan) and a tax-advantaged college investing plan (the U.Fund). The U.Plan enables families to lock in tomorrow's tuition (and mandatory fees) at today's rates, at over 80 participating Massachusetts colleges and universities.

Under the PACT, a contract is purchased and payments are directly deposited into the trust fund to be invested. When the child for whom the contract was purchased reaches college age, payment of Alabama's public tuition and mandatory fees, or an amount equal to these charges is made to the college or university of your choice.

The Prepaid Tuition Fund is designed to keep pace with Average Tuition inflation in Colorado (although your investment can be used nationwide). You purchase Average Tuition based on today's prices and your investment becomes an amount equal to the Average Tuition in the year your student uses the money for college.

Montana Family Education Savings Program, a tax-advantaged 529 college savings plan, helps you prepay college.

The Baccalaureate Education System Trust (BEST) prepaid tuition program provides the opportunity to prepay college tuition by purchasing tuition units now to be used at a later date. By allowing families to pay for future tuition at today's price, the program's goal is to ease families' concerns about paying for their children's college education.

This program allows families to pay in advance for the tuition expenses of a child's college education with potentially significant savings over the actual tuition costs at the time the child enrolls in college. The SCTPP locks in today's tuition rates and guarantees payment of tuition and mandatory fees at any of South Carolina's public colleges and universities.