The Texas Tuition Promise Fund®, the state’s prepaid college tuition plan, turns 15 this month. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds families that enrollment in the plan began today and runs through Feb. 29, 2024. The Texas Tuition Promise Fund offers parents and loved ones the chance to prepay for a child’s future tuition and required, schoolwide fees at Texas public colleges and universities at today’s prices, excluding medical and dental schools. To celebrate the plan’s […]
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Texas Prepaid Tuition Plan Newborn Enrollment Deadline Approaches
Texas families have through July 31 to enroll their newborns at 2022-23 prices in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund®, the state’s prepaid college tuition plan. Newborns are children younger than 1 year of age at the time of enrollment.* “I know what it’s like to be the parent of newborns, and paying for college was not always at the top of my mind,” Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said. “That’s why we’re reminding new parents to take […]
Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Enrollment Deadline Approaches
Texas families can lock in today’s cost of undergraduate resident tuition and schoolwide required fees at Texas public colleges and universities by enrolling their children in the tax-advantaged Texas Tuition Promise Fund® before the close of the current general enrollment period on Feb. 28.* “It’s never too early to start planning for a child’s college education,” Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said. “The Texas Tuition Promise Fund has a range of payment options that gives Texans […]
Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Newborn Enrollment Deadline Approaches
Texas families have through July 31 to enroll their newborns at 2021-22 prices in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund®, the state’s prepaid college tuition program. Newborns are children younger than 1 year of age at the time of enrollment. * “It is never too early for Texas families to consider enrolling their newborns in this program,” Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said. “With Texans grappling with inflation and an uncertain economy, purchasing tuition units today allows families to […]
Enrollment is Open for Texas Tuition Promise Fund®
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds families that enrollment in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund®, the state’s prepaid college tuition program, began Sept. 1 and runs through Feb. 28, 2022. The Texas Tuition Promise Fund offers parents and loved ones the chance to prepay a child’s future higher education at Texas public colleges and universities at today’s prices, excluding medical and dental institutions. “This is the perfect time to think about a Texas Tuition Promise Fund […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Reminds Families to Start Saving for Higher Education on 529 College Savings Day
As national 529 industry professionals prepare to celebrate 529 College Savings Day on May 29, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is encouraging families to save for their children’s higher education expenses using the state’s 529 college plans. “529 day is a reminder that it’s never too late – or too early – to start planning for a child’s college education,” Hegar said. “Families will find that when it comes to planning for their children’s future education, every little bit […]
Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Enrollment Deadline Approaches
Texas families can lock in today’s cost of undergraduate resident tuition and schoolwide required fees at Texas public colleges and universities by enrolling their children in the tax-advantaged Texas Tuition Promise Fund® before the close of the current general enrollment period on Feb. 28.* “It’s never too late to start planning for a child’s college education, so I’m encouraging Texas families and individuals to remember the upcoming deadline to prepay and lock in today’s rates for […]
Comptroller’s Office Accepting Match the Promise Scholarship Applications Through Dec. 31
Comptroller Glenn Hegar today reminded Texans that the application deadline for Texas Match the Promise Foundation℠ scholarship awards is Dec. 31, 2020. Match the Promise scholarship awards are available for fifth through ninth graders: who are beneficiaries of a Texas Tuition Promise Fund® (TTPF) account, the state’s prepaid college tuition plan; whose families have an annual income of $100,000 or less; and who are Texas residents and the dependents, for tax purposes, of Texas residents. Families who […]
Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Enrollment Deadline Approaches
(AUSTIN) — Texas families can lock in the cost of undergraduate tuition at Texas public colleges and universities by enrolling their children in the tax-advantaged Texas Tuition Promise Fund® prior to the close of the current enrollment period, which ends Feb. 28. The Texas Tuition Promise Fund, the state’s prepaid college tuition program, allows participants to prepay undergraduate tuition and school-wide required fees for a four-year degree, two years of community college or just a few […]