Alabama
CollegeCounts 529 Plan (direct-sold version)
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Alaska
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Arizona
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Arkansas
GIFT College Investing Plan
California
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Colorado
Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan
Connecticut
Connecticut Higher Education Trust
Delaware
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District of Columbia
D.C. College Savings Plan (direct-sold version)
Florida
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Georgia
Path2College 529 Plan
Hawaii
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Idaho
Idaho College Savings Program
Illinois
Bright Start College Savings Program (direct-sold version)
Indiana
CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan (direct-sold version)
Iowa
College Savings Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
START Saving Program
Maine
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Maryland
Maryland College Investment Plan
Massachusetts
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Michigan
Michigan Education Savings Program
Minnesota
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Mississippi
Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program
Missouri
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Montana
Montana Family Education Savings Program
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Nebraska
College Savings Plan of Nebraska (direct-sold version)
Nevada
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New Mexico
The Education Plan’s College Savings Program
New York
New York’s 529 College Savings Program (direct-sold version)
North Carolina
National College Savings Program
North Dakota
College SAVE
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Ohio
Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan
Oklahoma
Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan
Oregon
Oregon College Savings Plan
Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
CollegeBoundfund (direct-sold version)
South Carolina
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (direct-sold version)
South Dakota
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Utah
Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) Trust
Vermont
Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan
Virginia
Virginia Education Savings Trust
Washington
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West Virginia
SMART529 Select
Wisconsin
EdVest (direct-sold version)
Wyoming
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