Colleges Helping Make College More Accessible and Affordable

Over 270 private colleges (and counting) have joined together to create Independent 529 Plan. It's the first 529 plan that enables consumers to prepay tuition - and get a discount on today's prices. Because the plan's goal is to make private college education more accessible, it offers guaranteed value to every family that participates.

• Freedom from Market Risk*
• Freedom from Tuition Inflation
• Freedom from Federal Taxes

» Learn more by browsing our site.

» Product Summary (A great handout!)
Download and print our product summary if you'd like to make copies to hand out at informational and recruiting events.

» Full Color Flyer (A great handout!)
Download and print our full color flyer if you'd like to make copies to hand out at informational and recruiting events.

FREE Independent 529 Plan Materials
» Order FREE copies of our CD-ROM "Independent 529 Plan: Consumer Perspective" for your students and their families.
» Order FREE copies of our Take-One Brochure for your students and their families.
» Order a FREE copy of our U.S. College and University Reference Map for your office.

Independent 529 Plan - Add our logo to your website
Provide your students and their families with easy access to information about Independent 529 Plan by adding a linked version of our logo to your website. Here's what to do:

1. Download our logo here
2. Add our logo to a college information page on your website
3. Then link the logo to the Independent 529 Plan homepage: http://www.independent529plan.org

List of Participating Colleges
(Be sure to check back periodically as new colleges are joining all the time!)

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* If you take a refund, rather than redeem your certificate for its intended purpose, the refund will be adjusted based on the net performance of the Program Trust, subject to a maximum return of 2% per year and a maximum loss of 2% per year.

Participation in Independent 529 Plan does not guarantee admission to any college or university, nor does owning a certificate in any way affect admissions decisions. TIAA-CREF and its affiliates do not provide tax advice. Please consult your tax advisor. Purchasers should read the Disclosure Booklet, including the Enrollment Agreement, carefully before making purchase decisions. Teachers Personal Investors Services, Inc. distributes the Independent 529 Plan tuition certificates.