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• Texas Tuition Promise Fund Web Site
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• Program Guidelines Summary Flyer (PDF)
• Enrollment Kit and Plan Description (PDF)
• 2009-2010 Academic Year Tuition Unit Pricing Schedule (PDF)

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• Una guía fácil del programa (PDF)
• Documentos de inscripción (PDF)

Texas Tuition Promise Fund Overview

The Texas Tuition Promise Fund can help you build college savings for your child in a way that’s easy and affordable — while sheltering you from rising tuition rates.

With the Promise Fund, you can begin paying for college now, based on prices determined by today’s tuition costs. The plan lets you purchase “tuition units” that your child can trade for semester hours. These can be used at all Texas public colleges and universities as well as private colleges in Texas and schools throughout the U.S.

How Does it Work?

The Promise Fund offers three types of tuition units.

1. All-Texas College Units can be used to pay for undergraduate resident tuition and required fees at any Texas public college or university, regardless of its cost.
2. Texas 4-Year College Units are lower priced and are based on the weighted average cost of undergraduate tuition and required fees for in-state students at four-year Texas public colleges and universities.
3. Texas Junior College Units, the most affordable, cover the weighted average cost of undergraduate tuition and required fees for in-state students at two-year Texas public colleges.

In each case, 100 tuition units are good for 30 semester hours, or one year of college with typical course work.

You can purchase tuition units all at once, buy them over time or get them through an installment plan. The choice is yours!

How Do I Get Started?

You may enroll in the plan any time between Sept. 1 and Feb. 28 (Feb. 29 in leap years). Enrollment for newborns or children less than one year old has been extended to July 31.

The fastest, easiest way to open an account is to visit www.tuitionpromisefund.org to download an enrollment form or order an enrollment kit. Use our online calculator to research the various unit pricing and payment options.

You can also order an enrollment kit and get answers to any questions you may have by calling us at (800) 445-GRAD (4723), option 5.

The sooner you start, the more money you’ll save!

No matter how you open your account, be sure to read the Plan Description (PDF) carefully. It outlines the risks and expenses, including fees, associated with investing in the Plan. Investments are market based and may rise or fall in value - the state does not guarantee returns. Not state or FDIC insured or guaranteed. Established and maintained by the Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board.

Get an overview of the Texas 529 College Savings Plan