CollegeAdvantage is Celebrating 25 Years of Helping Families Save for Higher Education
Members of the public are invited to get involved
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- For 25 years, CollegeAdvantage has been helping families in Ohio and across the country to save for college. The first accounts were opened in April 1990 and many of the children who benefited from these savings have since graduated, started careers of their own, and many have started saving for their children. CollegeAdvantage has served over 750,000 beneficiaries in 25 years, including those who have already gone to college and those who will be future college students. Families have contributed over $10 billion to CollegeAdvantage 529 accounts during this time, not including investment earnings. See the CollegeAdvantage 25th anniversary infographic for additional interesting facts.
To kick off the 25th anniversary, CollegeAdvantage will present free introductory workshops on saving for college. The workshops will be held in twenty-five different cities across the state during April. Dates and times of local workshops are available at www.CollegeAdvantage.com. Families with children, parents-to-be, grandparents, and anyone interested in saving for college are encouraged to attend. Presentations will last about 45 minutes followed by time for questions and answers. Workshops are free and open to the public. Space is limited and a reservation is requested by emailing Judy Cunningham at [email protected], or by phone to 1-800-AFFORD-IT (233-6734).
In addition, current account owners and anyone age 18 or older who wants to save for college can enter to win one of ten $2,500 college savings awards being given away as part of the 25th anniversary. The sweepstakes runs through May 29, which is National 529 Day. Entries can be submitted once per day according to the rules. No purchase is necessary. Enter for your chance to win at www.WhatIsA529.com.
CollegeAdvantage will also celebrate by publishing 25 family savings stories during April. The family stories have been submitted to CollegeAdvantage by families who opened accounts during the first year of the program. Stories will be published daily at CollegeAdvantage.com/blog.
About the Ohio Tuition Trust Authority/CollegeAdvantage: CollegeAdvantage is Ohio's 529 college savings program, offered and administered by the Ohio Tuition Trust Authority, a state agency under the Office of the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents. CollegeAdvantage is offered as the CollegeAdvantage Direct 529 Savings Plan and the CollegeAdvantage Advisor 529 Saving Plan which is offered and marketed through BlackRock. The CollegeAdvantage program, which offers families a tax-advantaged way to save for college, currently has more than $9 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2014. To learn more, visit www.CollegeAdvantage.com. See also the history of CollegeAdvantage.
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