If you're looking for more information about planning and saving for college, these tools and websites can help.
Compare 529 plans by state or feature, or check out a guide on getting started.
Find out more about Ascensus and the 529 plans that it administers. You can also take Learn 529, an online learning experience.
See performance rankings for a range of 529 portfolios, and browse college savings articles and tools.
Get help preparing for higher education, with information on admissions, assessments, financial aid, and enrollment.
Learn all about financial aid. This site also includes application information, frequently asked questions, calculators, and more.
Learn about the federal financial aid process, and find the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which must be completed in order to qualify for federal financial aid.
Find the colleges and universities that are eligible schools under 529 plan rules.
This state agency, co-administrator of New York's 529 College Savings Program, helps families pay for college with the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and guaranteed student loans. HESC also offers guidance on selecting, applying to, and paying for college.
This agency coordinates New York State's higher-education system and collects and publishes information on the quality and status of higher education in the state.
SUNY is the nation's largest comprehensive state university system, with 64 campuses throughout New York State. It offers more than 7,000 degree and certificate programs and nearly 2 million workforce and professional development programs.
CUNY is the nation's largest urban university. It has 11 senior colleges, 7 community colleges, an honors college, and 5 graduate and professional schools.
This site features more than 100 private colleges in New York State offering many diverse areas of academic study. You'll find profiles on each of the schools, details on open house events, and information about financial aid.
This organization represents 16 New York State higher-education institutions, with 28 campuses across the state. Together, they serve more than 40,000 students.
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Investment returns are not guaranteed, and you could lose money by investing in the Direct Plan.
For more information about New York's 529 College Savings Program Direct Plan, download a Disclosure Booklet and Tuition Savings Agreement or request one by calling 877-NYSAVES (877-697-2837). This document includes investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other information. You should read and consider them carefully before investing.
Before you invest, consider whether your or the beneficiary's home state offers any state tax or other benefits that are only available for investments in that state's 529 plan. Other state benefits may include financial aid, scholarship funds, and protection from creditors.
The Comptroller of the State of New York and the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation are the Program Administrators and are responsible for implementing and administering the Direct Plan.
Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, LLC, serves as Program Manager and, in connection with its affiliates, provides recordkeeping and administrative support services and is responsible for day-to-day operations of the Direct Plan. The Vanguard Group, Inc., serves as the Investment Manager. Vanguard Marketing Corporation provides marketing and distribution services to the Direct Plan.
No guarantee: None of the State of New York, its agencies, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), The Vanguard Group, Inc., Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, LLC, nor any of their applicable affiliates insures accounts or guarantees the principal deposited therein or any investment returns on any account or investment portfolio.
New York's 529 College Savings Program currently includes two separate 529 plans. The Direct Plan is sold directly by the Program. You may also participate in the Advisor-Guided Plan, which is sold exclusively through financial professionals and has different investment options and higher fees and expenses as well as financial professional compensation.
This website contains links to other websites as a convenience to users. However none of the Program; The New York State Office of the State Comptroller; the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation; The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, LLC; nor any of their affiliates endorses or takes any responsibility for any such website or for any information contained thereon, except, in each case, with respect to their own websites.
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