GET college saving plans scheduled to restart Nov. 1

An important funding mechanism used in paying for the future cost of college tuition is soon to emerge from a state of two years in hibernation.

The GET program — acronym meaning guaranteed education tuition — is poised to start accepting contributions on Nov. 1. It will do so with a renewed enthusiasm buoyed by lower rates and a new program.

“We did refer to it as a unit purchase and enrollment delay,” GET’s senior associate director Luke Minor said.

There was a two-year suspension for new enrollment that was brought on by the passage of legislation called the College Affordability Program. T...

 

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