Higher Education Coordinating Board


Limit to Financial Aid.

Helping Families Save for College

The Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) Program is Washington's 529 prepaid college tuition plan. Families prepay for their children's college tuition today and have peace of mind knowing that the value of their accounts is guaranteed by the state to keep pace with rising college tuition.

The state of Washington guarantees that 100 GET units will cover one year of resident undergraduate tuition and state-mandated fees at the most expensive Washington public university, either the University of Washington or Washington State University. Families can buy between 1 and 500 units, which students can use at nearly any public or private college in the country.

Since GET began in 1998, families have opened 90,800 accounts worth more than $1 billion. In addition, 9,900 students have used their accounts to pay for college.

The Higher Education Coordinating Board administers the GET Program while the State Investment Board oversees its investments. A five-member committee establishes the policies of the program and sets the price of the GET unit, currently $76.

2008 GET Committee Schedule
Date	Location
Feb. 13, 2008 2 - 4 p.m.	Olympia - State Investment Board (Boardroom - 1st floor)
April 23, 2008 2 - 4 p.m.	Olympia - State Investment Board (Boardroom - 1st floor)
Aug. 13, 2008	Olympia - Red Lion Hotel -- CANCELLED --