>>Officials Cut Fees for State's 529 Tuition Accounts
(Harrisburg, PA) -- State Treasurer Stacy Garrity is cutting fees again for account holders who use Pennsylvania's 529 Tuition Investment plans to save for college. Garrity says the change will save account holders about 579-thousand-dollars this year overall. There are currently some 286-thousand tuition accounts in Pennsylvania. Funds can be used for future education costs such as tuition, fees, supplies, and room and board. Garrity says overall, the 529 plans have let state families save an average of 24-thousand-dollars for future expenses.