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TPC Benefits At a Glance

Membership in TPC offers a variety of benefits.

Enlarge the Market of the Future

Take a leadership role by helping to maintain access and affordability, increasing over time the size of the national pool of families able to afford to send their children to independent colleges.

Maintain Control of Your Pricing

Retain control of the cost of future tuition for your school in setting your own tuition and certificate discount rate each year.

Serve Your Alumni

Provide a new service to alumni, as TPC offers a unique means of guaranteeing future education expense that is ideally suited to children of alumni who choose to attend private college.

Compete for Top Students

Families owning certificates are likely to want to use them at participating colleges.

Answer the Call

Respond to the call of the National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education to offer innovative products to the market.

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	Participation in Independent 529 Plan does not guarantee admission to any college or university, nor does it affect the admissions process. Each year, each member college offers a discounted rate of at least 0.5% less than its current tuition rates. Discount rate can vary from year to year. Purchasers should read the Disclosure Booklet, including the Enrollment Agreement, carefully before making purchase decisions. Tuition Plan Consortium, LLC is the program sponsor and TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. is the program manager. Tuition guaranteed by member colleges. © 2008 TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc.