Click below for News Releases about the
Florida Prepaid College Plan and the Florida College Investment
Plan.
October 7, 2008 - Florida Prepaid College Plan Annual Enrollment Begins Oct. 20
September 1, 2008 - Affordable College Savings is Message of College Savings Month
May
28, 2008 - 7th Grader Stephanie
Gipson Wins 4-Year Scholarship from Florida Prepaid
College Foundation
May
28, 2008 - 7th Grader Ricardo
Sabater Wins 4-Year Scholarship from Florida Prepaid
College Foundation
March 6,
2008 - Families Can Jump Start College
Savings By Using Income Tax Refunds, Economic Stimulus
Checks To Open a Florida
College Investment Plan
February 27,
2008 - Governor Crist Marks Conclusion of Black History Month
at Mansion Event
January 22,
2008 - Governor Crist Announces Black
History Month Contests
December 7, 2007 - Give Children A Passport To Their Future: A College Education Is A Perfect Holiday Gift
October 15, 2007 - Governor Crist Recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month Contest Winners
October 15, 2007 - Florida Prepaid College Board Opens
20th Year of Enrollment on October 15th
September 7, 2007 - Governor Crist
Announces Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest and
Excellence in Education Award Contest
August 31, 2007 - Governor Crist Declares September as
College Savings Month in Florida
August 22,
2007 - Child’s Back-to-School Check List:
Don’t Forget Pencils and Paper - Parents’ Back-to-School
Check List: Don’t Forget Prepaid College Plan
June 27,
2007 - New Tuition Fee Becomes Law with Prepaid
Families Exempt
May 30, 2007 - 7th Grader Savannah Koval
Wins 4-Year Scholarship from Florida Prepaid College
Foundation
May 18, 2007 -
7th Grader Emily Howell Wins 4-Year
Scholarship from Florida Prepaid College Foundation
April 2, 2007 - Invest in Something that Children Won’t Outgrow: Tax-Free Savings for College
December 13, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board Responds To The Board Of Governors Proposed Academic Enhancement Program Fee
October 31, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board and Wachovia Work Together To Educate Florida Families About College Savings
October 13, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board Announces Start of 2006-2007 Prepaid College Plan Enrollment Period
October 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board and Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Partner to Raise Awareness
of College Affordability
July 10, 2006 - College Savings 101: How the Florida College Investment Plan Works
June 20, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Plan Customers Can Save for Additional College Expenses with a Florida College Investment Plan
January
25, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board Teams with
Chamber of Commerce to Help Educate Lafayette County
Families on Affordable College Savings Options
January
25, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board
Teams with Chamber of Commerce to Help Educate Calhoun
County Families on Affordable College Savings Options
January
25, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board
Teams with Chamber of Commerce to Help Educate Osceola
County Families on Affordable College Savings Options
January
25, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board
Teams with Chamber of Commerce to Help Educate Sumter
County Families on Affordable College Savings Options
January
25, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board
Teams with Chamber of Commerce to Help Educate DeSoto
County Families on Affordable College Savings Options
January
25, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board
Teams with Chamber of Commerce to Help Educate Dixie
County Families on Affordable College Savings Options
January
25, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board
Teams with Chamber of Commerce to Help Educate Madison
County Families on Affordable College Savings Options
January
25, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board
Teams with Chamber of Commerce to Help Educate Gilchrist
County Families on Affordable College Savings Options
January
25, 2006 - Florida Prepaid College Board
Teams with Chamber of Commerce to Help Educate Gulf
County Families on Affordable College Savings Options
January
19, 2006 - Lock In The Current Prepaid Prices
Today!
January
6, 2006 – Florida State Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce and Florida Prepaid Unite to Raise Awareness of
College Affordability
December
22, 2005 - Florida Prepaid College Plan
Remains Fiscally Strong at $6.5 Billion in Assets;
Continues to Add New Members During Enrollment
November
28, 2005 - Wachovia and Florida Prepaid
Partner to Educate Florida Families About College saving
options
November
21, 2005 – Florida’s a Positive Place for
Kids and Education: Boys & Girls Club and Florida
Prepaid Team to Inform Parents on Ways to Make College
Affordable
November
9, 2005 - The Earlier, the Better: Jackson
Memorial Hospital and the Florida Prepaid College Board
Team to Educate New Mothers on College Savings Options
November
9, 2005 - The Earlier, the Better: George E.
Weems Memorial Hospital and the Florida Prepaid College
Board Team to Educate New Mothers on College Savings
Options
November
9, 2005 - The Earlier, the Better: Tampa
General Hospital and the Florida Prepaid College Board
Team to Educate New Mothers on College Savings Options
November
9, 2005 - The Earlier, the Better: Baptist
Hospital and the Florida Prepaid College Board Team to
Educate New Mothers on College Savings Options
November
8, 2005 - The Earlier, the Better: Mercy
Hospital and the Florida Prepaid College Board Team to
Educate New Mothers on College Savings Options
October
27, 2005 - Seminole Boosters Partner With
Florida Prepaid College Foundation to Purchase 350
Prepaid Plans for Student
October
20, 2005 – To A Healthy Florida: Florida
Department of Health and Florida Prepaid Unite to
Educate Parents on College Saving Options
October
10, 2005 – The Florida Prepaid College Board
Announces the Start of the 2005-2006 Prepaid College
Plan Enrollment Period
May 17, 2005 - Federal Tax Legislation to Benefit Florida Families
February 28, 2005 - Florida Prepaid College Plan Reaches the 1 Million Mark
January 21, 2005 - College Tuition is Increasing, Lock in Now! Florida Prepaid Enrollment Ends Monday, January 31
October 29, 2004 -
Florida Prepaid College Foundation Presents Scholarships
to Children of Florida’s Fallen Military Heroes
October 28, 2004 - Florida Prepaid College Plan to Top 1 Million This Year
October 15, 2004 - Florida Prepaid College Plan Enrollment Begins October 18
October 7, 2004 - Annual Enrollment for the Florida Prepaid College Plan Re-Opens October 18
August 24, 2004 - Florida Prepaid College Board Aids Families
Hit by Hurricane Charley
March 19, 2004 - Save On Your Taxes
By Saving For College
January 28, 2004 – Time is
Running Out!
January 20, 2004 –
A New Year Resolution Worth Keeping
January 12, 2004
– Save for your Child's College Now, or Pay A Lot
More Later!
December 19, 2003 – The Gift
Every Child Needs
December 10, 2003 – Florida Prepaid College Foundation
Presents College Scholarships to the Children of Florida's Fallen Soldiers
December 5, 2003 – Governor Bush Voices His
Support for Keeping College Affordable - Statement by Chairman Tate
November 20, 2003
– Florida Prepaid College Plan Continues to Grow
October 28, 2003 – Enrollment for the
Prepaid Plan Begins Nov. 3
October 23, 2003 – “Smart” Buys This Holiday Season
March 2003 – Keep College Affordable - Opinion Column by Chairman Tate
November 18, 2002 – State of
Florida Now Offers Two 529 College Plans
