Mission and Leadership

Welcome to the Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) website. GET is Washington's 529 prepaid college tuition plan, helping families statewide save for their child's college education. Since our state legislators initiated this program in 1998, over 147,000 families have opened accounts and more than 30,000 students have attended colleges nationwide. With GET your savings are guaranteed by state law to keep pace with rising tuition, and that brings you peace of mind.

GET is administered by the Washington Student Achievement Council with oversight from the GET Committee, which meets quarterly to review policies, pricing and investments. The Washington State Investment Board manages the GET fund, which is now valued at over $2 billion. It's a self-sustaining program which has become one of the fastest growing prepaid tuition plans in the country. We hope you will find the information you need on our site to start your family saving for college. If we can assist you further, please call our Customer Service Department at 1.800.955.2318. We're here to help!


GET Mission
GET serves Washington families by offering a guaranteed way to save for college tuition.

GET Committee

Don Bennett, Chair
Washington Student Achievement Council

James L. McIntire
State Treasurer

David Schumacher
Director, Office of Financial Management

Beth Stecher Berendt
Citizen Representative

Mooi Lien Wong
Citizen Representative

GET Leadership Staff

Betty Lochner, Director

Larry Lee, Associate Director for Policy
and Planning

Betsy Hagen, Associate Director for Administrative Services

Susan Martensen, Associate Director for Marketing and Communications

Diana Hurley, Customer Service Manager

Jacquelyne Ferrado, Community Relations Manager

Kim Porter, Records and Projects Manager

Matthew Freeby, Finance Manager

 

REMINDER
The GET unit price is $172, effective through July 1, 2013.

Enrollment forms for all new accounts (except newborns) must be postmarked, faxed or completed online by midnight PDT on May 31, 2013.
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