College Savings Tips for New Parents in South Carolina
Scroll through a few TikTok stories on Parenthood or follow a Mom influencer on Instagram, and you’ll quickly learn that the challenges Millennial parents and Gen Z parents face are vastly different than those of their Gen X or Baby Boomer parents. In 2025, harsh judgements and conflicting opinions bring a new element of confusion to parenthood - while increased financial responsibilities ramp up anxiety.
529 Flexibility for Trade and Vocational Schools
Thousands of families save for their children’s future education with the Future Scholar 529 Plan. Families appreciate the flexibility 529 plans provide to allow their children choices. Students may opt to attend a traditional four-year university, or they may select a much more direct path to beginning their careers.
Future Scholar has been helping South Carolina families save for their loved ones’ future education for 20 years. Our highly rated 529 college savings program continues to provide numerous benefits such as tax advantages, investment options and flexibility of use that enable families to save for their children’s educational goals.
We are proud of the plan’s continued growth and how it’s helping more South Carolina families than ever before. We place a high priority on customer service and invest in technology upgrades that enhance your online experience and make it easy to manage your account. We also have numerous resources and calculators on this site that can help you as you assess your saving strategy.
We remain committed to fully serving you. Whether you are considering opening a new account, or have a question about an existing account, we’re here to help.
You can speak to a member of our customer service team from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. by calling 888.244.5674.
As always, thank you for investing in Future Scholar.
Curtis Loftis
State Treasurer
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Investing involves risk including the risk of loss of principal. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. Contact your financial advisor or visit futurescholar.com for a Direct Plan Program Description, which contains this and other important information about the Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan. Read it carefully before investing. You should also consider, before investing, whether the investor's or designated beneficiary's home state offers any state tax or other state benefits such as financial aid, scholarship funds and protection from creditors that are only available for investments in such state's qualified tuition program.
Tax treatment varies by state. The tax information set forth on this website is general in nature and does not constitute tax advice on the part of Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., its affiliates or the South Carolina Office of State Treasurer. Please contact your tax advisor before making any tax related decisions.
The Direct Plan is sold directly by the Program and is limited to a specific group of investors, as described in the Program Description . You may also participate in the Advisor Plan, which is sold exclusively through financial advisors. The Advisor Plan offers additional investment choices, but the fees and expenses are higher. Please contact your financial advisor for additional information on the Advisor Plan.
The Office of State Treasurer of South Carolina (the State Treasurer) administers the Program and has selected Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (Columbia Management) as Program Manager. Columbia Management and its affiliates are responsible for providing certain administrative, recordkeeping and investment services, and for the marketing of the Program. Columbia Management is not affiliated with the State Treasurer.