Are any of these institutions 529 eligible?

[bjcheung77]

To elaborate on the "Muhaha". This was what came to mind: Study.com powers View High School, they charge a hefty amount now but before they were accredited, it was just $160/year using the Study.com courses that are ACE/NCCRS recommended for credit. Link: https://www.viewhighschool.org/enrollment

Just for individuals reading, most alternative providers will not fit the bill. However, there are private colleges that are NA/RA that have a high school/dual credit program that have ACE recommendations for credit. It may work for example, if someone uses Penn Foster ACE recommended dual high school/college credits to use the 529 with.

The 529 should be usable for only "tuition" for private high school/colleges, etc, and View High School technically "IS". So, if it was a couple years or maybe 3 years back, this would be a viable option. Nowadays, I would not recommend it, I highly suggest taking courses through the local community college and using the 529 to pay for it as that's "technically" what it should be used for.

You should speak with your financial institution to verify before investing in any of these alternative providers, a community college, local 4 year college, or the local university are the way to go, as almost everything including tuition would be usable...