Welcome to the Oregon Treasury Savings Network’s (the Network) county information website. This website contains information about the college savings activity in every county in the state of Oregon. The Network aims to increase the ability of Oregonians to save for future higher education expenses through the Oregon College Savings Plan. It is a unique investment tool that provides state and federal tax advantages and more flexibility than many other college savings programs. For more information, visit www.oregoncollegesavings.com.
Children with college savings accounts like the OCSP have greater college expectations:
Kids who know they have a college savings account (even a small one) are 2.5 times more likely to go and graduate from college.
In fact, low- to moderate-income children with under $500 saved for college are 3 times more likely to go to college and 4.5 times more likely to graduate.
Be College Ready for 2021-2022
Our plan is to send all public elementary schools with kindergarten students our Be College Ready kits free of charge in mid-August, when students are expected to return to school. Those kits will include free homework folders, informational brochures about the Oregon College Savings Plan and a flier explaining our Kinder Grad program. With Kinder Grad, kindergarten-aged kiddos get an extra $25 added to their savings when parents open an Oregon College Savings Plan account for their child. Kits will be sent in both English and Spanish for distribution to each school’s kindergarten classes.
This year, age limits have been lifted for our annual school sweepstakes, allowing parents to enter the drawing on behalf of children up to the age of 17. Information on our Be College Ready program and sweepstakes can be found at https://becollegeready.net. You can also order additional free materials to be delivered to your school or request an informational presentation for families who might be interested in learning more about the Oregon College Savings Plan.
More details on Be College Ready will be available as the start of the 2021-2022 school year approaches. And stay tuned as our website goes through an upgrade this summer!
If you have any questions about the program please call 503-373-1903.