College savings: Are you prepared to pay for college? 
A lot has transpired since College Savings Mississippi enrolled its first student in the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) plan back in 1997. Thousands of Mississippi families have taken advantage of MPACT, our guaranteed prepaid college tuition plan and the Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program (MACS), our flexible and affordable college savings plan. We’ve also ...
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