College Illinois!

"Absolutely awful. My grandmother was wonderful enough to start this program for me but dealing with everyone over at College Illinois is a nightmare. I'm now going on OVER two months of back-and-forth with them, trying to get them to provide the documentation they're supposed to provide to the college, trying to utilize the funds. I get different information from everyone I talk to over there, no straight answers. My college has reached out to them and it has now been several weeks since they've been invoiced and they still have not released any funds. The idea of this program is great, but highly recommend looking into an alternative company to invest your money into since you'll end up having to fight to use it with College Illinois."

"If your child does not go to college in Illinois then you have a problem. The processing of the payment takes 6 - 8 weeks after you submit the invoice and courses your beneficiary is taking. If the individual is waitlisted in any of the classes the credit hours will not be counted. I have to pay the full college fee to avoid late fee and finance charges. I get back the college illinois payment from the university as overpayment 3 months later. Not a great option if your child/beneficiary has a possibility of going to out of state or private colleges."

"Buying into College Illinois for my twins was the best financial decision I have ever made. They attend a state university. I have never had an issue with College Illinois paying the tuition and mandatory fees. Without College Illinois, both kids would have had to take out substantial loans. With College Illinois, my husband and I are able to cover their room and board and misc. costs. Both are on track to graduate without loans."

"College Illinois is the best investment I have ever done. I paid $3600/yr for 10 years=$36,000 starting when my son was 6 years old(2001). He is going to be a Junior in a private college, and in the past 2 years I have received about $30,000 as payment toward meeting my sons private college education. He should get 2 more years of coverage provided the state can get it's budget in order. When he was about 10, the state even let me deduct some of the expenses. Great, great program for me and my son!!!"

"College Illinois has always paid the covered part of tuition on time and with no problem. I had 2 children covered when it became clear that 1 of our children would never get to college. His payment was refunded in full along with earned interest. My experience has been nothing but favorable."