Question about financing college for a kid who's now in kindergarten.

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I know about the state programs to which you can contribute a set amount to an account and get a free college education at a state school. Unfortunately, none of us relatives can reliably afford to send that money in each month, every month.

My grandson looks like he's going to be quite the scholar, and I dread thinking about him or his parents going into hideous debt -- obviously, the higher education landscape is going to look vastly different 13 years from now, but what could we attempt to plan for him? I truly hope he's smart enough to get at least partial scholarships, but what else should we be thinking about?