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Steamboat Legacy Scholarship approved vendors for high school
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
Steamboat Legacy Scholarship approved vendors are the providers families can pay through Odyssey. The Wyoming Department of Education publishes a list of registered providers and vendors, and allowed costs include tuition and fees for nongovernmental online learning programs. UPI Study is an approved vendor, offering college-level courses with ACE or NCCRS credit recommendations.
How vendors work in Wyoming's ESA
The department runs the program and Odyssey runs the accounts. Providers apply through Odyssey's Wyoming vendor site, and the department publishes a list of registered providers and vendors. Families pay approved vendors from the account. Some costs are reimbursed through the Odyssey Marketplace instead, in four categories: K-12 curriculum, admission fees, transportation and internet fees.
What high school families commonly pay for
The department's list of allowed expenses gives older students several routes.
| Expense on the department's list | High school example |
|---|---|
| Tuition and fees for nongovernmental online learning programs | College-level online courses, such as ours |
| Tuition and fees at a participating school | A private school course load |
| Classes or activities at a public or charter school | A single class or activity, without enrolling full time |
| Curriculum (via Odyssey Marketplace reimbursement) | Textbooks and course materials |
Questions to ask any vendor before you pay
A vendor being approved means you can pay it from the account. It does not tell you whether the course suits your teen or whether a college will count it. Ask these first.
- Is the vendor approved for the Steamboat Legacy Scholarship, and does it show in Odyssey?
- Is the price monthly, per course or yearly, and can you stop at any time?
- Does the course carry an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation?
- Which colleges consider that recommendation, and has any college your teen is aiming for said so in writing?
- What does the student receive at the end, and how is it sent to a college?
Why college-level courses suit high school
A home-based programme sets its own high school courses, so a college-level writing or algebra course can stand as a high school course. If the course also carries an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation, the student has a record a college may later review. Partner colleges such as TESU and UoPeople consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit, but every college decides for itself, so ask in writing before planning a degree around it.
UPI Study is an approved vendor for the Steamboat Legacy Scholarship. PRO at $99 a month covers every course, which fits quarterly deposits of $1,750.
A sample high school year
Say a homeschooled 11th grader plans a year of college-level work. In autumn, English Composition and College Algebra; in spring, Introduction to Psychology and US History. On PRO that is one monthly plan for all four, paid each month from the account. The family records each course in its own high school transcript. Later, if the student applies to a college that considers ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit, the student asks that college in writing which of the four it will review.
Paying UPI Study through Odyssey
Our Wyoming ESA page has the invoice and the Odyssey steps. You get the invoice, pay it from the ESA account in Odyssey, and we set up the student's access. If you have questions about your account itself, Odyssey's Wyoming help address is help.wy@withodyssey.com, and the department answers program questions at wde-esa@wyo.gov.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask the college your teen plans to attend, in writing, which courses it will consider for credit before you rely on them for a degree plan.
UPI Study is not a college and is not accredited. ACE and NCCRS review our courses and recommend credit; a college decides whether to give that credit and records it on its own transcript.
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
Questions people ask
Where is the list of Steamboat Legacy Scholarship vendors?
The Wyoming Department of Education links an ESA Registered Providers and Vendors list from its education savings accounts page. Odyssey shows the vendors a family can pay inside the account. New providers apply through Odyssey's Wyoming vendor site.
Can a homeschooled teen take one class at a Wyoming public school with ESA money?
The department lists classes or extracurricular activities at a traditional public or public charter school as an allowed expense. Enrolling in a public school, including a virtual one, ends eligibility, so ask the department about the difference before you sign up.
Is UPI Study an approved vendor for Wyoming's ESA?
Yes. UPI Study is an approved vendor for the Steamboat Legacy Scholarship. You can pay for our college-level courses from the account through Odyssey, using the invoice on our Wyoming ESA page.
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Our Wyoming ESA page has the invoice and the Odyssey payment steps.
Sources
- Wyoming Department of Education: Education Savings Accounts (official)$7,000 annually per eligible student, deposited quarterly (2026-27: early Sep, early Nov, early Feb, early May); Wyoming residents aged 4 and pre-k to grade 12, not enrolled in a public school, income test for pre-k only; allowed uses include tuition and fees for nongovernmental online learning programs and classes at a public or charter school; the Wyoming Supreme Court lifted the lower court's injunction and the case continues in district court; 2026-27 supplemental window 27-29 Oct, opt-in deadline 22 Nov, Q2 funding from 10 Dec; Q4 $1,750 rollover; no waitlist until 2027-28; Odyssey runs the platform. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Wyoming Department of Education: ESA Registered Providers and Vendors (PDF) (official)The department's published list of registered providers and vendors for the ESA program; UPI Study Inc is listed (owner confirmed vendor approval 13 Nov 2026). Checked on 15 Nov 2026.