NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ascensus, Inc., a leading service provider of retirement and college savings plans, celebrates 529 College Savings Day with the release of its Ascensus 529 College Savings Plan Survey. The survey found families are saving steadily at modest levels over the beneficiary's childhood. As a result, 529s are helping lessen families' reliance on other funding for higher education. In 2014, Ascensus College Savings processed over 16 million contributions to 529 accounts.