The assets of the fund may be used only to:
(1) pay the costs of program administration and operations;
(2) make payments to general academic teaching institutions, two-year institutions of higher education, private or independent institutions of higher education, medical and dental units, career schools, accredited out-of-state institutions of higher education, and registered apprenticeship programs on behalf of beneficiaries; and
(3) make refunds under prepaid tuition contracts.