Hettich- if you are interested in no-load funds, the gold standard would be the Vanguard family of funds. These funds are run in the following states (NV, NY, NE, IA)...
Vanguard has the lowest fees around among no-load and loaded funds....and excellent past performance returns
VA's 529 has had excellent past performance and their fees are low among active funds, however the fund does not offer an age based option...just static type.
In regards to what Dopps said, some of the statement is misleading. True, if you invest a LUMP SUM of 15k into your VA 529, over 15 years you would need to average .575% better than a no-load fund w/same expenses and performance just to BREAK EVEN w/the no-load fund....
However, in reality most people DOLLAR COST AVERAGE into their 529's..so for instance if your still contributing into the VA 529 when your children are in high school, you STILL PAY THE LOAD... the problem you run into is that you don't have the luxury of waiting 15 years for the sales load to even out so to speak if you take that money out a couple years later...
example: say you invest $1000 when Johnny is a freshman in HS into the VA plan...well, most likely you'll need to take out that money when he's in college so that gives you say a 4-5 year timetable?? With a 5.75% load, if you only have a 5 year timetable, you'll have to average 3% better than a no-load fund just to break even....so before you leap, make sure you know all you can about loads and expenses...
just some food for thought regarding this issue...