Consumer Information

Students may obtain information regarding the following topics by clicking on “Consumer Information” found on the website at https://myottawa.ottawa.edu/ics/Resources/Student_Consumer_Information:

  • Rights under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

  • Family Federal Education Loan (FFEL) Deferments for Performed Services (e.g. Peace Corps).

  • Description of all available federal, state, local, private, and institutional financial need-based and non-need-based assistance programs and for each program a description of:

    • Application form and procedures.

    • Student eligibility requirements.

    • Selection criteria.

    • Criteria for determining the amount of a student’s award.

  • Rights and responsibilities of students receiving Title IV and other financial aid including:

    • Criteria for continued eligibility.

    • Satisfactory academic progress standards and criteria to re-establish eligibility if student fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress.

    • Method and frequency of financial aid disbursements.

    • Terms of any loans received, sample loan repayment schedules and the necessity for repaying loans.

    • General conditions and terms applicable to any employment offered as part of student’s financial aid award.

    • Exit counseling information required to be provided and to be collected from student borrowers of a FFEL or Federal Perkins Loan.

  • Institutional information including:

    • Cost of attending the school.

    • Any applicable refund policy.

    • Requirements for officially withdrawing from the University.

    • Summary of requirements for the return of Title IV grant or loan assistance by withdrawn students.

    • Information regarding the University’s academic programs.

    • Entities that accredit, license or approve the school and its programs and procedures for reviewing the University’s accreditation, licensing or approval documentation.

    • Description of any special services and facilities for disabled students.

    • Title and availability of employee(s) responsible for dissemination of institutional and financial assistance disclosure information and how to contact them.

    • Statement that enrollment in a study abroad program approved for semester credit hours may be considered enrollment at the University for the purpose of applying for Title IV assistance.

  • Campus security reports including:

    • Statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning the occurrence on campus, in or on non-campus buildings or property and public property.

    • Policies regarding procedures to report crimes committed on campus, criminal actions or other emergencies, and the institution’s response to such.

    • Policies concerning the security of and access to campus facilities.

    • Policies concerning campus law enforcement.

  • Report on athletic program participation rates and financial support data.

  • Report on completion and graduation rates for student athletes.

Additional financial aid information can be obtained by contacting the Department of Financial Aid staff at each location:

Ottawa, Kansas Campus

1001 South Cedar Street

Ottawa, KS 66067

785-248-1016

Wisconsin Campus

245 South Executive Dr., Ste.340

Brookfield, WI 53005

262-879-0200

Phoenix, Arizona Campus

9414 North 25th Avenue

Phoenix, AZ 85021

602-749-5120

Kansas City Campus

4370 West 109th St., Ste. 200

Overland Park, KS 66211

913-266-8613

Surprise, Arizona Campus

15950 North Civic Center Plaza

Surprise, AZ 85374

855-546-1342 or 623-546-4959

FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE:

Financial Aid Information Page

www.finaid.org

U.S. Department of Education

www.ed.gov

Phone: 800-4-FED-AID

Student Resources

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/resources

FAFSA on the Web

www.fafsa.ed.gov 

fastWEB (A free scholarship search)

 www.fastweb.com