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  • Summary of requirements for the return of Title IV grant or loan assistance by withdrawn students.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

15800 West Bluemound Road, Suite 117

Brookfield, WI 53005

262-879-0200

Kansas City Campus

6450 Sprint Parkway, Suite 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.gov/resources
FAFSA on the Web https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
fastWEB (A free scholarship search)  www.fastweb.com