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- Summary of requirements for the return of Title IV grant or loan assistance by withdrawn students.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. 110

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)