UNDERSTANDING YOUR
FINANCIAL AID AWARD
STEPS TO RECEIVING
FINANCIAL AID
STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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As of today, you have not completed the 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If you plan to
complete the FAFSA, please do so as soon as possible so that your financial aid is ready when the fall term begins.
DMACC's school code is 004589 (for all campuses).
If you have filed, you may want to contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243 to determine the
status of your FAFSA.
When the Financial Aid Department receives the electronic version of your FAFSA, you will be notified. Please check your
DMACC e-mail account at least twice a week for important messages.
Sincerely,
DeLores Hawkins, District Director of Student Financial Aid
STEP 1:
STUDENT SUBMITS FAFSA ONLINE.
Submit your FAFSA: www.fafsa.ed.gov
Request your (and parent, if dependent) Federal Pin
Number: www.pin.ed.gov
Enter DMACC’s School Code: 004589
FAFSA HOMEPAGE
DMACC Federal School Code: 004589
STEP 2:
FAFSA DATA RECEIVED BY THE FINANCIAL AID
OFFICE.
Monitor your DMACC or FAFSA e-mail accounts for
correspondence from the Financial Aid Office at least
twice weekly at: http://owa.dmacc.edu
STEP 3:
STUDENT SUBMITS REQUESTED
INFORMATION TO FINANCIAL AID
OFFICE BASED ON UNSATISFIED
REQUIREMENTS.
REQUIREMENTS CAN BE FOUND BY LOGGING
INTO YOUR WEB INFO SYSTEM AT:
HTTPS://WEB4.DMACC.EDU/PROD/TWBKWBIS.P_WWWLOGIN
Click Login at the top right of DMACC homepage
Sign into Web Info System and select Financial Aid
Unsatisfied Student Requirements
FINANCIAL AID FORMS
Students
may
submit
most of
the
financial
aid forms
here…
http://go.dmacc.edu/fin_aid/Pages/finforms.aspx
STEP 4
STUDENT AWAITS REVIEW OF FAFSA DATA AND
SUBMITTED VERIFICATION INFORMATION.
Please allow time for processing of your financial
aid once your forms are received.
STEP 5:
FINANCIAL AID OFFICE COMPLETES VERIFICATION
OF FAFSA DATA.
You will receive an email notification
directing you to the Web Info System to
view your Terms and Conditions and
Award Offer.
STEP 6:
STUDENTS LOG INTO THE WEB INFO SYSTEM
AT:
HTTPS://WEB4.DMACC.EDU/PROD/TWBKWBIS.P_WWWLOGIN
TO VIEW AND ACCEPT TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND
THEN ACCEPT OR DECLINE AWARD OFFER.
Read and Accept Terms and Conditions
Students must accept the Terms and Conditions first
before proceeding to the award screen
Read and Accept or Decline Award
If accepting Federal Loans, complete and submit
Direct Loan Master Promissory Note and Entrance
Counseling Session, if instructed to do so.
STEP 7:
STUDENT AWAITS ARRIVAL OF AWARD AND
DISBURSEMENT DATE FOR TERM
STUDENT RECEIVES AWARD NOTIFICATION EMAIL AND
FINANCIAL AID AWARD INFORMATION WHICH IS
DISPLAYED IN THE WEB INFO SYSTEM.
Any Aid accepted will be applied towards
tuition/fee charges
Students are sent e-mails if funds are available
to use at campus bookstores 10 days before the
start of the term
Remaining funds will be refunded after
attendance is verified
Monitor for messages and information from
the Financial Aid Office on your DMACC email
at: http://owa.dmacc.edu
and Web Information System at:
https://web4.dmacc.edu/PROD/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin
Financial aid funds in excess of tuition and fees
will be sent to the Higher One Account you set
up. To review the Higher Once Card procedures
go to: https://go.dmacc.edu/onecard/Pages/welcome.aspx
or contact Student Accounts at 515-964-6446.
Important Financial Aid Office
Contact Information
www.DMACC.edu/financial.asp
Student Financial Aid
1-800-362-2127, ext. 6282
or 515-964-6282
Fax: 515-965-7124
Financial Aid is Every Student’s Business
Resources
http://go.dmacc.edu/fin_aid/pages/faforms.aspx
www.fafsa.gov
www.pin.ed.gov
www.studentaid.ed.gov
Scholarships:
www.dmacc.edu/foundation
Veteran Services
http://go.dmacc.edu/veterans
Resources
Direct Loan Servicing Center
800-848-0979
Federal Student Aid Information Center
800-4-FED-AID (800-433-3243)
or TTY users (for the hearing-impaired) 800-730-8913
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
800-829-1040 or TTY users 1-800-829-4059
www.irs.gov
DMACC’s New Student Orientation Handbook