Ozarks Technical Community College Financial Aid

FAFSA 2017/2018 Create a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) Complete the FREE 2017/2018 FAFSA

On 9/14/15, President Obama announced changes to the FAFSA. Prior – Prior Year (PPY)  Submit a FAFSA earlier  Use earlier income information

PPY - Changes Available Jan 1, June 30, 2017  2015 Tax Information Available Oct June 30, Tax Information

How will PPY benefit students?  Alignment with college admissions process  Eliminate estimating income on the FAFSA  Less pressure on students and parents to explore and understand financial aid options

FSA ID  Difficulty obtaining an FSA ID or logging in with their FSA ID, please contact: FED-AID ( )

Create Your FSA ID (Username and password)  Each FSA ID must have a unique address (student and parent cannot use the same address)  Username: Don’t include personal info such as date of birth or name

Provide Personal Information Make sure SSN, date of birth, and name match what’s on Social Security card Student will need to Select/Create Challenge Questions and Answers

FSA ID Best tip of the day! Write it Down:  Username and password  Accessible address  Challenge Questions and Answers FED-AID ( )

To access FSA ID Worksheet click herehere

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