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Guide to Online Financial Aid Account Information

Forms and documents for financial aid may be submitted using the following methods. Please ensure that your name and OCID are included on all items.

Please note: Official high school and college transcripts must be submitted directly to the Records Office from the school.  Faxed or uploaded transcripts from the student are not accepted.

Upload:

  1. Log in to Workday.
  2. Select Financials Hub from the home page or choose Financials Hub from the MENU in the upper left corner.
  3. In the Suggested Links section, click on Financial Aid Resources
  4. Click on the Submit Financial Aid Documents link and follow the instructions.

Fax:
(567) 661‐7808

In person:
Student Service Center

Mail:
Student Service Center
Owens Community College
30335 Oregon Road
Perrysburg, OH 43551

The Office of Financial Aid communicates most information to you via your Ozone account instead of by mail. Check your Ozone account for:

    • email regarding your account
    • information required to process your aid
    • financial aid which you have been awarded

Step 1: Access Ozone
Step 2: View your email
Step 3: Review required documents
Step 4: View your messages
Step 5: Review your Satisfactory Academic Progress status
Step 6: Review your financial aid
Step 7: View your account balance
College Financing Plan
Enrollment & Attendance
Questions?
Privacy
Additional Information

Step 1: Access Ozone

  1. Visit ozone.owens.edu to log in
  2. If this is your first time using Ozone, click on Activate Account and follow the instructions. You must have an active admissions application on file to use Ozone.
  3. Information is posted in cards. To add a card to your dashboard, select Discover from the Menu, or click Discover More from the bottom of your dashboard. Click the bookmark to save the card to your dashboard. Click on the Owens logo to return to your dashboard. You can also delete cards from your dashboard by clicking the bookmark . Move the cards on your dashboard by dragging them to another location.

Below is an example of the Financial Aid Summary card.

This image shows an example of the Financial Aid Summary card.

Use the links to view more information on the financial aid dashboard.  For example, click on unsatisfied requirements to view the requirements (which are located on the Home tab of the dashboard).  You can also access the financial aid dashboard by clicking View Financial Aid Details. 

Below is an example of the financial aid dashboard.

This image shows an example of the financial aid dashboard.

 

Step 2: View your email

  1. Locate the Quick Links card
  2. Click on Student Email

 

Step 3: Review required documents

  1. Locate the Financial Aid Summary card
  2. Verify that you are viewing the desired aid year
  3. Click on unsatisfied requirements to access the financial aid dashboard
  4. The Home tab displays a list of documents which have been requested and received. Review the Unsatisfied Requirements.

This image shows an example of the Unsatisfied Requirements. Click the down arrow to view instructions. Click on the requirements which have hyperlinks to access the required form.

 

Step 4: View your messages

  1. Locate the Financial Aid Summary card
  2. Verify that you are viewing the desired aid year
  3. Click on active messages to access the financial aid dashboard
  4. The Notifications tab will show your messages, such as:
    • Book voucher spending limit. If you have given us permission and you have enough expected aid to cover both tuition and books, we will provide you with a book voucher before funds are disbursed. You can charge your purchases to your account using your book voucher during the book voucher periods published online.
    • Additional information regarding required documents which are incomplete.
    • Certain eligibility requirements which are not met. To receive financial aid, you must be a regularly-admitted student not enrolled in high school. College Credit Plus, Early Admit, Transient and Guest students are not eligible for financial aid. In addition, you must be in an eligible program with the intent to complete a degree or certificate.

 

Step 5: Review your Satisfactory Academic Progress status

  1. Locate the Financial Aid Summary card
  2. Click on the Satisfactory Academic Progress Status link to access the financial aid dashboard
  3. The Satisfactory Academic Progress tab shows your status and how it was calculated. View the Satisfactory Academic Progress policy for more information.

Satisfactory Academic Progress

 

Step 6: Review your financial aid

1. Locate the Financial Aid Summary card

2. Verify that you are viewing the desired aid year

3. Click on Total financial aid awarded to access the financial aid dashboard

4. The Offer tab shows the financial aid award amounts for the school year

This image shows an example of the Award Offer tab. Click on the award’s name for additional information.

5. If there are offered awards for which a response is required, select your response in the Take Action column, then click Submit.

This image shows an example of the Take Action column.

a.  To accept the entire amount, select Accept and Submit. The award will show as Accepted.

This image shows an example of the Award Offer tab when awards have been accepted.

b.  To accept a lower amount, select Modify (this option is not available for all awards). Enter the Modified Amount and click OK. Then click Submit.  

This image shows an example of the screen on which to enter the modified amount. In the Modified Amount field, enter the amount you wish to accept.

The award will show as Accepted.

This image shows an example of the Award Offer tab when awards have been accepted with a modified amount.

c.  To Decline the entire amount, select Decline and Submit. The award will show as Declined.

This image shows an example of the Award Offer tab when an award has been declined.

6. Click View your Payment Schedule to see the anticipated payment dates and the amount paid.

This link is located on the right side of the screen.  There may be messages above and below this link.

This image shows the location of the link to View Your Award Payment Schedule, located on the right side of the screen. There may be messages above and below this link.
Below is an example of the Payment Schedule.

This image shows an example of the Award Payment Schedule.

7. A history of prior financial aid awards can be viewed on the Financial Aid History tab.

This image shows an example of the Financial Aid History.

 

Step 7: View your account balance

  1. Locate the Term Account Balance card
  2. Select the desired semester
  3. Any aid for which you are eligible will be posted to your account once attendance has been verified. If you have aid left after your fees and authorized charges, such as bookstore purchases, are paid, a refund will be processed based on the refund preference you have selected.

College Financing Plan

The College Financing Plan summarizes your financial aid so that you may compare financial aid awards among various colleges and universities.

  1. Locate the Financial Aid Summary card
  2. Verify that you are viewing the desired aid year
  3. Click the View Financial Aid Details link to access the financial aid dashboard
  4. Click on College Financing Plan.

 

Enrollment & Attendance

  • While it is recommended that you apply early for financial aid, you can enroll in and attend classes while your financial aid is being processed. However, if you are not eligible for aid, you will be responsible for paying your tuition.
  • Your aid is based on your enrollment as of the freeze date, as long as the completed results from your FAFSA® are on file by that date. You should enroll in all classes by this date, including those which start later in the semester. The freeze dates are published online.
  • If you drop all of your classes, stop attending, or do not complete all modules for which you have registered, you could be responsible to repay a portion of the financial aid you received based on the Return of Title IV Funds policy.

 

Questions?

For assistance with financial aid, please contact the Student Service Center at (567) 661-2387, email your Student Financial Services Advisor, or email studentfinancial@owens.edu.

Use the Advisor(s) Contact Information card in Ozone to find your Student Financial Services Advisor.

For assistance with Ozone, please contact the Help Desk at (567) 661-7120.

 

Privacy

Due to privacy regulations, we can only share your account information with the following individuals:

    • you (the student)
    • in some cases, your parents
    • certain school officials and agencies

You can set up proxy access to allow us to share information with another individual, such as your parent, spouse, or others. To do so, select the Personal Information card in Ozone and choose Proxy Access.

The Student Service Center does not disclose certain information by phone. Please bring your picture ID when visiting the office.

 

Additional Information

Visit the Owens Financial Aid website for details about financial aid programs, eligibility requirements, important policies, and application procedures.

 

FAFSA® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Education.

Some financial aid award information is now available.  More information will be posted throughout Spring 2025.

The Office of Financial Aid communicates most information to you on your Workday account or Owens email.  Check your Workday account for information required to process your aid and financial aid which you have been awarded.

View your email

  1. Log in to ozone.owens.edu
  2. Locate the Quick Links card
  3. Click on Student Email

Review action items

In order to process your financial aid, certain documents must be submitted.  Please submit the items which are listed as Action Items.  Additional processing may be required.  For example, verification documents such as tax returns must be reviewed and corrections must be processed by the U.S. Department of Education.  Most Action Items cannot be submitted after your last day of attendance for the semester.

  1. Log in to Workday
  2. Your Action Items will be displayed on your Workday home page in the Awaiting Your Action section. You can also click the My Tasks my tasks icon in the top right corner of the home page.
    FA Workday Awaiting Your Action on Home Page
  3. Select an item to view the details.
  4. The action items will be listed on the left. Select an item to view the details and instructions.
  5. To upload required documents, click on the link in the instructions. This will open a new tab.  Follow the instructions to upload your documents.
  6. Once you have completed the instructions for the item and uploaded any required documents, click Cancel. Leave the enter your comment section blank.
    FA Workday Complete Action Item
  7. Please allow 2-3 business days for the Action Item to be removed from the My Tasks page.

Review documents

  1. On the Workday home page, left-click on your photo in the upper right of the page and select View Profile.
  2. On the left, below your name, click Actions, select Additional Data, and View All

Access financial aid information in Workday

  1. Log in to Workday
  2. Select Financials Hub from the home page or choose Financials Hub from the MENU in the upper left corner.
    Select Financials Hub from the home page
  3. Click on View Financial Aid
  4. Select the Award Year.
  5. Click OK.
    Financial Aid award selection

Note: You can also type view financial aid in the Search field and select View Financial Aid.

view financial aid in the Search field and select View Financial Aid.

  1. This section will display award amounts, your award letter, and College Financing Plan. Please see additional instructions below.
  2. From the Financials Hub, in the Suggested Links section, click on Financial Aid Resources

This provides additional financial aid information including the following:

    • Submit Financial Aid Documents. Click on this link to upload documents for financial aid.
    • Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal Form. Click on the SAP Appeal Form link to complete an application to appeal your Satisfactory Academic Progress status.

Review your financial aid

  1. Select Financials Hub from the home page or choose Financials Hub from the MENU in the upper left corner.
  2. Click on View Financial Aid.
  3. Select the Award Year.
  4. Click OK.
  5. The top section displays a summary of your Estimated Financial Aid.
    summary of your Estimated Financial Aid
  6. Scroll down to the Financial Aid Overview section to view your Award Year Summary.
    • Until the semester freeze date, the amounts are generally based on full-time enrollment of 12 credit hours or more.
    • Federal Pell Grant amounts are adjusted based on enrollment. Please use the Print Award Letter option for details.  There is a lifetime limit of 12 full-time semesters (or its equivalent) for the Federal Pell Grant.  Your FAFSA Submission Summary will indicate if you are close to this limit.
    • More information about each financial aid program is available on the Grants, Scholarships, Federal Work-Study, and Loans
    • If you are interested in a Federal Work-Study job, please contact studentemployment@owens.edu.
  1. If there are awards which have not been accepted, click Accept /Decline Awards. Enter your decision and click OK.
    Before you decide:

    • It is highly recommended that you accept the same amount for all semesters you plan to attend at least half-time. For example, if you are attending all year and would like $3,000, accept $1,000 for each semester (summer, fall, and spring). If you choose to accept different amounts for each semester, your loans will be processed as single-semester loans, which will be issued in two disbursements per semester and may result in a change in the amount and type of Direct Loan for which you are eligible.
    • Federal regulations do not allow you to borrow Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans if you decline or accept a partial amount of any Federal Direct Subsidized Loan which is offered to you.
    • Before accepting a Federal Direct Loan, it is highly recommended that you clearly understand the loan program and establish a plan to repay the loan. The studentaid.gov website includes required Entrance Counseling which explains the Federal Direct Loan program and your rights and responsibilities as a borrower. The website also contains Financial Awareness Counseling which can assist you in planning your finances.
    • Students may qualify for the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan, the Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan, or both. The Federal Direct Subsidized Loan does not accrue interest while you are in school at least half-time, during the grace period, or in a deferment period. The Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan accrues interest at all times, including while you are in school. Interest rates may differ between the two loan types. Current interest rates are available on the Owens website.
      accept or decline awards
  2. Click on Awards Breakdown to view detailed information for each semester in the award year.
    • The dates on which your financial aid is expected to pay toward your account will be listed. Before actual payments are made, Action Items must be completed and your eligibility, including attendance in classes, must be confirmed.  Aid for classes that begin later in the semester will disburse once the class begins and attendance is verified.
    • Students who have financial aid remaining after tuition, fees, and book voucher purchases are paid, will receive a credit balance refund based on the refund preference they have selected.  Students whose aid is not ready for initial disbursement will receive their refund at a later date.  This includes freshmen receiving Federal Direct Loans for the first time and students with an incomplete or unprocessed file.  If attendance has not been verified by all of your instructors, a refund may not be available.Awards Breakdown.

    Print your financial aid award letter

    1. On the View Financial Aid page, scroll to the Financial Aid Overview section and click the Print Award Letter button.
      print award letter
    2. The following screen will display. Click Done.
      print award letter
    3. Click on the Notifications Notification icon icon at the top right of the page.  The Financial Aid Award Letter will be listed for you to view or download.
      award letter

    College Financing Plan

    The College Financing Plan summarizes your financial aid so that you may compare financial aid awards among various colleges and universities.

    1. Select Financials Hub from the home page or choose Financials Hub from the MENU in the upper left corner.
    2. Click on View Financial Aid
    3. On the View Financial Aid page, scroll to the Financial Aid Overview section and click the Print College Financing Plan button.
    4. Click Done
    5. Click on the Notifications Notification icon icon at the top right of the page.
    6. When the report is ready, a link to a pdf file will display. Click on the link to view it.
      Financial Aid Award Letter

    View your account balance

    1. Select Financials Hub from the home page or choose Financials Hub from the MENU in the upper left corner.
    2. Your account balance is displayed. Please note that this currently does not show anticipated financial aid payments.
    3. Click on View Account Activity for details.
    4. Any aid for which you are eligible will be posted to your account once attendance has been verified.  If you have aid left after your fees and authorized charges, such as bookstore purchases, are paid, a refund will be processed based on the refund preference you have selected.

    View Notes

    Review Notes for messages about financial aid.

    1. On the Workday home page, left-click on your photo in the upper right of the page and select View Profile.
    2. Click on History
    3. Select Note History

    Scholarships

    Obtain information about scholarships and apply from the Scholarship Applications page.

    1. Log in to Workday.
    2. Select Financials Hub from the home page or choose Financials Hub from the MENU in the upper left corner.
    3. In the Suggested Links section, click on Scholarship Applications

    Enrollment & Attendance

    • While it is recommended that you apply early for financial aid, you can enroll in and attend classes while your financial aid is being processed. However, if you are not eligible for aid, you will be responsible for paying your tuition.
    • Your aid is based on your enrollment as of the freeze date, as long as the completed results from your FAFSA® are on file by that date. You should enroll in all classes by this date, including those which start later in the semester.  The freeze dates are published online.
    • If you drop all of your classes, stop attending, or do not complete all modules for which you have registered, you could be responsible to repay a portion of the financial aid you received based on the Return of Title IV Funds policy.

    Questions?

    For assistance with financial aid, please contact the Student Service Center at (567) 661-2387, email your Student Financial Services Advisor, or email studentfinancial@owens.edu.

    To find your Student Financial Services Advisor:

    1. From the Workday home page, select Academics. If it is not listed on the home page, navigate to the upper left corner, click MENU and select Academics.
    2. The Important Contacts Support Network section will show your Student Financial Services Advisor.

    For assistance with Workday, please contact the Help Desk at (567) 661-7120.

    Privacy

    Due to privacy regulations, we can only share your account information with the following individuals:

    • you (the student)
    • in some cases, your parents
    • certain school officials and agencies

    You can set up proxy access to allow us to share information with another individual, such as your parent, spouse, or others.

    1. On the Workday home page, left-click on your photo in the upper right of the page and select View Profile.
    2. Click on Contact
    3. Select Friends and Family
    4. Add a contact and check Is Third Party User
    5. Once the contact displays on the Friends and Family page, click Actions, then Manage Permissions for My Third Party and follow the instructions.

    The Student Service Center does not disclose certain information by phone.  Please bring your picture ID when visiting the office.

    Additional Information

    Visit the Owens Financial Aid website for details about financial aid programs, eligibility requirements, important policies, and application procedures.

    FAFSA® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Education.