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Verification 

Ogeechee Technical College verifies all applicants that are selected by the Federal Central Processing System (CPS). OTC also utilizes the authority granted by the Department of Education to select certain students for verification that may have not been selected by CPS. Verification groups are detailed below. 

Who Will Be Verified 

  1. All students selected by CPS with a verification flag set to 1, 4, and 5 on the ISIR. Ogeechee Technical College follows all current federal verification regulations for the applicable award year. Tracking Groups “V1” (Standard), “V4” (Identity), and “V5” (Aggregate Verification Group) remain in place.
  2. Students that have incorrect or missing information on the FAFSA. 
  3. All students that have C-Flags assigned on the ISIR.
  4. Students that answer "Yes" to any of the following questions on the FAFSA will be required to submit adequate documentation showing proof of their situation.
    1. Unaccompanied Youth by School
    2. Unaccompanied Youth by HUD
    3. At Risk of Homelessness
  5. Students with conflicting information may be required to submit additional documentation. This depends on the scenario of each individual student and the information that needs clarification. 

Notification

Students selected for verification will be notified via email that additional documentation is required before financial aid can be awarded and/or disbursed. They are given instructions to log into their MyOTC account to find out what is required. OTC sends missing document notifications to students weekly.

OTC reserves the right to request documentation when there is conflicting information concerning a student’s eligibility. Ogeechee Tech maintains the discretion to select students for verification according to consistently applied institutional policies and federal regulations.