Financial Aid
Financial Aid
How do you plan to pay for your college education at DMACC? DMACC Financial Aid is here to help provide the information you will need to make these important financial decisions. We assist more than 17,000 students each year with grants, scholarships, work-study and low-interest loans.
DMACC School Code: 004589
Office hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Contact Information:
Email: finaid@dmacc.edu
Call: 515-964-6282 or 800-362-2127 (option 3)
Fax: 515-965-7124
Breaking News
- Complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA as soon as possible. If currently attending or planning to attend DMACC starting Spring 2025 Fall 2024, and to be considered for federal or State financial aid we will need your 2024-2025 FAFSA form. Go to studentaid.gov to complete the FAFSA. Use DMACC’s FAFSA school code of 004589 to ensure we receive your information.
- Student Loan Payments. Student loan payments restarted last year (October 2023) but there was a continued grace period allowing students to adjust to making payments again. Negative credit reports were delayed while millions of students started, re-continued, or made special arrangements to manage repaying student loans. A Big Student Loan Relief Program Ends In 18 Days, With Credit Report and Loan Forgiveness Implications (forbes.com). If you have not started or find ANY difficulty in repaying your loans contact your loan servicer immediately. Loan servicers are very flexible regarding necessary payment arrangements. You can find your loan history, loan status and loan servicer by signing into your student aid portal through studentaid.gov.
- Private and Outside Scholarship Opportunities. We encourage all students to review the numerous and varied scholarship opportunities found on our Outside Scholarship page. Dozens of opportunities with many different, but often easy to meet, qualifying criteria and application requirements. However, deadlines also vary with some as early as this Autumn. We strongly recommend exploring opportunities that are based on major of study, interests, talents, and many other experiences and abilities.
FINANCIAL AID STEP-BY-STEP
The financial aid process
You can apply for financial aid at DMACC is three easy steps! First, file your FAFSA. Then, review and submit your financial aid requirements. Finally, accept your financial aid award. It's that easy!
TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID
Financing your college
There are many options available to help you pay for college. DMACC offers a wide variety of scholarships as well as multiple grants and loans. State-funded programs are also available in addition to work study programs, veterans services, summer financial aid and more!
FINANCIAL AID FORMS
The financial aid process
After you apply for financial aid, you may be notified via email or text Financial Aid requesting that you submit additional item(s). Almost all of our additional forms may be completed electronically for your convenience.
Financial Aid Assistance
- General Financial Aid Questions: finaid@dmacc.edu
- Scholarship Questions: scholarships@dmacc.edu
- Veteran Services Questions: veterans@dmacc.edu
- General Financial Aid Questions: 515-964-6282 or 1-800-362-2127 (option 3)
- Veterans Services: 515-964-6278
- Fax: 515-965-7124
- Iowa College Access Network (call 877-272-4692 to schedule an in-person appointment (Ankeny Campus, Bldg 5) or schedule online)
- Urban Campus
- Southridge Center
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