Financial Aid

Standardized Patient Clinic

The Rocky Vista University Office of Financial Aid is here to assist you with finding the financial resources needed to help you achieve your educational goals. While the primary responsibility for meeting your educational costs rests with you and/or your family, we are here to help you find the resources you may need to bridge the gap between the cost of your education and your own financial resources.

Eligibility for Federal Title IV Financial Aid:
As a new institution of higher learning, Rocky Vista University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (RVUCOM) does not presently participate in federal student aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act.  In order to participate in these programs, an institution needs to be licensed and accredited.  RVUCOM is authorized to deliver professional osteopathic medical education and grant degrees.  Moreover, RVUCOM is provisionally accredited by the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education of the United States.  RVUCOM can apply for institutional eligibility to participate in applicable Title IV loan programs once it has been accredited and that accreditation has been deemed by the Secretary to be appropriate to access such eligibility, whether through COCA or alternatively through regional accreditation.  Until RVUCOM becomes eligible to participate in these federal student loan programs, RVUCOM students finance their educational costs via a combination of private loans, scholarships and their own resources.