Audit 35014

FY End
2022-06-30
Total Expended
$16.62M
Findings
16
Programs
10
Organization: Edgewood College, Inc. (WI)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-03-28

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
36934 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
36935 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
36936 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
36937 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
36938 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
36939 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
36940 2022-002 - - L
36941 2022-002 - - L
613376 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
613377 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
613378 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
613379 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
613380 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
613381 2022-001 Significant Deficiency - N
613382 2022-002 - - L
613383 2022-002 - - L

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V3UVF652MLH6 Jane Wilhelm Auditee
6086632203 Ryan Lay Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognizedfollowing the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable orare limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in thenormal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The College has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The Federal Perkins Loan Program is administered directly by the College, and balances and transactions relating to this program are included in loans to students in the Colleges financial statements. Loans in existence as of June 30, 2021, are included in the federal expenditures presented in the Schedule. The balance of loans outstanding on June 30, 2022, is $563,307. The Extension Act amended section 461 of the Higher Education Act to end the Colleges authority to make new Perkins Loans after June 30, 2018. The College is not required to assign the outstanding Perkins Loans to the Department or liquidate their Perkins Loan Revolving Funds due to the winddown of the Perkins Loan Program, however, the College may choose to liquidate at any time in the future. As of June 30, 2022, the College continues to service the Perkins Loan Program.
Title: OVERSIGHT AND COGNIZANT AGENCIES Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognizedfollowing the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable orare limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in thenormal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The College has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The Colleges federal oversight agency for audit is the U.S. Department of Education. The Colleges state cognizant agency is the Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board.
Title: BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognizedfollowing the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable orare limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in thenormal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The College has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal and state awards (the Schedule) includes federal and state award activity of Edgewood College, Inc. (the College) under programs of the federal and state governments for the year ended June 30, 2022. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) and the State Single Audit Guidelines. Because this Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the College, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets or cash flows of the College.

Finding Details

Agency: U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379 Program: Student Financial Aid Program Cluster Condition: Management?s review of the Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation did not detect errors on the dates used in the calculation. We identified the federal aid refunds for students in the Fall 2021 semester were not calculated correctly resulting the incorrect amount being refunded. Criteria: The College is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control over compliance for special tests and provisions and for accurately calculating the R2T4 refund. When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdrawals from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the College to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV program as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs was $1,062. Context: We tested three (3) students out of eleven (11) students that received a refund. Seven (7) of the eleven (11) student refunds occurred in the fall semester. Cause: The College?s internal control over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Management has indicated the R2T4 calculation was not correctly calculated as the dates entered into the software were outdated due to the semester dates changing. Effect: The College processed R2T4?s incorrectly and returned the incorrect amount of funds and the College?s internal controls over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Recommendation: We recommend management review their processes and controls in place to ensure appropriate refunds are made relating to Title IV grant funding. Management's Response: The Associate Director will request the academic year calendar directly from Academic Dean?s office prior to setting up R2T4 parameters in Department of Education?s Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system each semester. After student financial aid personnel enter the semester dates in COD, the Director or Associate Director will verify the dates entered agree to the academic calendar.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379 Program: Student Financial Aid Program Cluster Condition: Management?s review of the Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation did not detect errors on the dates used in the calculation. We identified the federal aid refunds for students in the Fall 2021 semester were not calculated correctly resulting the incorrect amount being refunded. Criteria: The College is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control over compliance for special tests and provisions and for accurately calculating the R2T4 refund. When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdrawals from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the College to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV program as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs was $1,062. Context: We tested three (3) students out of eleven (11) students that received a refund. Seven (7) of the eleven (11) student refunds occurred in the fall semester. Cause: The College?s internal control over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Management has indicated the R2T4 calculation was not correctly calculated as the dates entered into the software were outdated due to the semester dates changing. Effect: The College processed R2T4?s incorrectly and returned the incorrect amount of funds and the College?s internal controls over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Recommendation: We recommend management review their processes and controls in place to ensure appropriate refunds are made relating to Title IV grant funding. Management's Response: The Associate Director will request the academic year calendar directly from Academic Dean?s office prior to setting up R2T4 parameters in Department of Education?s Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system each semester. After student financial aid personnel enter the semester dates in COD, the Director or Associate Director will verify the dates entered agree to the academic calendar.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379 Program: Student Financial Aid Program Cluster Condition: Management?s review of the Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation did not detect errors on the dates used in the calculation. We identified the federal aid refunds for students in the Fall 2021 semester were not calculated correctly resulting the incorrect amount being refunded. Criteria: The College is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control over compliance for special tests and provisions and for accurately calculating the R2T4 refund. When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdrawals from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the College to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV program as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs was $1,062. Context: We tested three (3) students out of eleven (11) students that received a refund. Seven (7) of the eleven (11) student refunds occurred in the fall semester. Cause: The College?s internal control over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Management has indicated the R2T4 calculation was not correctly calculated as the dates entered into the software were outdated due to the semester dates changing. Effect: The College processed R2T4?s incorrectly and returned the incorrect amount of funds and the College?s internal controls over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Recommendation: We recommend management review their processes and controls in place to ensure appropriate refunds are made relating to Title IV grant funding. Management's Response: The Associate Director will request the academic year calendar directly from Academic Dean?s office prior to setting up R2T4 parameters in Department of Education?s Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system each semester. After student financial aid personnel enter the semester dates in COD, the Director or Associate Director will verify the dates entered agree to the academic calendar.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379 Program: Student Financial Aid Program Cluster Condition: Management?s review of the Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation did not detect errors on the dates used in the calculation. We identified the federal aid refunds for students in the Fall 2021 semester were not calculated correctly resulting the incorrect amount being refunded. Criteria: The College is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control over compliance for special tests and provisions and for accurately calculating the R2T4 refund. When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdrawals from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the College to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV program as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs was $1,062. Context: We tested three (3) students out of eleven (11) students that received a refund. Seven (7) of the eleven (11) student refunds occurred in the fall semester. Cause: The College?s internal control over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Management has indicated the R2T4 calculation was not correctly calculated as the dates entered into the software were outdated due to the semester dates changing. Effect: The College processed R2T4?s incorrectly and returned the incorrect amount of funds and the College?s internal controls over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Recommendation: We recommend management review their processes and controls in place to ensure appropriate refunds are made relating to Title IV grant funding. Management's Response: The Associate Director will request the academic year calendar directly from Academic Dean?s office prior to setting up R2T4 parameters in Department of Education?s Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system each semester. After student financial aid personnel enter the semester dates in COD, the Director or Associate Director will verify the dates entered agree to the academic calendar.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379 Program: Student Financial Aid Program Cluster Condition: Management?s review of the Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation did not detect errors on the dates used in the calculation. We identified the federal aid refunds for students in the Fall 2021 semester were not calculated correctly resulting the incorrect amount being refunded. Criteria: The College is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control over compliance for special tests and provisions and for accurately calculating the R2T4 refund. When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdrawals from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the College to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV program as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs was $1,062. Context: We tested three (3) students out of eleven (11) students that received a refund. Seven (7) of the eleven (11) student refunds occurred in the fall semester. Cause: The College?s internal control over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Management has indicated the R2T4 calculation was not correctly calculated as the dates entered into the software were outdated due to the semester dates changing. Effect: The College processed R2T4?s incorrectly and returned the incorrect amount of funds and the College?s internal controls over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Recommendation: We recommend management review their processes and controls in place to ensure appropriate refunds are made relating to Title IV grant funding. Management's Response: The Associate Director will request the academic year calendar directly from Academic Dean?s office prior to setting up R2T4 parameters in Department of Education?s Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system each semester. After student financial aid personnel enter the semester dates in COD, the Director or Associate Director will verify the dates entered agree to the academic calendar.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379 Program: Student Financial Aid Program Cluster Condition: Management?s review of the Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation did not detect errors on the dates used in the calculation. We identified the federal aid refunds for students in the Fall 2021 semester were not calculated correctly resulting the incorrect amount being refunded. Criteria: The College is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control over compliance for special tests and provisions and for accurately calculating the R2T4 refund. When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdrawals from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the College to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV program as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs was $1,062. Context: We tested three (3) students out of eleven (11) students that received a refund. Seven (7) of the eleven (11) student refunds occurred in the fall semester. Cause: The College?s internal control over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Management has indicated the R2T4 calculation was not correctly calculated as the dates entered into the software were outdated due to the semester dates changing. Effect: The College processed R2T4?s incorrectly and returned the incorrect amount of funds and the College?s internal controls over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Recommendation: We recommend management review their processes and controls in place to ensure appropriate refunds are made relating to Title IV grant funding. Management's Response: The Associate Director will request the academic year calendar directly from Academic Dean?s office prior to setting up R2T4 parameters in Department of Education?s Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system each semester. After student financial aid personnel enter the semester dates in COD, the Director or Associate Director will verify the dates entered agree to the academic calendar.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education CFDA Number: 84.425E Program: COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund ? HEERF student aid portion Condition: The College?s report for the third calendar quarter of 2022 was not posted to the College?s website by the required date. Criteria: The College is required to post its quarterly student funds report on the College?s website no later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter (October 10, January 10, April 10, July 10). Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs could not be determined. Context: The quarterly student funds report was not posted by to the due date. Cause: The third calendar quarter student funds report was not posted by the required due date and was posted on October 11, 2021. Effect: The College was not in compliance with the reporting requirements of the contracts. Recommendation: We recommend management track all reporting due dates related to the contracts and establish timelines within the College?s accounting and finance team to ensure that all reports are submitted by the required due dates. The tracking system used should be available for all necessary employees and training should be included with onboarding of employees. Management's Response: The College agrees and concurs with the audit finding. The Business office will review and post any new quarterly HEERF information to the College?s website within the 10 day required time. The College has not received or used HEERF funding in fiscal year 2023. The final quarterly HEERF report was for June 30, 2022.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education CFDA Number: 84.425E Program: COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund ? HEERF student aid portion Condition: The College?s report for the third calendar quarter of 2022 was not posted to the College?s website by the required date. Criteria: The College is required to post its quarterly student funds report on the College?s website no later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter (October 10, January 10, April 10, July 10). Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs could not be determined. Context: The quarterly student funds report was not posted by to the due date. Cause: The third calendar quarter student funds report was not posted by the required due date and was posted on October 11, 2021. Effect: The College was not in compliance with the reporting requirements of the contracts. Recommendation: We recommend management track all reporting due dates related to the contracts and establish timelines within the College?s accounting and finance team to ensure that all reports are submitted by the required due dates. The tracking system used should be available for all necessary employees and training should be included with onboarding of employees. Management's Response: The College agrees and concurs with the audit finding. The Business office will review and post any new quarterly HEERF information to the College?s website within the 10 day required time. The College has not received or used HEERF funding in fiscal year 2023. The final quarterly HEERF report was for June 30, 2022.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379 Program: Student Financial Aid Program Cluster Condition: Management?s review of the Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation did not detect errors on the dates used in the calculation. We identified the federal aid refunds for students in the Fall 2021 semester were not calculated correctly resulting the incorrect amount being refunded. Criteria: The College is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control over compliance for special tests and provisions and for accurately calculating the R2T4 refund. When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdrawals from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the College to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV program as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs was $1,062. Context: We tested three (3) students out of eleven (11) students that received a refund. Seven (7) of the eleven (11) student refunds occurred in the fall semester. Cause: The College?s internal control over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Management has indicated the R2T4 calculation was not correctly calculated as the dates entered into the software were outdated due to the semester dates changing. Effect: The College processed R2T4?s incorrectly and returned the incorrect amount of funds and the College?s internal controls over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Recommendation: We recommend management review their processes and controls in place to ensure appropriate refunds are made relating to Title IV grant funding. Management's Response: The Associate Director will request the academic year calendar directly from Academic Dean?s office prior to setting up R2T4 parameters in Department of Education?s Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system each semester. After student financial aid personnel enter the semester dates in COD, the Director or Associate Director will verify the dates entered agree to the academic calendar.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379 Program: Student Financial Aid Program Cluster Condition: Management?s review of the Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation did not detect errors on the dates used in the calculation. We identified the federal aid refunds for students in the Fall 2021 semester were not calculated correctly resulting the incorrect amount being refunded. Criteria: The College is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control over compliance for special tests and provisions and for accurately calculating the R2T4 refund. When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdrawals from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the College to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV program as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs was $1,062. Context: We tested three (3) students out of eleven (11) students that received a refund. Seven (7) of the eleven (11) student refunds occurred in the fall semester. Cause: The College?s internal control over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Management has indicated the R2T4 calculation was not correctly calculated as the dates entered into the software were outdated due to the semester dates changing. Effect: The College processed R2T4?s incorrectly and returned the incorrect amount of funds and the College?s internal controls over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Recommendation: We recommend management review their processes and controls in place to ensure appropriate refunds are made relating to Title IV grant funding. Management's Response: The Associate Director will request the academic year calendar directly from Academic Dean?s office prior to setting up R2T4 parameters in Department of Education?s Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system each semester. After student financial aid personnel enter the semester dates in COD, the Director or Associate Director will verify the dates entered agree to the academic calendar.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379 Program: Student Financial Aid Program Cluster Condition: Management?s review of the Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation did not detect errors on the dates used in the calculation. We identified the federal aid refunds for students in the Fall 2021 semester were not calculated correctly resulting the incorrect amount being refunded. Criteria: The College is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control over compliance for special tests and provisions and for accurately calculating the R2T4 refund. When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdrawals from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the College to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV program as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs was $1,062. Context: We tested three (3) students out of eleven (11) students that received a refund. Seven (7) of the eleven (11) student refunds occurred in the fall semester. Cause: The College?s internal control over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Management has indicated the R2T4 calculation was not correctly calculated as the dates entered into the software were outdated due to the semester dates changing. Effect: The College processed R2T4?s incorrectly and returned the incorrect amount of funds and the College?s internal controls over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Recommendation: We recommend management review their processes and controls in place to ensure appropriate refunds are made relating to Title IV grant funding. Management's Response: The Associate Director will request the academic year calendar directly from Academic Dean?s office prior to setting up R2T4 parameters in Department of Education?s Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system each semester. After student financial aid personnel enter the semester dates in COD, the Director or Associate Director will verify the dates entered agree to the academic calendar.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379 Program: Student Financial Aid Program Cluster Condition: Management?s review of the Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation did not detect errors on the dates used in the calculation. We identified the federal aid refunds for students in the Fall 2021 semester were not calculated correctly resulting the incorrect amount being refunded. Criteria: The College is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control over compliance for special tests and provisions and for accurately calculating the R2T4 refund. When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdrawals from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the College to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV program as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs was $1,062. Context: We tested three (3) students out of eleven (11) students that received a refund. Seven (7) of the eleven (11) student refunds occurred in the fall semester. Cause: The College?s internal control over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Management has indicated the R2T4 calculation was not correctly calculated as the dates entered into the software were outdated due to the semester dates changing. Effect: The College processed R2T4?s incorrectly and returned the incorrect amount of funds and the College?s internal controls over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Recommendation: We recommend management review their processes and controls in place to ensure appropriate refunds are made relating to Title IV grant funding. Management's Response: The Associate Director will request the academic year calendar directly from Academic Dean?s office prior to setting up R2T4 parameters in Department of Education?s Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system each semester. After student financial aid personnel enter the semester dates in COD, the Director or Associate Director will verify the dates entered agree to the academic calendar.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379 Program: Student Financial Aid Program Cluster Condition: Management?s review of the Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation did not detect errors on the dates used in the calculation. We identified the federal aid refunds for students in the Fall 2021 semester were not calculated correctly resulting the incorrect amount being refunded. Criteria: The College is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control over compliance for special tests and provisions and for accurately calculating the R2T4 refund. When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdrawals from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the College to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV program as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs was $1,062. Context: We tested three (3) students out of eleven (11) students that received a refund. Seven (7) of the eleven (11) student refunds occurred in the fall semester. Cause: The College?s internal control over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Management has indicated the R2T4 calculation was not correctly calculated as the dates entered into the software were outdated due to the semester dates changing. Effect: The College processed R2T4?s incorrectly and returned the incorrect amount of funds and the College?s internal controls over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Recommendation: We recommend management review their processes and controls in place to ensure appropriate refunds are made relating to Title IV grant funding. Management's Response: The Associate Director will request the academic year calendar directly from Academic Dean?s office prior to setting up R2T4 parameters in Department of Education?s Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system each semester. After student financial aid personnel enter the semester dates in COD, the Director or Associate Director will verify the dates entered agree to the academic calendar.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379 Program: Student Financial Aid Program Cluster Condition: Management?s review of the Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation did not detect errors on the dates used in the calculation. We identified the federal aid refunds for students in the Fall 2021 semester were not calculated correctly resulting the incorrect amount being refunded. Criteria: The College is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control over compliance for special tests and provisions and for accurately calculating the R2T4 refund. When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdrawals from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the College to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV program as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs was $1,062. Context: We tested three (3) students out of eleven (11) students that received a refund. Seven (7) of the eleven (11) student refunds occurred in the fall semester. Cause: The College?s internal control over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Management has indicated the R2T4 calculation was not correctly calculated as the dates entered into the software were outdated due to the semester dates changing. Effect: The College processed R2T4?s incorrectly and returned the incorrect amount of funds and the College?s internal controls over compliance did not detect and correct the errors. Recommendation: We recommend management review their processes and controls in place to ensure appropriate refunds are made relating to Title IV grant funding. Management's Response: The Associate Director will request the academic year calendar directly from Academic Dean?s office prior to setting up R2T4 parameters in Department of Education?s Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system each semester. After student financial aid personnel enter the semester dates in COD, the Director or Associate Director will verify the dates entered agree to the academic calendar.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education CFDA Number: 84.425E Program: COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund ? HEERF student aid portion Condition: The College?s report for the third calendar quarter of 2022 was not posted to the College?s website by the required date. Criteria: The College is required to post its quarterly student funds report on the College?s website no later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter (October 10, January 10, April 10, July 10). Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs could not be determined. Context: The quarterly student funds report was not posted by to the due date. Cause: The third calendar quarter student funds report was not posted by the required due date and was posted on October 11, 2021. Effect: The College was not in compliance with the reporting requirements of the contracts. Recommendation: We recommend management track all reporting due dates related to the contracts and establish timelines within the College?s accounting and finance team to ensure that all reports are submitted by the required due dates. The tracking system used should be available for all necessary employees and training should be included with onboarding of employees. Management's Response: The College agrees and concurs with the audit finding. The Business office will review and post any new quarterly HEERF information to the College?s website within the 10 day required time. The College has not received or used HEERF funding in fiscal year 2023. The final quarterly HEERF report was for June 30, 2022.
Agency: U.S. Department of Education CFDA Number: 84.425E Program: COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund ? HEERF student aid portion Condition: The College?s report for the third calendar quarter of 2022 was not posted to the College?s website by the required date. Criteria: The College is required to post its quarterly student funds report on the College?s website no later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter (October 10, January 10, April 10, July 10). Questioned costs: The amount of questioned costs could not be determined. Context: The quarterly student funds report was not posted by to the due date. Cause: The third calendar quarter student funds report was not posted by the required due date and was posted on October 11, 2021. Effect: The College was not in compliance with the reporting requirements of the contracts. Recommendation: We recommend management track all reporting due dates related to the contracts and establish timelines within the College?s accounting and finance team to ensure that all reports are submitted by the required due dates. The tracking system used should be available for all necessary employees and training should be included with onboarding of employees. Management's Response: The College agrees and concurs with the audit finding. The Business office will review and post any new quarterly HEERF information to the College?s website within the 10 day required time. The College has not received or used HEERF funding in fiscal year 2023. The final quarterly HEERF report was for June 30, 2022.