Audit 356033

FY End
2024-12-31
Total Expended
$344.37M
Findings
2
Programs
4
Organization: Everglades College, Inc. (FL)
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-05-12
Auditor: Symphona LLP

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
560077 2024-001 - - M
1136519 2024-001 - - M

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $225.73M Yes 0
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $78.01M Yes 1
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $1.95M Yes 0
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $71,572 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
DXL9BDMFHGG7 Christopher Valleau Auditee
9547764476 Christopher Wade Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Everglades College, Inc. d/b/a Everglades University has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the “Schedule”) includes the federal award activity of Everglades College, Inc. d/b/a Everglades University under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2024. 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”). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Everglades College, Inc. d/b/a Everglades University, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of Everglades College, Inc. d/b/a Everglades University.
Title: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Everglades College, Inc. d/b/a Everglades University has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years.
Title: Indirect Cost Rate Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Everglades College, Inc. d/b/a Everglades University has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Everglades College, Inc. d/b/a Everglades University has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.

Finding Details

Finding 2024-001 Identification of the Federal Program United States Department of Education 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program Criteria: 34 CFR 668.22 Condition: Late Return of Title IV Funds (“R2T4”) Cause: No cause could be determined. Effect: Federal funds that would have been available to other eligible grant recipients and for relending were not available. Further, the United States Department of Education may have been subject to unnecessary interest and special allowance. Questioned Costs: $1,564 in 2023-2024 Federal Pell Grant program funds and $65 of potential interest owed to the United States Department of Education. Description of the Nature and Extent of the Issues Reported: The Institution had a total of eight thousand five hundred seventy five (8,575) students who withdrew during the audit period. We tested the files of twenty five (25) of those students. It was determined that one (1) R2T4 was not returned in a timely manner. For student #5, the Institution calculated the correct R2T4 amount but failed to return the correct amount. The Institution should have returned $1,564 in 2023-2024 Federal Pell Grant program funds in question in G5 no later than March 22, 2024. The Institution’s failure to return the correct amount resulted in the Federal Pell Grant program funds being returned 385 days late. As a result of the late return, the Institution also failed to update COD within 45 days. COD was updated on April 11, 2025, 385 days late. Subsequent to the audit, the Institution returned $1,564 to the Federal Pell Grant program on behalf of student #5. Additionally, the Institution issued a write-off of $1,564 on the student’s account. The instance of noncompliance represents an error rate in the number of sampled items tested equal to 4% (1 of 25) from a population of 8,575 and in the dollar amount of the sampled items tested equal to 0.6% ($1,564 of $259,137) from a population of $90,206,452. This is not a statistically valid sample. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendations: The Institution needs to review and update its procedures to ensure that all returns from R2T4 calculations are made in a timely manner. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the finding and recommendation. Upon review, the Institution has found this to be an isolated incident due to human error. See Corrective Action Plan for more details.
Finding 2024-001 Identification of the Federal Program United States Department of Education 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program Criteria: 34 CFR 668.22 Condition: Late Return of Title IV Funds (“R2T4”) Cause: No cause could be determined. Effect: Federal funds that would have been available to other eligible grant recipients and for relending were not available. Further, the United States Department of Education may have been subject to unnecessary interest and special allowance. Questioned Costs: $1,564 in 2023-2024 Federal Pell Grant program funds and $65 of potential interest owed to the United States Department of Education. Description of the Nature and Extent of the Issues Reported: The Institution had a total of eight thousand five hundred seventy five (8,575) students who withdrew during the audit period. We tested the files of twenty five (25) of those students. It was determined that one (1) R2T4 was not returned in a timely manner. For student #5, the Institution calculated the correct R2T4 amount but failed to return the correct amount. The Institution should have returned $1,564 in 2023-2024 Federal Pell Grant program funds in question in G5 no later than March 22, 2024. The Institution’s failure to return the correct amount resulted in the Federal Pell Grant program funds being returned 385 days late. As a result of the late return, the Institution also failed to update COD within 45 days. COD was updated on April 11, 2025, 385 days late. Subsequent to the audit, the Institution returned $1,564 to the Federal Pell Grant program on behalf of student #5. Additionally, the Institution issued a write-off of $1,564 on the student’s account. The instance of noncompliance represents an error rate in the number of sampled items tested equal to 4% (1 of 25) from a population of 8,575 and in the dollar amount of the sampled items tested equal to 0.6% ($1,564 of $259,137) from a population of $90,206,452. This is not a statistically valid sample. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendations: The Institution needs to review and update its procedures to ensure that all returns from R2T4 calculations are made in a timely manner. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the finding and recommendation. Upon review, the Institution has found this to be an isolated incident due to human error. See Corrective Action Plan for more details.