Audit 384564

Federal Program – Department of Education, Student Financial Assistance Cluster, Federal Pell Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.063; Federal Direct Loan Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.268. Program Year – June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025 Criteria or Specific Requirement – Special Tests and Provisions – Enrollment Reporting – The Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 682.610, states that institutions must report accurately the enrollment status of all students regardless of if they receive aid from the institution or not. Changes to said status are required to be reported within 30 days of becoming aware of the status change, or with the next scheduled transmission of statuses if the scheduled transmission is within 60 days. This includes the enrollment effective date and related enrollment status, which must be reported for both the Campus-Level and the Program-Level. In addition, at a minimum, schools are required to certify enrollment every 60 days, and respond within 15 days of the date that the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) sends a Roster file to the school or its third-party servicer. In addition, regulations require that an institution make necessary corrections and return the records within 10 days for any roster files that do not pass the NSLDS enrollment reporting edits. Condition – The published program date reported to the NSLDS did not match institutional records. Questioned Costs – None Context – During our testing, we noted for 19 out of 19 students tested, the published program date reported to the NSLDS does not match the program length per the institution’s records. Our sample was not intended to be statistically valid. Cause – Updates for the program length were not sufficient and secondary checks were not performed. Effect – NSLDS did not contain current and accurate information with respect to published program length. Identification as a Repeat Finding – Yes, see 2024-001. Recommendation – We recommend that the University review its policies and procedures around reporting status changes and other enrollment information to NSLDS to ensure timely and accurate reporting. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action – There is no disagreement with the finding. The program length will be corrected for all students.

Federal Program – Department of Education, Student Financial Assistance Cluster, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Assistance Listing Number 84.007; Federal Work-Study Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.033; Federal Pell Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.063; Federal Direct Loan Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.268. Program Year – June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025 Criteria or Specific Requirement – Special Tests - Return of Funds – When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdraws from an institution during a payment period of enrollment in which the recipient began attendance, the institution must determine the amount of Title IV aid earned by the student as of the student’s withdrawal date. If the total amount of Title IV assistance earned by the student is less than the amount that was disbursed to the student on his or her behalf as of the date of the institution’s determination that the student withdrew, the difference must be returned to the Title IV programs as outlined in this section and no additional disbursements may be made to the student for the payment period or period of enrollment (34 CFR Sections 668.22(a)(1)-(3)). Condition – The earned percentage, based upon the enrollment period determined and the amount of aid to return, was calculated incorrectly. The University over-returned funds to the Department of Education because of the error in the calculation. Questioned Costs – $11, CFDA 84.268 Context – Of a sample of four return of funds tested from a population of ten performed during the examination period, one calculation was not performed correctly. Our sample was not, and was not intended to be, statistically valid. Cause – The enrollment period was calculated incorrectly. Effect – The University returned the incorrect amount of funds to the Department of Education. Identification as a Repeat Finding – No Recommendation – We recommend the University be diligent in performing secondary reviews to ensure the calculations are performed correctly along with review of inputs into the system to ensure the proper number of days are included in each term. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action – There is no disagreement with the audit finding. There will be review of the return of funds calculation.