Audit 384765

Special Tests and Provisions – Enrollment (NSLDS) Reporting Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria: Institutions are required to timely report accurate enrollment information under the Pell Grant and Direct Loan programs via the NSLDS. Institutions must review, update, and certify student enrollment statuses, program information, and effective dates. Condition: During our testing of the information submitted to NSLDS, we noted 2 students out of the 40 tested that had errors of status reporting for summer term. Cause: In the College’s software transition to PowerFaids, the system automatically coded all students to full time status and students that are less than full time had to be adjusted manually. Some students were missed in this manual process. Effect: The College is not in compliance with the federal NSLDS reporting requirements described in the OMB Compliance Supplement and required by the Department of Education. Questioned Costs: None reported Context/Sampling: The College disbursed Federal financial aid to approximately 736 students in the 2024-2025 school year. A non-statistical sample of 40 students was selected for testing. Repeat Finding: No Auditor’s recommendation: The College should implement additional processes to review, update, and verify that student enrollment statuses are reported to NSLDS accurately and timely. Management’s response: Once the issue was identified, students were adjusted manually. An automated process has been created to compare student status with the Student Information System (SIS) before the file is sent to NSLDS.