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Audit 391638

FY End
2025-06-30
Total Expended
$6.94M
Findings
2
Programs
7
Organization: Washington College (MD)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-03-12
Auditor: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Organization Exclusion Status:

Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1179254 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes N
1179255 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes N

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
84.268 FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOANS $4.78M Yes 1
84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM $1.40M Yes 1
20.616 NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS $184,833 Yes 0
84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM $146,511 Yes 0
66.466 GEOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS - CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM $119,226 Yes 0
84.007 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS $95,352 Yes 0
20.611 INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM TO PROHIBIT RACIAL PROFILING $32,151 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
PN2AXSW62L46 Teri Simmons Auditee
4107787224 Christina Bowman Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The Schedule presents only a selected portion of the activities of the College. It is not intended to, and does not present either the financial position, changes in activities, or cash flows of the College. The financial activity for the aforementioned awards is reported in the College’s statement of activities. In certain programs, the expenditures reported in the basic financial statements may differ from the expenditures reported in the Schedule due to program expenditures exceeding grant or contract budget limitations which are not reported as expenditures in the Schedule.
During the year ended June 30, 2025, the College processed the following amount of new loans under the Federal Direct Lending Program. Since this program is administered by outside financial institutions, new loans made during the fiscal year relating to this program are considered current year expenditures in the schedule. ALN: 84.268, Program Name: Fedreal Direct Lending, Loan Expenditures: $4,777,244
The Institution is in compliance with the following institutional and program eligibility requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965 and Federal regulations under 34 CFR 668.23: - Correspondence courses the institution offers under 34 CFR 600.7(b) and (g) - Regular students that enroll in correspondence courses under 34 CFR 600.7(b) and (g) - Institution’s regular students that are incarcerated under 34 CFR 600.7(c) and (g) - Completion rates for confined or incarcerated individuals enrolled in non-degree programs at nonprofit institutions under 34 CFR 600.7(c)(3)(ii) and (g) - Institution’s regular students that lack a high school diploma or its equivalent under 34 CFR 600.7(d) and (g) - Completion rates for short-term programs under 34 CFR 668.8(f) and (g) - Placement rates for short-term programs under https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-VI/part-668/subpart-A/section-668.8 34 CFR 668.8(e)(2)

Finding Details

Finding 2025-001
2025 – 001: National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Reporting Federal agency: U.S. Department of Education Federal program title: Student Financial Aid Cluster ALN Number: 84.063, 84.268 Federal Award Identification Number: P063P241568, P063Q241568, P2687K251568, P268K261568 Award Period: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: Internal Control – Per 2 CFR section 200.303(a), a non-Federal entity must: Establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the “Internal Control Integrated Framework”, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Compliance: 1. The Code of Federal Regulations, consisting of 34 CFR 685.309 and 34 CFR 690.83(b)(2), requires that enrollment status changes for students be reported to NSLDS within 30 days or within 60 days if the student with the status change will be reported on a scheduled transmission within 60 days of the change in status. Additionally, schools are required to certify enrollment at a minimum of every 60 days or every other month. 2. The Code of Federal Regulations, consisting of 34 CFR 685.309 and 34 CFR 690.83(b)(2), requires certain student enrollment information be reported to the Department of Education. Information provided to the Department of Education should agree to the institution’s records. Condition: The change in status was not reported timely to the NSLDS. Questioned costs: None Context: This condition occurred for 3 out of 24 students Cause: The Registrar's Office has been through several transitions over the past five years and training has been inadequate during this period. Specifically, there was not sufficient training on enrollment submissions, error resolutions, and timely updates. Effect: The NSLDS system is not updated timely with the student information which may cause over awarding should the student transfer to another institution and the students may not properly enter the repayment period. Repeat Finding: Yes, 2024-001 Recommendation: We recommend the College review its reporting procedures to ensure that students’ statuses are accurately and timely reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.