Audit 391677

Information on the Federal Program – Department of Education, Student Financial Assistance Cluster, Federal Pell Grant Program, 84.063; Federal Direct Student Loan Program, 84.268. Program Year – July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 Criteria or Specific Requirement – Special Tests and Provisions – Enrollment Reporting – Under the Pell grant and loan programs, colleges must complete and return within 30 days the Enrollment Reporting roster file. Once received, the institution must update for changes in student status, report the date the enrollment status was effective, enter the new anticipated completion date and submit the changes electronically through the batch method or the NSLDS web site. Institutions are responsible for timely reporting, whether they report directly or via a third-party servicer. Unless the school expects to complete its next roster within 60 days, the University must notify the lender or the guaranty agency within 30 days, if it discovers that a student who received a loan either did not enroll or ceased to be enrolled on at least a half-time basis. (Pell, 34 CFR Section 690.83(b)(2); Direct Loan, 34 CFR Section 685.309(2)(i)). Condition – Notification of the student status change (graduated, withdrew, less than half-time) was not reported to the NSLDS within the required timeframe. Questioned Costs – None Context – Out of a sample of 25 students from a population of 933 students who had changes in status during the year, NSLDS was not provided timely notification for four of the student status changes reviewed. Our sample was not, and was not intended to be, statistically valid. Cause – Information between the University and NSLDS was not updated timely. This was a result of the remittance schedule between the Clearinghouse and NSLDS not being properly established to allow for timely remittance. Effect – The status change was ultimately reported correctly to NSLDS but was not performed timely. Identification as a Repeat Finding – N/A Recommendation – We recommend the University verify the remittance schedule is properly established to allow for timely remittance.

Information on the Federal Program – Department of Education, Student Financial Assistance Cluster, Federal Pell Grant Program, 84.063; Federal Work-Study Program, 84.033; Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, 84.007; Federal Direct Student Loan Program, 84.268. Program Year – July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 Criteria or Specific Requirement – Special Tests and Provisions – Return of Title IV Funds – When a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdraws from an institution during a payment period or 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 or 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 as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the date of the institution’s determination that the student withdrew (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 returned the incorrect amount of funds to the Department of Education because of the error in the calculation. Questioned Costs – None – The University returned more Title IV aid than what was required Context – Of a sample of 25 return of funds tested from a population of 435 performed during the examination period, three return of funds calculations were not performed correctly. This resulted in an incorrect amount of funds being returned to the Department of Education for those students. Our sample was not, and was not intended to be, statistically valid. Cause – The number of days in the break for students who were enrolled in a Session 2 class and later dropped in Session 4 was calculated incorrectly when determining the enrollment period. Effect – The University returned the incorrect amount of funds to the Department of Education. Identification as a Repeat Finding – N/A Recommendation – We recommend the University to establish a formal checklist to assist in performing secondary reviews to verify the calculations are performed correctly.