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Audit 392509

FY End
2025-06-30
Total Expended
$36.62M
Findings
8
Programs
15
Organization: Bergen Community College (NJ)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-03-18
Auditor: PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP

Organization Exclusion Status:

Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1180975 2025-002 Material Weakness Yes N
1180976 2025-002 Material Weakness Yes N
1180977 2025-002 Material Weakness Yes N
1180978 2025-002 Material Weakness Yes N
1180979 2025-003 Material Weakness Yes N
1180980 2025-003 Material Weakness Yes N
1180981 2025-003 Material Weakness Yes N
1180982 2025-003 Material Weakness Yes N

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM $26.73M Yes 2
84.268 FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOANS $6.17M Yes 2
84.048 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION -- BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $856,032 Yes 0
10.237 FROM LEARNING TO LEADING: CULTIVATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVERSE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE PROFESSIONALS $671,644 Yes 0
84.007 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS $582,840 Yes 2
84.002 ADULT EDUCATION - BASIC GRANTS TO STATES $467,077 Yes 0
84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM $387,724 Yes 2
84.031 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONAL AID $267,350 Yes 0
10.223 HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS EDUCATION GRANTS $177,741 Yes 0
84.407 TRANSITION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES INTO HIGHER EDUCATION $91,088 Yes 0
66.951 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS PROGRAM $65,723 Yes 0
84.335 CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL $50,796 Yes 0
59.059 CONGRESSIONAL GRANTS $50,163 Yes 0
17.268 H-1B JOB TRAINING GRANTS $19,527 Yes 0
47.076 STEM EDUCATION (FORMERLY EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) $6,697 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
HK3BF6TPP724 Wilton Thomas-Hooke Auditee
2018793433 Joseph Russell Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying schedules of expenditures of Federal Awards and State Financial Assistance include the federal and state grant activity of Bergen Community College (the College) and are presented on the accrual basis of accounting. The information in these schedules 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”) and New Jersey Office of Management and Budget Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants and State Aid. Therefore, some amounts presented in these schedules may differ from amounts presented in or used in the preparation of the basic financial statements. For the purposes of these schedules, Federal Awards and State Awards include any assistance provided by a Federal and State agency directly or indirectly in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, loans, loan guarantees, property, interest subsidies, insurance, direct appropriations and other non-cash assistance. Because these schedules present only a selected portion of the activities of the College, it is not intended to, and does not, present the financial position, changes in net position and other changes of the College in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Bergen Community College is responsible only for the performance of certain administrative duties with respect to the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. It is not practical to determine the balance of loans outstanding to students of Bergen Community College under this program as of June 30, 2025. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, the College processed $6,168,048 under the Federal Direct Student Loan Program
During the year ended June 30, 2025, the State of New Jersey, Department of Treasury made payments on behalf of Bergen Community College to the Alternate Benefit Program of $1,229,637. These benefits are reimbursed by the State of New Jersey for faculty only, all other disbursement for administration, professional and support staff are reflected in the accompanying basic financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025. The June 30, 2025 benefit reimbursement for faculty is included in the accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of State Financial Assistance.
Of the federal expenditures presented in the Schedule of Federal Awards, the College passed through federal awards to subrecipients for the H-1B Job Training Grants (NJ Healthworks Apprenticeship Grant, Assistance Listing Number 17.268) of $1,708 for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Finding Details

Finding 2025-002
2025-001 Special Tests and Provisions – Enrollment Reporting – Significant Deficiency Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 84.063, 84.007, 84.268, and 84.033 Name of Program or Cluster: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Agency: U.S. Department of Education Criteria: Bergen Community College (the “College") is required to update students’ statuses on the National Student Loans Data System (“NSLDS”) website if they graduate, withdraw or have an increase/decrease in attendance level during the year within 60 days of the date the College becomes aware of the change in enrollment status. Condition: The College did not submit an accurate and/or timely status change notification to the NSLDS website for two out of sixty students sampled from a total population of students who graduated, withdrew, or had an increase/decrease in attendance level during the year. Cause: Management oversight. Effect: Noncompliance with OMB federal grant compliance requirements. Questioned Costs: None. Repeat Finding: Yes. Recommendation: The College should properly follow its policies and procedures over enrollment reporting to ensure that all status changes are submitted to the NSLDS website accurately and within the required timeframe. Views of Responsible Officials: See Corrective Action Plan attached.
Finding 2025-003
2025-002 Special Tests and Provisions – Return of Title IV Funds – Significant Deficiency Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 84.063, 84.007, 84.268, and 84.033 Name of Program or Cluster: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Agency: U.S. Department of Education Criteria: The College is required to accurately calculate return of Title IV funds for withdrawn students who began attendance, allocate the return of Title IV funds as required, notify borrowers of returned loans and/or follow the requirements for post-withdrawal disbursements as applicable. Additionally, where applicable, the College is required to return funds within forty-five days of becoming aware that the student had withdrawn, deposits or transfers were made into the federal funds account, electronic transfers were initiated, or checks were issued. Condition: The College did not accurately calculate a return of Title IV funds and/or follow the requirements for post-withdrawal disbursements for nine out of sixty students sampled from a total population of withdrawn students who began attendance. Additionally, for fifteen out of the sixty students sampled, the College did not return Title IV funds timely. Cause: Management oversight. Effect: Noncompliance with OMB federal grant compliance requirements. Questioned Costs: None. Repeat Finding: Yes. Recommendation: The College should properly follow its policies and procedures over return of Title IV funds to ensure that all R2T4 calculations are completed accurately and timely and all requirements for post-withdrawal disbursements are followed where applicable. Views of Responsible Officials: See Corrective Action Plan attached.