Audit 7272

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$2.23M
Findings
12
Programs
3
Organization: Certell, INC (IN)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2023-12-18
Auditor: Sikich LLP

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
5511 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - L
5512 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - L
5513 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - L
5514 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - E
5515 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - E
5516 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - E
581953 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - L
581954 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - L
581955 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - L
581956 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - E
581957 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - E
581958 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - E

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $1.15M Yes 2
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $1.05M Yes 2
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $31,353 Yes 2

Contacts

Name Title Type
L4KZG4JVGFK9 Greg Wallis Auditee
3174288453 Ray Krouse Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: FEDERAL LOAN PROGRAM Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented on the accrual basis of accounting. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Certell, Inc. has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. For the year ended June 30, 2023, Certell, Inc. acted as a pass-through agency for Direct Federal Stafford Loans (subsidized, unsubsidized and PLUS) to students and parents in the amount of $1,153,746.
Title: OTHER INFORMATION Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented on the accrual basis of accounting. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Certell, Inc. has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Certell, Inc. did not receive any federal insurance or federal noncash assistance and did not provide any amounts to sub-recipients.

Finding Details

FINDING 2023-001: UNTIMELY ENROLLMENT STATUS REPORTING FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM , FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN: 84.007, 84.063, 84,268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Compliance Requirement: Reporting (L.) Criteria: Institutions are required to provide enrollment update responses to the Enrollment Reporting Roster File within fifteen days of receipt (34 CFR 685.309). Condition: The Institution did not provide an enrollment update response for April 2023. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency. Cause: The condition was caused by an oversight in the financial aid office. Effect: The result is the Department of Education was not made aware of the changes in student statuses in a timely manner. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution increase controls over enrollment reporting. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.
FINDING 2023-001: UNTIMELY ENROLLMENT STATUS REPORTING FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM , FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN: 84.007, 84.063, 84,268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Compliance Requirement: Reporting (L.) Criteria: Institutions are required to provide enrollment update responses to the Enrollment Reporting Roster File within fifteen days of receipt (34 CFR 685.309). Condition: The Institution did not provide an enrollment update response for April 2023. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency. Cause: The condition was caused by an oversight in the financial aid office. Effect: The result is the Department of Education was not made aware of the changes in student statuses in a timely manner. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution increase controls over enrollment reporting. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.
FINDING 2023-001: UNTIMELY ENROLLMENT STATUS REPORTING FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM , FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN: 84.007, 84.063, 84,268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Compliance Requirement: Reporting (L.) Criteria: Institutions are required to provide enrollment update responses to the Enrollment Reporting Roster File within fifteen days of receipt (34 CFR 685.309). Condition: The Institution did not provide an enrollment update response for April 2023. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency. Cause: The condition was caused by an oversight in the financial aid office. Effect: The result is the Department of Education was not made aware of the changes in student statuses in a timely manner. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution increase controls over enrollment reporting. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.
FINDING 2023-002: FAILURE TO MEET THE STANDARDS FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSUMER INFORMATION FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM , FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN: 84.007, 84.063, 84,268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Compliance Requirement: Eligibility (E.) Criteria: Institutions shall develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program that is written in one or more readily accessible parts and contains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are appropriate to your size and complexity, the nature and scope of your activities, and the sensitivity of any customer information at issue. The information security program shall include the elements set forth in § 314.4 and shall be reasonably designed to achieve the objectives of this part, as set forth in the objectives of section 501(b) of the Act (16 CFR 314.3(a)). Condition: The Institution failed to implement the new Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act's (GLBA) standards for safeguarding customer information to their student information security policy. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency. Cause: The condition was caused by the Institution's security officer's being unaware of the new GLBA requirements. Effect: The result is the Institution did not meet the requirements for protecting and securing data obtained from the Department of Education's systems for the purposes of administering the Title IV programs. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution update their student information security program to adhere to the regulations and await guidance from the Department of Education. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.
FINDING 2023-002: FAILURE TO MEET THE STANDARDS FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSUMER INFORMATION FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM , FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN: 84.007, 84.063, 84,268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Compliance Requirement: Eligibility (E.) Criteria: Institutions shall develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program that is written in one or more readily accessible parts and contains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are appropriate to your size and complexity, the nature and scope of your activities, and the sensitivity of any customer information at issue. The information security program shall include the elements set forth in § 314.4 and shall be reasonably designed to achieve the objectives of this part, as set forth in the objectives of section 501(b) of the Act (16 CFR 314.3(a)). Condition: The Institution failed to implement the new Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act's (GLBA) standards for safeguarding customer information to their student information security policy. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency. Cause: The condition was caused by the Institution's security officer's being unaware of the new GLBA requirements. Effect: The result is the Institution did not meet the requirements for protecting and securing data obtained from the Department of Education's systems for the purposes of administering the Title IV programs. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution update their student information security program to adhere to the regulations and await guidance from the Department of Education. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.
FINDING 2023-002: FAILURE TO MEET THE STANDARDS FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSUMER INFORMATION FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM , FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN: 84.007, 84.063, 84,268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Compliance Requirement: Eligibility (E.) Criteria: Institutions shall develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program that is written in one or more readily accessible parts and contains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are appropriate to your size and complexity, the nature and scope of your activities, and the sensitivity of any customer information at issue. The information security program shall include the elements set forth in § 314.4 and shall be reasonably designed to achieve the objectives of this part, as set forth in the objectives of section 501(b) of the Act (16 CFR 314.3(a)). Condition: The Institution failed to implement the new Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act's (GLBA) standards for safeguarding customer information to their student information security policy. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency. Cause: The condition was caused by the Institution's security officer's being unaware of the new GLBA requirements. Effect: The result is the Institution did not meet the requirements for protecting and securing data obtained from the Department of Education's systems for the purposes of administering the Title IV programs. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution update their student information security program to adhere to the regulations and await guidance from the Department of Education. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.
FINDING 2023-001: UNTIMELY ENROLLMENT STATUS REPORTING FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM , FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN: 84.007, 84.063, 84,268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Compliance Requirement: Reporting (L.) Criteria: Institutions are required to provide enrollment update responses to the Enrollment Reporting Roster File within fifteen days of receipt (34 CFR 685.309). Condition: The Institution did not provide an enrollment update response for April 2023. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency. Cause: The condition was caused by an oversight in the financial aid office. Effect: The result is the Department of Education was not made aware of the changes in student statuses in a timely manner. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution increase controls over enrollment reporting. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.
FINDING 2023-001: UNTIMELY ENROLLMENT STATUS REPORTING FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM , FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN: 84.007, 84.063, 84,268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Compliance Requirement: Reporting (L.) Criteria: Institutions are required to provide enrollment update responses to the Enrollment Reporting Roster File within fifteen days of receipt (34 CFR 685.309). Condition: The Institution did not provide an enrollment update response for April 2023. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency. Cause: The condition was caused by an oversight in the financial aid office. Effect: The result is the Department of Education was not made aware of the changes in student statuses in a timely manner. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution increase controls over enrollment reporting. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.
FINDING 2023-001: UNTIMELY ENROLLMENT STATUS REPORTING FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM , FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN: 84.007, 84.063, 84,268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Compliance Requirement: Reporting (L.) Criteria: Institutions are required to provide enrollment update responses to the Enrollment Reporting Roster File within fifteen days of receipt (34 CFR 685.309). Condition: The Institution did not provide an enrollment update response for April 2023. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency. Cause: The condition was caused by an oversight in the financial aid office. Effect: The result is the Department of Education was not made aware of the changes in student statuses in a timely manner. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution increase controls over enrollment reporting. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.
FINDING 2023-002: FAILURE TO MEET THE STANDARDS FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSUMER INFORMATION FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM , FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN: 84.007, 84.063, 84,268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Compliance Requirement: Eligibility (E.) Criteria: Institutions shall develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program that is written in one or more readily accessible parts and contains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are appropriate to your size and complexity, the nature and scope of your activities, and the sensitivity of any customer information at issue. The information security program shall include the elements set forth in § 314.4 and shall be reasonably designed to achieve the objectives of this part, as set forth in the objectives of section 501(b) of the Act (16 CFR 314.3(a)). Condition: The Institution failed to implement the new Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act's (GLBA) standards for safeguarding customer information to their student information security policy. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency. Cause: The condition was caused by the Institution's security officer's being unaware of the new GLBA requirements. Effect: The result is the Institution did not meet the requirements for protecting and securing data obtained from the Department of Education's systems for the purposes of administering the Title IV programs. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution update their student information security program to adhere to the regulations and await guidance from the Department of Education. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.
FINDING 2023-002: FAILURE TO MEET THE STANDARDS FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSUMER INFORMATION FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM , FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN: 84.007, 84.063, 84,268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Compliance Requirement: Eligibility (E.) Criteria: Institutions shall develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program that is written in one or more readily accessible parts and contains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are appropriate to your size and complexity, the nature and scope of your activities, and the sensitivity of any customer information at issue. The information security program shall include the elements set forth in § 314.4 and shall be reasonably designed to achieve the objectives of this part, as set forth in the objectives of section 501(b) of the Act (16 CFR 314.3(a)). Condition: The Institution failed to implement the new Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act's (GLBA) standards for safeguarding customer information to their student information security policy. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency. Cause: The condition was caused by the Institution's security officer's being unaware of the new GLBA requirements. Effect: The result is the Institution did not meet the requirements for protecting and securing data obtained from the Department of Education's systems for the purposes of administering the Title IV programs. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution update their student information security program to adhere to the regulations and await guidance from the Department of Education. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.
FINDING 2023-002: FAILURE TO MEET THE STANDARDS FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSUMER INFORMATION FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM , FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN: 84.007, 84.063, 84,268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Compliance Requirement: Eligibility (E.) Criteria: Institutions shall develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program that is written in one or more readily accessible parts and contains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are appropriate to your size and complexity, the nature and scope of your activities, and the sensitivity of any customer information at issue. The information security program shall include the elements set forth in § 314.4 and shall be reasonably designed to achieve the objectives of this part, as set forth in the objectives of section 501(b) of the Act (16 CFR 314.3(a)). Condition: The Institution failed to implement the new Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act's (GLBA) standards for safeguarding customer information to their student information security policy. We consider this finding to be a significant deficiency. Cause: The condition was caused by the Institution's security officer's being unaware of the new GLBA requirements. Effect: The result is the Institution did not meet the requirements for protecting and securing data obtained from the Department of Education's systems for the purposes of administering the Title IV programs. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution update their student information security program to adhere to the regulations and await guidance from the Department of Education. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.