U.S. Department of Education 2025-001: Special Tests and Provisions – NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Student Financial Aid Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 84.063, 84.268 Condition: During our testing of enrollment status reporting, we noted the change in enrollment status was not reported within 60 day...
U.S. Department of Education 2025-001: Special Tests and Provisions – NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Student Financial Aid Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 84.063, 84.268 Condition: During our testing of enrollment status reporting, we noted the change in enrollment status was not reported within 60 days. Recommendation: We recommend Hagerstown Community College reevaluate their procedures and review policies surrounding reporting status changes to NSLDS to ensure timely and accurate reporting. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Director of Financial Aid has contacted the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) to assess whether any errors occurred during the file transmission process. As of the date of this submission, HCC has not received a response from NSC. Upon receipt of NSC’s findings, HCC will work collaboratively with NSC to identify the root cause of the error and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence. HCC will continue to perform periodic spot checks of student records transmitted to NSC and subsequently reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). Any discrepancies identified through these reviews will be addressed through coordinated corrective action by the Financial Aid, Registrar, and Institutional Effectiveness offices to ensure data accuracy and regulatory compliance. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Dr. Charles M. Scheetz, Director of Financial Aid and W. Christopher Baer, Registrar Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2026