Reference Number: 2022-030 Prior Year Finding: No Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education State Department Name: Delaware Technical Community College Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268 Award Period: July 1, 2021 to Jun...
Reference Number: 2022-030 Prior Year Finding: No Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education State Department Name: Delaware Technical Community College Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268 Award Period: July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions: Return of Title IV Funds Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance, Other Matters Recommendation: We recommend that DTCC review its procedures and controls pertaining to the return of Title IV funds to ensure that refunds are properly calculated on a timely basis. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Please note there is no monetary value related to this finding. The above-mentioned finding is a result of DTCC not completing an R2T4 calculation for one student that had their academic record updated after the semester in question had ended through a hardship withdrawal process. Our spring 2022 semester ended on May 14, 2022. On June, 21, 2022, the student was granted a hardship withdrawal for all courses registered and the student record was backdated to update the college?s decision. While there are no changes to a student?s federal aid eligibility in these instances, we are aware a calculation should have been completed to acknowledge the update within the student academic record. In response to the finding, DTCC will extend the time period for when reports are ran that identify adjustments. In addition, the member of the college?s hardship withdrawal committee representing the financial aid office will notify individuals responsible for R2T4 calculations when committee approvals are decided. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Brian Keister, Collegewide Director of Financial Aid Veronica Oney, Financial Aid Officer Planned completion date for corrective action plan: March 2023 (immediately)