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Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc., Subsidiary and Affiliate
GA
Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting
Finding 2023-002 Name of Responsible Individual: Cinnamon Bradley, Associate Dean of Student Affairs Corrective Action: We agree. We understand that status changes must be submitted, and errors must be corrected in the National Student Clearinghouse and NSLDS in a timely manner. We will review ...
Finding 2023-002 Name of Responsible Individual: Cinnamon Bradley, Associate Dean of Student Affairs Corrective Action: We agree. We understand that status changes must be submitted, and errors must be corrected in the National Student Clearinghouse and NSLDS in a timely manner. We will review our procedures to ensure proper recording of these changes by NSLDS based on our submission to the National Student Clearinghouse. Additionally, we will implement the following processes: • An automated monitoring notification system that will alert us within the established timeframe of status changes to ensure accuracy in both third-party systems. • Change in our submission process to the National Student Clearinghouse from 30 days to occur weekly to ensure timely reporting to NSLDS. Additionally, all student records contained in the NSLDS for the Academic Term will be reviewed every month and the student roster will be reviewed weekly for accuracy in both third-party systems. Anticipated Completion Date: March 1, 2024
View Audit 10337
Finding 7878 (2023-001)
Significant Deficiency 2023
West Shore Community College
MI
Student Financial Aid Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Eligibility
2023-001 – Pell Grant Calculation. Auditor Description of Condition and Effect. The Uniform Guidance states that the College must determine the maximum scheduled award a student would receive based on their Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and Cost of Attendance (COA) using the payment schedule pr...
2023-001 – Pell Grant Calculation. Auditor Description of Condition and Effect. The Uniform Guidance states that the College must determine the maximum scheduled award a student would receive based on their Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and Cost of Attendance (COA) using the payment schedule provided by the U.S. Department of Education. Students must be awarded on the basis of a COA comprised of allowable costs assessed to all students carrying the same academic workload. COA must be prorated for students who are attending less than an academic year, or who are less than full-time in a term-based program. As a result of this condition, the College was exposed to an increased risk that incorrect information would be used to determine students' Pell Grant award amounts. Auditor Recommendation. We recommend the College implement procedures to ensure the COA and EFC used to calculate each student's Pell Grant is updated for each academic year and reviewed by an independent official. Corrective Action. In the spring of each year, the College Financial Aid Department will establish the Cost of Attendance (COA) necessary for Pell student eligibility, in addition to the Educational Financial Contribution (EFC) for the following fiscal year. Once these are calculated and established, the head of the Business Office will review the calculations, discuss, and approve. Once they have been approved, the appropriate information will be entered into the Financial Aid software system. Responsible Party. Director of Financial Aid and Head of the Business Office. Anticipated Completion Date. June 30, 2024.
View Audit 10258
The Cleveland Institute of Art and Subsidaries
OH
Student Financial Aid Internal Control / Segregation of Duties
Management acknowledges that there was an error in the amount of Pell awarded to the student. Cleveland Institute of Art is in the process of calculating the number of students affected by the issue and reconciling any differences. The College is also reconfiguring the systems to ensure that this is...
Management acknowledges that there was an error in the amount of Pell awarded to the student. Cleveland Institute of Art is in the process of calculating the number of students affected by the issue and reconciling any differences. The College is also reconfiguring the systems to ensure that this issue does not continue. The financial aid office will import on a regular basis the credit hour update/create student update into Powerfaids using the data integration from J1 table to load credit hours onto the student record until the Pell recalculation/census date. The financial aid office will continue to share with the Registrar’s office the Financial Aid credit hours update report that shows hours not contributing to the program so they can correct the coding on specific coursework into the appropriate “trees.” Powerfaids only imports hours contributing to the program. At the beginning of the semester, and prior to disbursing aid, the financial aid office will look for enrollment discrepancies and reconcile hours in their system with a registration report from the Registrar’s office. On the census date, which is defined as day 15 of the term, the financial aid office will lock down the enrollment hours on the student record after reconciling the hours on the student record with the hours on the Registrar’s census report.
View Audit 10206
Finding 7782 (2023-001)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Vernon College
TX
Student Financial Aid Reporting
Management has reviewed the draft Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs for FY 2023. We agree with the finding and are actively working to improve processes to ensure student files are uploaded timely and accurately. The Vice Presidents of Administrative and Student Services have discussed the i...
Management has reviewed the draft Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs for FY 2023. We agree with the finding and are actively working to improve processes to ensure student files are uploaded timely and accurately. The Vice Presidents of Administrative and Student Services have discussed the issue with the Director of Enrollment Management and the Assistant Registrar. We have reached out to the Clearinghouse for resolution help and have already received data from them. Vernon College will follow the recommended procedures of the Clearinghouse moving forward to ensure the accuracy of data reported to the NSLDS.
View Audit 10120
Finding 7706 (2023-003)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Moore County, North Carolina
NC
Reporting Student Financial Aid Cash Management
Name of Contact Person: David Richmond, Interim Director Corrective Action/Management's Response: In response regarding the above mentioned finding for Moore County Social Services, please see the corrective action plan below: Training: • Accounting will develop and implement annual training for ...
Name of Contact Person: David Richmond, Interim Director Corrective Action/Management's Response: In response regarding the above mentioned finding for Moore County Social Services, please see the corrective action plan below: Training: • Accounting will develop and implement annual training for applicable DSS staff in conjunction with State required day sheet training. • This training will also be given to all new applicable staff in the orientation process. • DSS Accounting will maintain a record of all staff completing the training. Internal Reviews/Auditing by Unit Supervisors: • Each biweekly payroll is currently approved by supervisors prior to processing. • After each payroll the day sheets for that biweekly period will be reviewed by the supervisor to ensure proper coding and matching time to the payroll reports for each employee in their unit. • When this process is complete, they will send a report to DSS Accounting with their findings. Internal Reviews/Auditing by DSS Administration • DSS Accounting will monitor each reporting period to ensure each supervisor has submitted their bi-weekly report. • DSS Accounting will maintain files with these reports for additional follow-up as needed. • DSS Accounting and Payroll staff will work with necessary staff that have discrepancies to ensure corrections are completed. • In addition, at the end of each month (prior to submission of the 1571 State reimbursement report) DSS Accounting will spot check 3 random Services records for accuracy. Findings will be reported, and corrections completed/processed by the 15th of the month of review. Proposed Completion Date: The expected completion date to have corrective action implemented is December 15, 2023.
View Audit 10069
Rochester Institute of Technology
NY
Student Financial Aid Reporting Eligibility
Management Response and Corrective Action Plan OMB Uniform Guidance Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 Finding 2023-001 - Non-Compliance with Timely Student Enrollment Change Submissions to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Management agrees with the finding and in concurren...
Management Response and Corrective Action Plan OMB Uniform Guidance Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 Finding 2023-001 - Non-Compliance with Timely Student Enrollment Change Submissions to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Management agrees with the finding and in concurrence with the recommendations has developed and is implementing the following corrective action plans: 1. RIT will implement a process for students who are not expected to return in the fall semester and were enrolled in spring to update the enrollment status with the NSC, the third party that reports to the NSLDS for the University. The manual update to the NSC will be completed within 30 days from the date that RIT is notified that the student is confirmed to no longer be expected to return in the upcoming fall semester. This process will be implemented for the start of summer term 2024. 2. As of November 1, 2023, RIT has enhanced its degree certification process for late certifications to include the two steps which are now required by the NSC. RIT has also added to this process an additional verification to validate that the degree record is subsequently and correctly updated with the NSLDS. 3. The University has communicated with the helpdesk at the NSLDS to determine the reasons why the two identified records for which the student status changes were timely reported to the NSC; however, the data was not correctly captured by the NSLDS. The NSLDS has not been able to identify the root cause of the issue and are continuing to research the problem. They indicate that there is nothing that RIT can do to update these records at this time. Management concurs with the recommendation and will implement a periodic reconciliation processes between the NSLDS and the NSC to verify that the NSLDS timely and completely received communication of student changes. This will include a confirmation process for manual transactions with the NSC to ensure they were received by the NSLDS, which will begin January 2024. Responsible Individual: Joseph Loffredo, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs & Registrar
View Audit 9841
Finding 7471 (2023-006)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Harris-Stowe State University
MO
Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring
Finding 2023-006 Personnel Responsible for Corrective Action: Registrar – Yolanda Kenton Anticipated Completion Date: December 2023 Corrective Action Plan: The University filled the Registrar position which had been vacant for 6 months. In addition, the Registrar’s Office implemented a control...
Finding 2023-006 Personnel Responsible for Corrective Action: Registrar – Yolanda Kenton Anticipated Completion Date: December 2023 Corrective Action Plan: The University filled the Registrar position which had been vacant for 6 months. In addition, the Registrar’s Office implemented a control that includes running a monthly enrollment status report allowing for changes to be reported within the 60 day window. The current Registrar has also done Registrar training with the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO).
View Audit 9669
Los Angeles Chapter National Tooling & MacHining Association Training Centers Trust
CA
Student Financial Aid Reporting Special Tests & Provisions
The Institution will now automate this process with the introduction of the new student financial aid system as of March 2024. The Institution will begin to evaluate and improve its existing process related to the return of Title IV funds to include the automation of the notification and return due ...
The Institution will now automate this process with the introduction of the new student financial aid system as of March 2024. The Institution will begin to evaluate and improve its existing process related to the return of Title IV funds to include the automation of the notification and return due date obligations. Personnel Responsible for Implementation: Danielle Skinner Position of Responsible Personnel: President Expected Date of Implementation: March 2024
View Audit 9586
Los Angeles Chapter National Tooling & MacHining Association Training Centers Trust
CA
Student Financial Aid Reporting Special Tests & Provisions
The Institution does not agree with this finding. The Institution believes that it does not have the capability of changing this number on any of the open fields it has access to on the NSLDS site. The Institution made inquiries with the Department of Education and it was explained to the Institutio...
The Institution does not agree with this finding. The Institution believes that it does not have the capability of changing this number on any of the open fields it has access to on the NSLDS site. The Institution made inquiries with the Department of Education and it was explained to the Institution in the transcripts of the call with the NSLDS help desk that this field cannot be changed by the Institution. It is the Institution’s conclusion, along with the preliminary opinions of the ED and NDLDS, that this is not a finding as the Institution has no control of these populated fields.
View Audit 9586
Los Angeles Chapter National Tooling & MacHining Association Training Centers Trust
CA
Reporting Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking
The Institution understands the importance of this process and the finding associated with this oversight is valid. The Institution will improve internal practices for promptly reviewing and responding to the NSLDS enrollment roster within the stipulated 15-day timeframe. The institution will establ...
The Institution understands the importance of this process and the finding associated with this oversight is valid. The Institution will improve internal practices for promptly reviewing and responding to the NSLDS enrollment roster within the stipulated 15-day timeframe. The institution will establish clear protocols for addressing errors on the NSLDS enrollment roster within the mandated 10-day period to ensure accurate and timely modifications. Personnel Responsible for Implementation: Danielle Skinner Position of Responsible Personnel: President Expected Date of Implementation: Immediate
View Audit 9586
Finding 7410 (2023-003)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Thomas More University
KY
Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring Significant Deficiency
Prior to the student information system transition, regular monitoring of the return of funds took place for Direct Loans, specifically for the returns associated with R2T4 calculations. During the transition, this process was not immediately replaced. It was noted during the audit cycle that issues...
Prior to the student information system transition, regular monitoring of the return of funds took place for Direct Loans, specifically for the returns associated with R2T4 calculations. During the transition, this process was not immediately replaced. It was noted during the audit cycle that issues existed within the new system related to returning funds and tickets were submitted to Jenzabar about the issues, specifically raising concerns about the timing of returns. Not all returns were being picked up by the process that collects the returns and sends them in batches to COD. Adjustments have been made to the system and testing has shown that all of the returns are being picked up now. The Financial Aid Office is also regularly monitoring returns again, similar to the process prior to the transition, and we are now monitoring both Direct Loan and Pell grant returns. This process is managed by an Excel spreadsheet of all Direct Loan and Pell grant returns that have been made in JFA. Any time a return of a Direct Loan or Pell grant is made in JFA, the return is added to the spreadsheet. A Financial Aid Counselor has a regular reminder on their calendar once per week to monitor each return to ensure that the full return process has taken place through COD and that the funds have been returned timely. Anticipated Completion Date: October 1, 2023
View Audit 9556
Finding 7408 (2023-002)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Thomas More University
KY
Student Financial Aid Reporting Significant Deficiency
The Office of the Registrar submits the enrollment reports to the National Student Clearinghouse. Over the course of this past year, the office struggled with a new student information system and staff changes. To prevent reports being submitted late, everyone in the current staff has been trained o...
The Office of the Registrar submits the enrollment reports to the National Student Clearinghouse. Over the course of this past year, the office struggled with a new student information system and staff changes. To prevent reports being submitted late, everyone in the current staff has been trained on how to submit reports. The office has worked with representatives of the National Student Clearinghouse to assist with error reports. In addition, the due dates for submitting the reports have been updated to a more consistent timeframe each month. Each staff member in the Office of the Registrar has the list of dates when the reports are due. Furthermore, the staff hopes to schedule more training from the provider of the student information system to help process reports more accurately. Anticipated Completion Date: November 1, 2023
View Audit 9556
Finding 7407 (2023-001)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Thomas More University
KY
Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Significant Deficiency
During the transition from Jenzabar CX to Jenzabar JFA software, the process to notify students of their loan and TEACH grant disbursements and rights to cancel needed to be rebuilt. The process in CX was fully automated, while the process in JFA was not fully automated for the 2022-23 audit cycle. ...
During the transition from Jenzabar CX to Jenzabar JFA software, the process to notify students of their loan and TEACH grant disbursements and rights to cancel needed to be rebuilt. The process in CX was fully automated, while the process in JFA was not fully automated for the 2022-23 audit cycle. As a result, there were some students in October of 2022 that did not receive their required notification. For the 2023-24 cycle, the Director of Financial Aid has worked with Jenzabar to establish a more automated process for these notifications. Two separate queries have been established to identify loan disbursements and TEACH recipients. Each query looks for disbursements that occurred that day and collects them in a batch. An automated “scheduler” then runs each group through a notification process where each student will receive an email to their Thomas More email account notifying them that they received the disbursement that day. The scheduler runs this process and sends notifications out at 8pm each evening. Any loan disbursements occur during normal business hours, and even if delayed, would not disburse past 6pm, so each disbursement that occurred that day will be caught by the scheduler by 8pm. Anticipated Completion Date: October 15, 2023
View Audit 9556
University of Hawaii
HI
Student Financial Aid Internal Control / Segregation of Duties
Finding No. 2023-005: Return of Title IV Funds – Control Deficiency Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education AL Number and Title: 84.063P – Federal Pell Grant Program Questioned Costs: $ – Responsible Individual: Heather Florendo, Financial Aid Manager, Honolulu Community College Date Action Tak...
Finding No. 2023-005: Return of Title IV Funds – Control Deficiency Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education AL Number and Title: 84.063P – Federal Pell Grant Program Questioned Costs: $ – Responsible Individual: Heather Florendo, Financial Aid Manager, Honolulu Community College Date Action Taken: 2023–24 Academic Year Return of Title IV Funds Calculations The date of determination (“DOD”) used to determine applicable deadlines in determining R2T4s was based on the date the financial aid specialist pulled the withdrawal report from ReportServer. Methodology used to determine DOD: • DOD used: 11/16/22 (Date report pulled) • 30th day: 12/16/22 • 45th day: 12/31/22 • R2T4 calculation and return completed: 12/15/22 • R2T4 Pell Grant returned: $389 Based on finding: • DOD used: 10/29/22 (date student withdrew per SFAREGF) • 30th day: 11/28/22 • 45th day: 12/13/22 • R2T4 return outside of 45-day window (2 days) Return of Title IV Funds Timing of Calculations Currently, we have one staff member assigned to process all Return of Title IV calculations. The office is in the process of hiring additional staff to assist with the workload created by the Return of Title IV calculation process. For the 2023–24 Academic year, withdrawal reports are pulled weekly. The financial aid specialist tracks the withdrawal date and determines the applicable deadline based on each individual student’s withdrawal date rather than the date the report is pulled.
View Audit 9418
University of Hawaii
HI
Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking
Finding No. 2023-004: Financial Aid Administration – Control Deficiency Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education AL Number and Title: 84.063P – Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 – Federal Direct Student Loans Questioned Costs: $25 Responsible Individual: Calvin Black, Financial Aid Manager, Hawa...
Finding No. 2023-004: Financial Aid Administration – Control Deficiency Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education AL Number and Title: 84.063P – Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 – Federal Direct Student Loans Questioned Costs: $25 Responsible Individual: Calvin Black, Financial Aid Manager, Hawaiʿi Community College Date Action Taken: On-going Return of Title IV Funds R2T4 was calculated incorrectly due to inadequate staffing and lack of personnel training. R2T4 has been recalculated for the identified student, and Hawaiʿi CC is working to hire vacant positions and resolve ongoing staffing issues. The UH Community College Central Financial Aid Office is also working to develop/finalize written R2T4 procedures. Enrollment Reporting Exit materials were sent late due to inadequate staffing and ongoing staff absences. Hawaiʿi CC is working to hire vacant positions and resolve ongoing staffing issues.
View Audit 9418 Questioned Costs: $1
University of Hawaii
HI
Student Financial Aid Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties
Finding No. 2023-003: Return of Title IV Funds – Control Deficiency Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education AL Number and Title: 84.063P – Federal Pell Grant Program Questioned Costs: $ – Responsible Individual: Davileigh Naeole, Financial Aid Director, University of Hawai‘i Maui College Date A...
Finding No. 2023-003: Return of Title IV Funds – Control Deficiency Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education AL Number and Title: 84.063P – Federal Pell Grant Program Questioned Costs: $ – Responsible Individual: Davileigh Naeole, Financial Aid Director, University of Hawai‘i Maui College Date Action Taken: October 30, 2023 Noting the recommendations of the auditor, we will ensure the timely determination of withdrawal dates for students who unofficially withdraw within 30 days after the end of the enrollment period. We recently hired a permanent staff member and are training them in R2T4 calculations. In addition, to expedite the determination of withdrawal dates we have set a maximum response time for our last date of attendance emails to instructors. They will be required to respond within 12–14 days of receiving the initial LDA request. This will help to ensure that withdrawal dates are established and documented more quickly. Again, noting the recommendations of the auditor, we will ensure the timely remittance of the institutional portion of unearned aid to the appropriate Title IV program within the required 45-day time period. We expect that the timelier determination of LDA dates will expedite the overall process and we will meet the 45-day remit deadline.
View Audit 9418
University of Hawaii
HI
Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties
Finding No. 2023-002: Return of Title IV Funds – Control Deficiency Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education AL Number and Title: 84.063P – Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 – Federal Direct Student Loans Questioned Costs: $ – Responsible Individual: Sherrie Padilla, Director of Financial Aid, U...
Finding No. 2023-002: Return of Title IV Funds – Control Deficiency Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education AL Number and Title: 84.063P – Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 – Federal Direct Student Loans Questioned Costs: $ – Responsible Individual: Sherrie Padilla, Director of Financial Aid, University of Hawaiʿi at Hilo Date Action Taken: Immediately A miscalculation counting the 45-day requirement occurred with the 4 students in question resulting in the funds being returned on the 46th day. Procedures have been adjusted to return funds on the 30th day giving ample time to meet the 45-day requirement.
View Audit 9418
University of Hawaii
HI
Student Financial Aid Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking
Finding No. 2023-001: Financial Aid Administration – Control Deficiency Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education AL Number and Title: 84.063P – Federal Pell Grant Program Questioned Costs: $ – Responsible Individual: Pheng Xiong, Office of the Registrar, University Registrar Nikki Chun, Div. of ...
Finding No. 2023-001: Financial Aid Administration – Control Deficiency Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education AL Number and Title: 84.063P – Federal Pell Grant Program Questioned Costs: $ – Responsible Individual: Pheng Xiong, Office of the Registrar, University Registrar Nikki Chun, Div. of Enrollment Management, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Date Action Taken: August 2023 The Office of the Registrar is fully aware of and takes very seriously its enrollment and degree reporting requirements and responsibilities. The finding presented in Finding No. 2023-005 happened as a result of a processing error where students in the final Spring 2023 enrollment file were not cleared out. This prevented students in the Spring 2023 degree files, submitted on June 26th and July 3rd, from having their graduation statuses updated with the National Student Clearinghouse if they were in the affected initial Summer 2023 enrollment file. The August 2nd file could not be processed because the National Student Clearinghouse was working with the office to reject the Summer enrollment and Spring 2023 degree reports. The reports had to be rejected in order for the corrected Summer 2023 file to be applied. The existing business process requires use of an SQL script. Since the script requires complicated manual steps and can lead to errors, the Office of the Registrar has been working to implement the NSC reporting functionality in the student information system. The new business process will improve enrollment and degree reporting, including the reduction of errors resulting from human error. The Office of the Registrar aims to go live with new business process with Spring 2024 enrollment reporting.
View Audit 9418
Yale University
CT
Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Special Tests & Provisions
Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan The University acknowledges the need for consistent policies, procedures, and the application of these requirements and has already begun to put in place corrective actions to address these issues for the 2023-24 academic year. Outlined below...
Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan The University acknowledges the need for consistent policies, procedures, and the application of these requirements and has already begun to put in place corrective actions to address these issues for the 2023-24 academic year. Outlined below are corrective actions and proposed changes to align Yale with the stated recommendations: • Verification – Implementation of a university-wide document posting process with an expected implementation date by the end of the fiscal year 2024. This process will auto-populate federally required documents into Yale’s financial aid system, based on FAFSA/ISIR comment codes, in a way that will prevent disbursement to a student’s account unless collected. Schools will receive training from the University Financial Aid Office (“UFAO”) in concurrence with the implementation of this new automated population regarding the collection of the new university-wide form and the proper acceptance of identity requirements. • Electronic Transactions – Beginning in June of 2023, all financial aid recipients, not just Federal Financial Aid recipients, are asked to complete E-Consent on the new Student Portal Yale Hub. Students cannot view award offers, electronic documents that must be completed online, or personal historical financial aid data until the E-Consent question is answered. • Return of Title IV – Creation and implementation of a university-wide Return to Title IV funds policy and procedure is currently in process. This implementation will begin before the end of calendar year 2023 and will include training of several additional Financial Aid staff members across the university on the updated policies and procedures to create redundancies for timely and consistent processing of R2T4’s. • NSLDS Enrollment Reporting – The University Registrar is working with ITS to correct the custom Banner NSC extract job to ensure that not just the enrollment status is updated, but also the program level status. An additional staff member in the registrar’s office will be deployed to focus on compliance and enrollment reporting. • Satisfactory Academic Progress (“SAP”) – The University Financial Aid Office has begun a school-by-school review of SAP policies. Review and implementation of updated SAP policies will be concluded by June 2024 schoolwide. UFAO will set up an SAP review process for new programs as well as an annual review for each school. University contact: David Blackmon, Director, Office of Student Financial Aid David.Blackmon@yale.edu
View Audit 9367
Finding 7073 (2023-001)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Southeastern Illinois College
IL
Student Financial Aid Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking
Southeastern Illinois College will be implementing remediation steps to ensure that enrollment information is accurate in the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). The College’s Information Technology (IT) department will work with the Registrar in creating a process where graduates who are not...
Southeastern Illinois College will be implementing remediation steps to ensure that enrollment information is accurate in the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). The College’s Information Technology (IT) department will work with the Registrar in creating a process where graduates who are not originally reported as graduated can be updated to graduated status in National Student Clearinghouse (NSC)’s website. This may include making a graduates’ only submission to NSC to update those graduates whose degrees were conferred after the original submission. Also, the Student Affairs department will now review submission data and give approval prior to submission to NSC. To assist in this review, the IT department will develop a data validation report that lists students who have completed a certificate and/or degree and are no longer attending.
View Audit 9099
Finding 7062 (2023-004)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Barton County Community College
KS
Student Financial Aid Special Tests & Provisions Reporting
Federal Program Student Financial Assistance Cluster Compliance requirements Special Tests and Provisions – Enrollment Reporting Condition During testing, we identified that three of the fourteen students tested did not have an enrollment status change reported. Recommendation We recommend th...
Federal Program Student Financial Assistance Cluster Compliance requirements Special Tests and Provisions – Enrollment Reporting Condition During testing, we identified that three of the fourteen students tested did not have an enrollment status change reported. Recommendation We recommend that the College review its controls to ensure that accurate enrollment information is reported to NSLDS. Comments on the Finding Recommendation Due to requirements of the Kansas State Board of Regents, students that drop courses after a certain point in the semester are considered “W” students, and they did not have their enrollment status changed within the system. Because of this, any status changes that occurred after that given point in the semester, that did not result in the total withdrawal of a student, were not reported to NSLDS. Action Taken The College is testing potential methods to ensure that changes to students’ enrollment statuses are properly reported. These solutions have been tested in the Student Information System (Banner) in the test environment and were successful. This will be moved into production and the next reporting date of November 16th should have the updated information for reporting.
View Audit 9062
Finding 7059 (2023-003)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Barton County Community College
KS
Special Tests & Provisions Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking
Federal Program Student Financial Assistance Cluster Compliance requirements Special Tests and Provisions – Return to Title IV Condition During testing, we identified that three of the sixteen students tested had an incorrect Return to Title IV calculation on file. Recommendation We recommend t...
Federal Program Student Financial Assistance Cluster Compliance requirements Special Tests and Provisions – Return to Title IV Condition During testing, we identified that three of the sixteen students tested had an incorrect Return to Title IV calculation on file. Recommendation We recommend that the College review its controls to ensure that accurate Return to Title IV calculations are completed. Comments on the Finding Recommendation The College used seven calendar break days upon the basis that the campus was only closed for seven days for both Spring Break and Thanksgiving Break. However, it was brought to the College’s attention that break days for Return to Title IV purposes are considered all days between the last scheduled day of classes, and the first day classes resume, which would be nine calendar break days for both the Fall and Spring semesters. Action Taken As of September 11, 2023, the financial aid office has recalculated the Return to Title IV calculations for all students whose calculations utilized the incorrect number of break days. Return amounts have been corrected based upon those calculations. Staff have also undergone training regarding use of the correct calendar for students.
View Audit 9062
Finding 6925 (2023-001)
Significant Deficiency 2023
Ashland University
OH
Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring
Management concurs with the finding. The Registrar’s Office and Financial Aid Office has performed a review of its policies and procedures and has revised them accordingly to ensure timely, accurate and complete submissions to the NSLDS. The determination of the review was that the enrollment effect...
Management concurs with the finding. The Registrar’s Office and Financial Aid Office has performed a review of its policies and procedures and has revised them accordingly to ensure timely, accurate and complete submissions to the NSLDS. The determination of the review was that the enrollment effective status data field required correction in the NSLDS Enrollment History system. Since the restoration of the NSLDS system in November 2022, the Registrar’s Office and Financial Aid has corrected the data which was completed on September 13, 2023.
View Audit 8911
Finding 6667 (2023-001)
Significant Deficiency 2023
The Art Institute of Chicago
IL
Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Corrective Action Plan For the Year Ended June 30, 2023 2023-001 Inadequate Control over Return of Title IV Funds- Student Financial Aid Cluster -Assistance Listing Number 84.063, 84.268, Grant Period -Year Ended June 30, 2023. Condition Found The Institution did not acc...
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Corrective Action Plan For the Year Ended June 30, 2023 2023-001 Inadequate Control over Return of Title IV Funds- Student Financial Aid Cluster -Assistance Listing Number 84.063, 84.268, Grant Period -Year Ended June 30, 2023. Condition Found The Institution did not accurately calculate the return of Title IV funds and return the funds in a timely manner, as required by the federal regulations. Cause The Institute did not consistently implement its internal controls to ensure that the return of Title IV funds was correctly calculated and reported in a timely manner. Corrective Action Plan The Art Institute of Chicago has updated all student accounts and returned all funds. The Student Financial Services office will implement two additional procedures to the withdrawal/R2T4 process to ensure that they are processed accurately and timely. 1. A weekly Complete Withdrawal report will be run in PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and reviewed by the Associate Director of Financial Aid Processing. The report lists all students who have fully withdrawn after the add/drop period and through the end of the semester. The Associate Director will compare the list to the R2T4s that have been completed to identify and confirm that all R2T4s have been completed timely for all withdrawn recipients of federal student aid. 2. The Director of Student Financial Services, or an appropriately trained staff person as assigned, will perform a review of all completed R2T4 forms. This review will be conducted to ensure that the calculations are correct and that the adjustments to any federal funds as determined by the R2T4 calculations have been input correctly in PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. Documentation of the review of each R2T4 from the semester will be maintained on a spreadsheet by the Director of Student Financial Services. Responsible Persons for Corrective Action Plan Patrick James, Director of Student Financial Services Sherman Lee, Associate Director of Financial Aid Processing Implementation Date of Corrective Action Plan Immediately
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Converse University
SC
Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting
The finding was due in part to the lack of a process to correctly backdate administrative withdrawals when a student is awarded a grade of W after the stated date. This resulted in inconsistent dates reported to NSLDS and in the academic file. Management has met to address this issue. The Offices...
The finding was due in part to the lack of a process to correctly backdate administrative withdrawals when a student is awarded a grade of W after the stated date. This resulted in inconsistent dates reported to NSLDS and in the academic file. Management has met to address this issue. The Offices of Campus Technology, Financial Planning and Registrar have met to discuss processes in place and create new methods by which administrative withdrawals will be handled going forward. Additionally, management is working with Jenzabar to ensure the dates are consistent with the withdrawal option, specifically the awarding of W grades and the related date of last attendance. This process will assist the University in the following ways: students will be reported on the NSLDS report in the appropriate timeframe, a uniform withdrawal date will be recorded in the Offices of the Registrar and Financial Planning and students receive the appropriate grade as indicated by the official academic calendar. This action has been implemented for the final grading period ending on Monday, December 11, 2023. Management will continue to submit enrollment reports to the NSLDS on the schedule submitted annually, ensuring that any changes to student enrollment will be reported as required. The corrective action plan will be undertaken by the Office of the Registrar, under the supervision of the University Registrar and Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Kendra Woodson (Kendra.woodson@converse.edu).
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