Finding 2025-002 - Enrollment Reporting - Significant Deficiency (Repeat of prior year finding 2024-001) Criterion: Title IV regulations (34 CFR 685.309(b)) require that upon receipt of an enrollment report from the Secretary of the Department of Education (Secretary), institutions must update all i...
Finding 2025-002 - Enrollment Reporting - Significant Deficiency (Repeat of prior year finding 2024-001) Criterion: Title IV regulations (34 CFR 685.309(b)) require that upon receipt of an enrollment report from the Secretary of the Department of Education (Secretary), institutions must update all information included in the report and return the report to the Secretary: (i) in the manner and format prescribed by the Secretary; and (ii) within the timeframe prescribed by the Secretary. Unless the institution expects to submit its next updated enrollment report to the Secretary within the next 60 days, an institution must notify the Secretary within 30 days after the date the institution discovers that: (i) a loan under Title IV of the Act was made to or on behalf of a student who was enrolled or accepted for enrollment at the institution, and the student has ceased to be enrolled on at least a half-time basis or failed to enroll on at least a half-time basis for the period for which the loan was intended or (ii) a student who is enrolled at the institution and who received a loan under Title IV of the Act has changed his or her permanent address. Condition and Context: Exceptions were noted for 2 out of the 25 students tested. The exceptions are noted as follows: For 1 student, the withdrawal date reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) did not agree to University support. For 1 student, an incorrect status was reported to NSLDS. Corrective Action Plan: The following procedures are in process of being implemented to ensure accurate reporting in the future. Occasionally there are students who are delayed in having their degree conferred. This has resulted in miscommunication between University departments causing a delay in reporting. Going forward, the associate registrar will notify the University registrar upon completion of all late conferrals. The associate registrar will provide the University registrar with the name and identification for each of these students. During the monthly enrollment submission (approximately the 15th of every month) the University Registrar will ensure that each identified student is properly reflected in the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) and National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2026 Name of Responsible Person: Scott Spencer, University Registrar Office (412) 392-3876 sspencer@pointpark.edu