Finding Text
FINDING 2023-001: Inaccurate and Untimely Enrollment Status Reporting
FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PROGRAM NAME: SFA CLUSTER
ALN: 84.268
FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: 2022-2023, 2023-2024
Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions - 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: We tested thirty-seven files and enrollment status effective dates were either incorrectly reported
or not reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) for eight students. Additionally, the
Institution did not provide enrollment update responses in a timely manner for the months of March 2023
and July 2023.
Cause: The condition was caused by oversights within the Financial Aid department.
Effect or Potential Effect: The result is the Department of Education was not made aware of the changes in
student statuses in a timely manner and students’ enrollment dates were reported to NSLDS inaccurately or
were missing.
Questioned Costs: N/A
Recommendation: We recommend the Institution update the effective dates in NSLDS and increase controls
over enrollment reporting.
Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding.
Part C has not been submitted for this finding as it does not apply.