Finding Text
Assistance Listing Number, Federal Agency, and Program Name -
84.063, 84.268, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Assistance
Cluster - Federal Pell Grant Program, Federal Direct Student Loans
None
Federal Award Identification Number and Year
- 84.063 - P063P192025, P063P202025, P063P212025, P063P222025,
P063P232025
- 84.268 - P268K222025, P268K232025, P268K242025
Pass-through Entity - None
Finding Type - Significant deficiency
Repeat Finding - No
Criteria - For the Federal Pell Grant Program, 34 CFR Section 690.83(b)(2)
requires an institution to submit in accordance with deadline dates
established by the secretary, through publication in the Federal Register,
other reports and information the secretary requires and shall comply with the
procedures the secretary finds necessary to ensure that the reports are
correct.
For the Federal Direct Student Loans, 34 CFR Section 685.309(b) requires
changes in student status to be reported to the NSLDS within 30 days of the
change or included in a Student Status Confirmation Report (SSCR) sent to
the NSLDS within 60 days of the status change.
Condition - During our testing of Pell or Direct Loan borrowers that had a
change in enrollment reporting status, enrollment status in NSLDS was not
accurately reported for certain students tested.
Questioned Costs - There were no questioned costs identified.
Identification of How Questioned Costs Were Computed - There were no
questioned costs identified.
Context - During our testing of Pell or Direct Loan borrowers that had a
change in enrollment reporting status at the University, we noted 2 out of 40
students whose enrollment status was not updated in NSLDS, including
Program-Level Record and Campus-Level Record.
Cause and Effect - The University did not have adequate procedures in
place to ensure all required campus-level and program-level data was being
reported to NSLDS via NSC. For these students, NSLDS did not reflect
accurate enrollment status.
Recommendation - We recommend the University implement controls to
ensure that all campus-level detail and program-level detail are being
appropriately reported through NSC to NSLDS to ensure enrollment status
changes are reported to NSLDS via NSC.
Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan - The
University Registrar and Financial Aid Director investigated the issue
and developed additional procedures. The University Registrar will
continue to cross-check 15 currently enrolled students with the NSC
monthly enrollment data submission. The Financial Aid Director will
supply the University Registrar with an additional 15 currently enrolled
students with financial aid to cross-check with the NSC monthly
enrollment data submissions. The Financial Aid Director will crosscheck
both sample lists with NSLDS enrollment data for accuracy.