Finding Text
Criteria or Specific Requirements
OMB Compliance Supplement, 34 CFR section 690.67: An institution awards additional Federal Pell Grant funds up to one-half of a scheduled award to a student in an award year if the student is enrolled in an eligible program and is enrolled at least as a half-time student in the payment period.
Condition
Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance – For one of the twenty-six students tested at Norco College, the College inaccurately calculated and disbursed the student’s Pell Grant disbursement due to a manual error noted in the student’s eligibility records which did not allow payment up to one-half of the student’s scheduled award.
Questioned Costs
There are no questioned costs associated with this finding.
Context
There were 2,108 students who received Federal Pell Grants at Norco College during the year ended June 30, 2024.
Effect
Without proper review of student’s eligibility records, the College is at risk of noncompliance with the above referenced criteria.
Cause
The College’s review processes were not adequately designed to identify instances of noncompliance over student eligibility and the calculation of student disbursements.
Repeat Finding (Yes or No)
No. Recommendation The College should strengthen internal controls over the review of student’s eligibility records, along with calculated disbursements amounts to ensure accuracy.