Finding Text
Federal Program – Department of Education, Student Financial Assistance Cluster, Federal Pell Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.063; Federal Direct Loan Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.268.
Program Year –June 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024
Criteria or Specific Requirement – Special Tests and Provisions – Enrollment Reporting – The Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 682.610, states that institutions must report accurately the enrollment status of all students regardless of if they receive aid from the institution or not. Changes to said status are required to be reported within 30 days of becoming aware of the status change, or with the next scheduled transmission of statuses if the scheduled transmission is within 60 days. This includes the enrollment effective date and related enrollment status, which must be reported for both the Campus-Level and the Program-Level. In addition, at a minimum, schools are required to certify enrollment every 60 days, and respond within 15 days of the date that the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) sends a Roster file to the school or its third-party servicer. In addition, regulations require that an institution make necessary corrections and return the records within 10 days for any roster files that do not pass the NSLDS enrollment reporting edits.
Condition – The published program date reported to the NSLDS did not match institutional records.
Questioned Costs – None
Context – During our testing, we noted for 21 out of 21 students tested, the published program date reported to the NSLDS does not match the program length per the institution’s records. Our sample was not intended to be statistically valid.
Effect – NSLDS did not contain current and accurate information with respect to published program length.
Identification as a Repeat Finding – Yes, see 2023-001.
Recommendation – We recommend that the University review its policies and procedures around reporting status changes and other enrollment information to NSLDS to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action –
There is no disagreement with the finding. The program length will be corrected for all students.