Finding 1106704 (2024-005)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-03-26
Audit: 348343
Organization: Salem Community College (NJ)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The College failed to update student enrollment statuses on the NSLDS website for 23 out of 40 sampled students within the required 60-day timeframe.
  • Impacted Requirements: This noncompliance violates federal grant requirements related to accurate and timely enrollment reporting.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The College should enhance its policies and procedures to ensure all status changes are reported correctly and on time.

Finding Text

2024-005 Special Tests and Provisions – Enrollment Reporting Federal Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.063 and 84.268 Name of Program or Cluster: Student Financial Aid Cluster Agency: U.S. Department of Education Criteria: The College is required to update students’ statuses on the National Student Loans Data System (“NSLDS”) website if they graduate, withdraw or have an increase/decrease in attendance level during the year within 60 days of the date the College becomes aware of the change in enrollment status. Condition: SCC did not submit an accurate and/or timely status change notification to the NSLDS website for twenty-three out of forty students sampled from a total population of students who graduated, withdrew, or had an increase/decrease in attendance level during the year. Cause: Management oversight. Effect: Noncompliance with OMB federal grant compliance requirements. Questioned Costs: None. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: The College should properly follow its policies and procedures over enrollment reporting to ensure that all status changes are submitted to the NSLDS website accurately and within the required timeframe. Views of Responsible Officials: See corrective action plan attached.

Categories

Special Tests & Provisions Student Financial Aid Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 530262 2024-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 530263 2024-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 530264 2024-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 530265 2024-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 530266 2024-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 530267 2024-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 530268 2024-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 530269 2024-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1106705 2024-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1106706 2024-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1106707 2024-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1106708 2024-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1106709 2024-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1106710 2024-006
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1106711 2024-006
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $2.25M
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $938,973
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $109,998
84.334 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs $101,125
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $41,692
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $27,694
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $19,423