Finding Text
Enrollment Reporting to NSLDS Material Weakness
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ALN #: 84.268 and 84.063
Federal Award Identification #: 2023-2024 Award Year
Condition: The College did not report enrollment information to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) in a timely and accurate manner.
Criteria: 34 CFR 690.83(b) and 34 CFR 685.309
Questioned Costs: $0
Context: Out of 83 students tested, 35 students were not reported accurately to NSLDS. Twenty-six of these students showed "No Record Found," and the remaining 9 students still appeared enrolled after withdrawing/graduating in the Fall 2023 term.
Cause: Timely reconciliations of enrollment statuses were not completed throughout the year.
Effect: Inaccurate reporting can impact a student’s loan grace period in school deferment eligibility, beginning loan repayments, appropriate interest charges, etc.
Identification as repeat finding, if applicable: 2023-007
Recommendation: We recommend the College put a system in place to ensure that withdrawn students are reported as withdrawn or graduated in NSLDS in a timely manner. We also recommend that the College complete reconciliations of enrollment status periodically and complete spot checks of enrollment statuses to NSLDS regularly to ensure any students appearing as "No Record Found" are updated.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Management agrees with the finding. See corrective action plan.