Finding 1186745 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-03-26
Audit: 394480
Organization: Dunwoody College of Technology (MN)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The College failed to report enrollment status changes for 9 out of 40 students within the required timeframe.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with 34 CFR 685.309, which mandates reporting changes within 30 or 60 days.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Review and improve internal processes to ensure timely reporting to NSLDS to avoid repeat findings.

Finding Text

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Enrollment Reporting Federal Agency: United States Department of Education Federal Program Name: Student Financial Aid Assistance Listing Number: Student Financial Aid Cluster Award Period: July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 Type of Finding: • Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance • Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: The Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 685.309 requires that enrollment status changes for students be reported to NSLDS within 30 days or within 60 days if the student with the status change will be reported on a scheduled transmission within 60 days of the change in status. Condition: During our testing, it was noted the College did not change the status timely for 9 out of the 40 students tested. Questioned Costs: None Context: Students did not have their enrollment status change updated timely. Cause: The College's current processes and controls did not ensure that student status changes were timely reported to NSLDS. Effect: The College did not comply with Department of Education (ED) regulations by reporting student enrollment status changes timely. Repeat Finding: Yes; 2024-003

Corrective Action Plan

Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend the College review its reporting procedures to ensure the students’ statuses are timely reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Dunwoody’s Registrar’s Office has adjusted our reporting scheduling process to accommodate for additional time to work through our third-party vendor (NSC) customer service if there is a processing error. Our Registrar’s Office is attending all training provided by NSC on enrollment reporting and the Director of Financial Aid is attending NSLDS trainings provided by Federal Student Aid and NASFAA. In addition, we have scheduled monthly regular meetings between the Registrar and the Director of Financial Aid to collaborate and proactively address any concerns with NSLDS reporting in advance of deadlines. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Jaz Hofbauer, Registrar Planned completion date for corrective action plan: This process is in place for the 2025-2026 academic year.

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Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1186742 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1186743 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1186744 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.268 FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOANS $6.97M
84.063 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM $3.27M
84.007 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS $143,774
84.033 FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM $124,106