Finding Text
Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster (ALN: Various)
Criteria or Specific Requirement (Including Statutory, Regulatory
or Other Citation): N. Enrollment Reporting - The University is required to update students’ statuses on the National Student Loans Data System (“NSLDS”) website if they graduate, withdraw or drop to less than half-time status during the fiscal year within 60 days of the date the University becomes aware of the change in enrollment status. Additionally, institutions are responsible for timely reporting, whether they report directly or via a third-party servicer. As with any school/servicer arrangement for the administration of the Title IV programs, if the school uses a third party to meet the NSLDS enrollment reporting requirements it is the school that must ensure that enrollment information is submitted timely, accurately, and completely.
Condition: The University did not submit an accurate status change notification to the NSLDS website for a certain student who graduated, withdrew or had a change in their enrollment status (full time, half time or less than half time) during the year.
Cause: Insufficient administrative oversight with respect to enrollment reporting compliance requirements.
Effect or Potential Effect: The University is not in compliance with enrollment reporting compliance requirements.
Questioned Costs: None.
Context: For 1 of 25 students sampled whose status changed during the fiscal year, the University failed to report an accurate enrollment status.
Identification as a Repeat Finding: This is a repeat finding from prior year. This was reported as Finding 2022-002 in the prior year schedule of findings and questioned costs.
Recommendation: We recommend that the University properly follow its policies and procedures over the applicable compliance requirements of the enrollment reporting to ensure that all status changes are submitted to the NSLDS website accurately and within the required timeframe.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions:
A student completed a Certificate through the University and was not reported to NSLDS as having graduated. Further investigation found that the student was included in our list students who finished programs of study that led to certification through the Pennsylvania Department of Education. These students do not complete credentials at the University and do not earn certificates from the University. The University will make sure that all students who earn a “G” status of graduated are reported correctly to National Student Clearinghouse, and then to NSLDS. This will include all students who are in certificate programs that earn a credential and are graduated.