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Enrollment Reporting to NSLDS Material Weakness DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ALN #: 84.268—Federal Direct Student Loans and 84.063—Federal Pell Grant Program Federal Award Identification #: 2024-2025 Financial Aid 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 70 students tested, 7 students were not reported accurately to NSLDS. Five of these students showed "No Record Found," and the remaining 2 students did not have the proper enrollment status reported based on the student's transcripts. Cause: The registrar was not aware that there were discrepancies between the reporting done through the National Student Clearinghouse and the National Student Loan Data System. 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if applicable: 2024-002 and 2023-007 Recommendation: We recommend the College put a system in place to ensure that withdrawn students are reported as withdrawn in NSLDS in a timely manner.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. We also recommend that the College work with NSC to resolve issues with students with No Record Found. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Management agrees with the finding. See corrective action plan.