Finding 21867 (2022-003)

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Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-07-18
Audit: 18645
Organization: Midwives College of Utah (UT)
Auditor: Sikich LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The institution failed to report a student's graduation status on time, leading to non-compliance with federal requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Timely enrollment updates must be submitted within fifteen days as per federal regulations (34 CFR 685.309).
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Strengthen controls around enrollment reporting to prevent future delays, even though this was an isolated incident.

Finding Text

FINDING 2022-003: INACCURATE ENROLLMENT STATUS REPORTING FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN#: 84.063, 84.268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 Compliance Requirement: Reporting (L.) Criteria: Institutions are required to provide enrollment update responses to the Enrollment Reporting Roster File within fifteen days of receipt (34 CFR 685.309). Condition: The Institution did not provide enrollment update responses in a timely manner for one student who graduated. We consider this finding to be an instance of non-compliance. Cause: The condition was caused by an oversight in the financial aid department. Effect: The result is the Department of Education was not made aware of the changes in student statuses in a timely manner. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. See schedule of findings and questioned costs for table. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution tighten controls enrollment reporting. As this was an isolated incident, we are issuing a non-compliance finding. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.

Corrective Action Plan

A. Comments on Findings and Recommendations: 2022-003 - Untimely Enrollment Status Reporting. The Financial Aid Department has a consistent procedure surrounding NSLDS updates, but like many schools, encountered some technical issues over the summer when the NSLDS platform was updated. B. Actions Taken or Planned: 2022-003 - Untimely Enrollment Status Reporting. MCU switched over to Campus Ivy performing its NSLDS reporting in December 2022 which helps eliminate the duplication of efforts in updating CORE and NSLDS. This should also help to close any potential gaps in reporting.

Categories

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $810,644
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $476,211