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Assistance Listing Number, Federal Agency, and Program Name - U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Assistance Cluster - ALN 84.268, Federal Direct Student Loans; ALN 84.063, Federal Pell Grant Program; ALN 84.007, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Federal Award Identification Number and Year - P268K201658, P063P191658 Pass-through Entity - N/A Finding Type - Significant deficiency Repeat Finding - No Criteria - Changes in a student's status are required to be reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) or the guarantee agency within 30 days of the University's determination of a change or included in a student status confirmation report sent to the NSLDS within 60 days of the University's determination of the status change (Pell, 34 CFR Section 690.83(b)(2); Direct Loan, 34 CFR Section 685.309). Condition - The University did not accurately report a student status change to the NSLDS in a timely manner. Questioned Costs - None Identification of How Questioned Costs Were Computed - N/A Context - Of the 40 students selected for enrollment reporting testing, the status change for 1 student was not accurately reported as withdrawn within the required 60 day period. Cause and Effect - The University prepares enrollment reporting based on known student status changes. The University did not report the status of 1 student at the program level, resulting in a violation of timely reporting requirements within the NSLDS. The University did not have a control in place to verify that the correct status change was reported to NSLDS in the required time frame. Recommendation - The University should implement controls to ensure that the accurate student status is reported to the NSLDS timely. Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan - The cause of the error has been found and the University has implemented additional controls to ensure that student graduation status is reported in a timely manner.