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2022 ? 001 Federal Agency: Department of Education Federal Program Title: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listing Number: 84.007 ? Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 84.033 ? Federal Work Study Program 84.063 ? Federal Pell Grant Program Award Period: July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 Type of Finding: Instance of Non-Compliance ? Enrollment Reporting Criteria or Specific Requirement: The Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 685.309(b), states that: The school must have some arrangement to report student enrollment data to NSLDS through an enrollment roster file. The school is required to report changes in the student?s enrollment status, the effective date of the status, and an anticipated completion date. Also, the Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 682.610, states that institutions must report accurately the enrollment status of all students regardless of if they receive aid from the institution or not. The school must have some arrangement to report student program enrollment effective date. The school is required to report changes in the student?s enrollment status, the effective date of the status and an anticipated completion date. Changes in enrollment to less than half-time, graduated, or withdrawn status must be reported within 30 days. However, if a roster file is expected within 60 days, you may provide the date on that roster file. Condition: During our testing, we noted 13 of 40 student enrollment status changes were not reported to NSLDS on a timely basis. Questioned Costs: None. Context: During our testing of student enrollment and program status reporting to NSLDS, we noticed errors in timeliness of enrollment status change reporting to NSLDS. Cause: The College implemented policies and procedures in place to properly track and report student enrollment and program status changes and the related dates to NSLDS but was unable to fully correct the issue during the program year under audit. Effect: Errors in enrollment and program status reporting to NSLDS could cause Title IV related issues. Repeat Finding: Yes, 2021-007. Recommendation: We recommend the College continue to follow the corrective action plan as it relates to enrollment and program status reporting to NSLDS to ensure all status changes are reported timely with the correct effective dates. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.