Finding Text
FINDING 2023-001
Federal Grantor/Program or Cluster Title
Student Financial Assistance Cluster
Department of Education Programs
Federal Direct Student Loans
Federal CFDA
Number
84.268
Criteria - Organizations are required to report Campus and Program level changes in a student's
enrollment information to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). Organizations must
review, update, and verify student enrollment statuses, program information, and effective dates and
report this information to NSLDS in an accurate and timely manner (34 C.F.R. § 685.309(b)).
Condition - The Organization reported incorrect enrollment status information to NSLDS for two
students.
Cause - In these cases, it appears that the Organization's procedures for submitting accurate
information to NSLDS were not properly followed.
Effect - Student status information reported to NSLDS was compared to information from the
students' files for students who had a reduction or increase in attendance levels, graduated,
withdrew, or enrolled but never attended from our file testing sample. For two of the six students
tested, the following discrepancies was noted:
Student
Al
A34
Status per NSLDS
Withdrawal - 08/19/23
Withdrawal - 08/13/22
Status per Support
Graduated - 08/19/23
Withdrawal- 10/21/23
Questioned Costs - There are no questioned costs associated with this finding and the overall rate
for this finding is 33.3% (2/6). This finding has been identified as a significant deficiency in
internal control over compliance in the Independent Auditors' Report on Compliance for Each
Major Program and on Internal Control Over Compliance.
Recommendation - The Organization should correct the enrollment information in NSLDS for the
students noted above. In addition, the Organization should take steps to ensure that its procedures to
accurately submit information to NSLDS are strictly followed.
Views of Responsible Officials - The Organization concurs with this finding and has procedures
in place as outlined in the Corrective Action Plan to ensure compliance with requirements.