Finding 50825 (2022-002)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-03-30
Audit: 43337
Organization: Delaware Valley University (PA)
Auditor: Bdo USA LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The University failed to report accurate and timely enrollment status changes for students to the NSLDS.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with federal enrollment reporting requirements, specifically updating student statuses within 60 days of awareness of changes.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Improve administrative oversight and adhere to policies to ensure all enrollment changes are reported accurately and on time.

Finding Text

Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster (ALN: Various) Criteria or Specific Requirement (Including Statutory, Regulatory or Other Citation): N. Enrollment Reporting - The University is required to update students? statuses on the National Student Loans Data System (?NSLDS?) website if they graduate, withdraw or drop to less than half-time status during the fiscal year within 60 days of the date the University becomes aware of the change in enrollment status. Additionally, institutions are responsible for timely reporting, whether they report directly or via a third-party servicer. As with any school/servicer arrangement for the administration of the Title IV programs, if the school uses a third party to meet the NSLDS enrollment reporting requirements it is the school that must ensure that enrollment information is submitted timely, accurately, and completely. Condition: The University did not submit an accurate status change notification or failed to submit timely notification to the NSLDS website for certain students who graduated, withdrew or had a change in their enrollment status (full time, half time or less than half time) during the year. Cause: Insufficient administrative oversight with respect to enrollment reporting compliance requirements. Effect or Potential Effect: The University is not in compliance with enrollment reporting compliance requirements. Questioned Costs: None. Context: We noted the following exceptions as a result of our procedures: ? For 3 of 40 students sampled whose status changed during the fiscal year, the University failed to report an accurate enrollment status. ? For 3 of 40 students sampled whose status changed during the fiscal year, he University failed to submit a timely notification to the NSLDS website. Identification as a Repeat Finding: This is a repeat finding from prior year. This was reported as Finding 2021-003 in the prior year schedule of findings and questioned costs. Recommendation: We recommend that the University properly follow its policies and procedures over the applicable compliance requirements of the enrollment reporting to ensure that all status changes are submitted to the NSLDS website accurately and within the required timeframe.

Corrective Action Plan

Name of Responsible Individual: James Slizewski, Registrar & Director of Institutional Research Corrective Action: The Registrar?s Office has discussed both findings with our servicer, National Student Clearinghouse, to determine the best corrective action. We have updated our procedures to ensure a graduation file is submitted in the summer to pick up late graduates and transmit them. We have also updated our procedures to ensure that students reported to our servicer as graduates are submitted to NSLDS. Anticipated Completion Date: June 16, 2023

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 $14.96M
84.425 Covid-19 Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Student Aid Portion $2.92M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $2.44M
84.425 Covid-19 Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Institutional Portion $1.69M
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants $311,017
84.033 Federal Work-Study Program $150,934
10.307 Mofga and Nofa Verifying the Promise of Certified Organic in the Northeast $47,471
10.001 Agricultural Research Service - Fungicide Resistance, Homesis, and Fungal Pathogens in Controlled Environment Crops $6,810