Finding Text
Federal Agency: Department of Education
Federal Program Title: Student Financial Aid Cluster – Various
Assistance Listing Numbers: Various
Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Various
Pass-Through Agency: N/A
Pass-Through Number: N/A
Award Period: July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024
Type of Finding:
* Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance
* Other Matters
Criteria or specific requirement: The Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 668.25(e) states that an institution must notify the Department of Education by way of the ECAR within 10 days of a change in position of an official at the Institution.
Condition: During our testing, we noted the Chief Operating Officer and Financial Aid Manager was not reported timely to the Department of Education.
Questioned costs: None
Context: During our testing, we noted the Chief Operating Officer and Financial Aid Manager had a change in position and it was not updated within 10 days.
Cause: There was not a formal process in place to ensure ECAR updates were made timely to ensure the Academy is in compliance with the regulations.
Effect: The Academy is not in compliance with Department of Education requirements that state the ECAR must have accurately reported information.
Repeat finding: No
Recommendation: We recommend the Academy review its reporting procedures surrounding updating the ECAR to ensure reporting is accurate and completed.
Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.