Finding 538279 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-03-27
Audit: 349325
Organization: Capitol Technology University (MD)
Auditor: Sb & Company LLC

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The University reported an enrollment change for 1 out of 16 students 90 days late.
  • Impacted Requirements: Timely reporting of enrollment status is mandated by Uniform Guidance, requiring updates within 15 days.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Establish procedures to ensure timely reporting of enrollment changes to NSLDS.

Finding Text

Condition: During our testing of enrollment reporting, wereviewed the enrollment changes for studentsduring fiscal year 2024. We noted that for1 out of the16 students selected,the Universityreported the change in enrollment status 90 days after the date of determination. Criteria: Uniform Guidance requires that the institution report enrollment information under the Pell grantand the Direct and FFEL loan programs via the NSLDS. Institutions must review, update, andverify student enrollment statuses, program information, and effective dates that appear on theEnrollment Reporting Roster file or on theEnrollment Maintenance page of theNSLDSProfessional Access. Institutions are responsible for timely reporting, whether they report directly or via a third-party servicer. Institutions must complete and return within 15 days the EnrollmentReporting roster file placed in their Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) (OMB No. 1845-0002)mailboxes sent by ED via NSLDS. An institution determines how often it receives the EnrollmentReporting roster file with the default set at a minimum of every 60 days. Once received, theinstitution must updatefor changes in the dataelements for the CampusRecord and the ProgramRecord identified above, and submit the changes electronically through the batch method,spreadsheet submittal, or the NSLDS website. Cause: The University did not report the enrollment change in NSLDS timely. Effect: The University did not report the enrollment change timely which may impact the timeliness of repayment of Federal funds. Questioned Costs: Unknown. Recommendation: We recommend that the University establish procedures to ensure that enrollment changes are reported timely to NSLDS. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the Corrective Action Plan for management’s approach to correct the finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Compliance Deficiency over Special Tests and Provisions – Enrollment Reporting The University acknowledges that there was 1 out of the 16 students selected that the change in enrollment status was reported by the University more than 60 days after the enrollment status change. Effective with the Student Enrollment Roster received from NSLDS in March, 2024 the business practice has changed with the implementation of the modernized NSLDS Professional Access website. Upon receipt of the Student Enrollment Roster, the file is updated by an updated algorithm using data from the University’s CRM, Jenzabar. The resulting spreadsheet is uploaded to NSLDS for verification and submittal. The accepted records are updated in NSLDS’ database and are removed from the resulting spreadsheet produced by NSLDS. The records that error-out are listed on the resulting spreadsheet. This file is maintained for audit purposes. To ensure accurate enrollment status updates, the records listed on the resulting spreadsheet are updated manually on the NSLDS website. The manual entries are updated in real-time. In addition, the University is updating enrollment status changes manually upon receipt of Action Forms initiated by the student instead of waiting for the next Enrollment Report from NSLDS. This should correct the issue where a change in student status was not captured by NSLDS and reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statutes. The addition of a Director of Financial Aid, December 2024, has further improved this process. Contact Person: Kim Wittler, AVP, Enrollment and Financial Aid Completion

Categories

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 538280 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 538281 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 538282 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 538283 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1114721 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1114722 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1114723 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1114724 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1114725 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans (fdsl) $7.44M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program (pell) $651,323
84.038 Federal Perkins Loans (fpl) $565,967
12.902 Cysp $159,864
12.902 Ncaec $91,153
84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (fseog) $75,522
12.902 Cae Regional Hub (subaward Dod) $70,935
84.033 Federal Work-Study Progam (fws) $59,659
47.076 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (grfp) $27,581
12.902 Circuit (subaward Dod) $6,663
43.001 Circuit (subaward Nasa) $6,663
43.001 Mdsc Alpha 23/24 (subaward Nasa) $3,446