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Criteria: The College is required to timely and accurately update changes in student enrollment information for periods during which the College was required and comply with enrollment reporting requirements in accordance with 34 CFR 690.83 and 34 CFR 685.309. Enrollment information must be reported within 60 days. Institutions are responsible for timely reporting, whether they report directly or via a third party servicer. Condition: The College has procedures in place to correctly report changes in student enrollment status within the required timeframe, but those procedures did not detect that enrollment status information was not provided within the required timeframe for all students. Context: A sample of 40 students revealed that enrollment status was not reported within the required timeframe for one student and one additional student did not have a record in Department of Education’s system. A non-statistical sampling methodology was used to select the sample. Effect: The Department of Education may be making decisions on incorrect or outdated information. Cause: The College did not have specific procedures in place to properly report or review reports provided by a third-party servicer to the Department of Education. Questioned Costs: At most, questioned costs would be interest accrued on the outstanding amounts of direct student loans which are insignificant, therefore there are no questioned costs. Recommendation: We recommend the College implement procedures to strictly comply with the requirements of 34 CFR 690.83 and 34 CFR 685.309 as it relates to reporting enrollment information to the Department of Education. We further recommend the College follow the guidance provided in the NSLLDS Enrollment Reporting Guide and stay abreast of new guidance as published by the Department of Education. Response: The College will be taking extra measures to periodically review enrollment batches that are sent to the Clearinghouse, ensuring that they are being updated into NSLDS alongside any error reports that may be coming back from the Clearinghouse. This will help prevent any unknown or missed student enrollment report from the Clearinghouse to NSLDS