Finding 598309 (2022-003)

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Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-07-18
Audit: 18645
Organization: Midwives College of Utah (UT)
Auditor: Sikich LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The institution failed to report a student's graduation status on time, leading to non-compliance with federal requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Timely enrollment updates must be submitted within fifteen days as per federal regulations (34 CFR 685.309).
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Strengthen controls around enrollment reporting to prevent future delays, even though this was an isolated incident.

Finding Text

FINDING 2022-003: INACCURATE ENROLLMENT STATUS REPORTING FEDERAL AGENCY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM NAME: FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ALN#: 84.063, 84.268 FEDERAL AWARD YEAR: YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 Compliance Requirement: Reporting (L.) Criteria: Institutions are required to provide enrollment update responses to the Enrollment Reporting Roster File within fifteen days of receipt (34 CFR 685.309). Condition: The Institution did not provide enrollment update responses in a timely manner for one student who graduated. We consider this finding to be an instance of non-compliance. Cause: The condition was caused by an oversight in the financial aid department. Effect: The result is the Department of Education was not made aware of the changes in student statuses in a timely manner. Question Costs: $0 Statistical sampling was not used when making sample selections. See schedule of findings and questioned costs for table. Recommendation: We recommend the Institution tighten controls enrollment reporting. As this was an isolated incident, we are issuing a non-compliance finding. Views of Responsible Officials: The Institution agrees with the Single Audit Finding and a response is included in the Corrective Action Plan.

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 $810,644
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $476,211