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Incorrect Enrollment Reporting to National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ALN #: 84.268 Federal Award Identification #: 2021-22 Financial Aid Year Condition: The College did not report enrollment information to the NSLDS correctly for all students. Criteria: 34 CFR 685.309 Questioned Costs: $-0- Context: Out of 57 students tested, 2 students had incorrect effective dates reported for their enrollment status, and 1 student was reported as half time instead of graduated. The two incorrect effective dates were both Fall 2021 official withdrawals. Cause: One student had a degree conferred on the transcript while the system showed the student as exited, so it was not picked up correctly for NSLDS reporting as graduated. The withdrawal students were not captured correctly based on their official withdrawal date with differences ranging from a couple of weeks to two and a half months different. Effect: Inaccurate reporting can impact a student?s loan grace period in school deferment eligibility, beginning loan repayments, appropriate interest charges, etc. Identification as repeat finding, if applicable: Not applicable Recommendation: We recommend the College put a system in place to ensure that the date being reported to NSLDS as the effective date of withdrawal is the actual official withdrawal date for the student, and that when degrees are conferred on the transcript the College is updating the status to graduated so the students are correctly picked up for enrollment reporting. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Management agrees with the finding. See corrective action plan.