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Program Name: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Federal Assistance Listing Numbers: 84.033, 84.007, 84.063, and 84.268 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education (ED) Pass-Through Entity: Direct Funded Criteria or Specific Requirements OMB Compliance Supplement, OMB No. 1845-0035 ? Institutions are required to report enrollment information under the Pell grant and the Direct and Federal family Education Loan (FFEL) loan programs via the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). Institutions must review, update, and verify student enrollment statuses, program information, and effective dates that appear on the Enrollment Reporting Roster file or on the Enrollment Maintenance page of the NSLDS Professional Access (NSLDSFAP) website which the financial aid administrator can access for the auditor. The data on the institution?s Enrollment Reporting Roster, or Enrollment Maintenance page, is what NSLDS has as the most recently certified enrollment information. There are two categories of enrollment information; ?Campus Level? and ?Program Level,? both of which need to be reported accurately and have separate record types. The NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Guide provides the requirements and guidance for reporting enrollment details using the NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Process. Condition Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance ? During testing over the NSLDS reporting requirements, the following instance was noted: 1. The student enrollment history per the college?s Banner system did not match the enrollment status reported to NSLDS for 1 of 60 students tested. Questioned Costs There are no questioned costs associated with this finding. Context The District disbursed approximately $4,908,526 in federal financial aid to students in the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Effect The District is not in compliance with the Federal enrollment reporting requirements described in the OMB Compliance Supplement. Cause The District does not appear to have controls in place to ensure withdrawal dates are being properly reported to NSLDS. Repeat Finding (Yes or No) Yes. See prior year finding 2021-007 in the summary schedule of prior year audit findings. Recommendation The District should strengthen internal controls to ensure that withdrawal dates are being properly reported to NSLDS.