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Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Federal Program Title: Student Financial Aid Assistance Listing Number: Student Financial Aid Cluster Award Period: July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 Type of Finding: ? Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance ? Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: The Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 682.610, states that institutions must report accurately the enrollment status of all students regardless if they receive aid from the institution or not. This includes the enrollment effective date and related enrollment status, which must be reported for both the Campus-Level and the Program-Level. In addition, at a minimum, schools are required to certify enrollment every 60 days, and respond within 15 days of the date that NSLDS sends a Roster file to the school or its third-party servicer. Condition: During our testing, we noted 6 of the 40 students enrollment date per institution's record did not match the date reported to NSLDS. Furthermore, 5 out of the 40 students had an incorrect effective enrollment date that was reported at the program level. Lastly, 1 of the 40 days was not reported to NSLDS with in 30 or 60 days of the date they determined the change of status. Questioned Costs: None Context: During our testing, it was noted the College did not have proper procedures in place to verify the reports sent to NSLDS are including accurate information and being updated timely. Cause: The College did not timely or properly report student status changes to NSLDS. Effect: The College was not in compliance with the requirements to timely respond to error reports and to properly report student enrollment data correctly or timely to NSLDS. Repeat Finding: Yes, 2021-001 Recommendation: We recommend that the College establish a process to ensure all students who have a status change are accurately and timely reported to NSLDS for both the Campus-Level and the Program-Level. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.