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Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Federal Program Title: Student Financial Aid Assistance Listing Number: 84.063 ? Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 ? Federal Direct Loans 84.007 ? Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 84.033 ? Federal Work Study Program Award Period: June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022 Type of Finding: ? Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance; Other Matter 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 of if they receive aid from the institution or not. Changes to said status are required to be reported within 30 days of becoming aware of the status change, or with the next scheduled transmission of statuses if the scheduled transmission is within 60 days. 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. In addition, regulations require that an institution make necessary corrections and return the records within 10 days for any roster files that do not pass the NSLDS enrollment reporting edits. Condition: During our testing, we noted for 36 out of the 40 students tested, the published program date reported to NSLDS does not match the program length per the institution?s records. Questioned Costs: None Context: During our testing, it was noted the University does not have a process in place to ensure accuracy of NSLDS reporting. Cause: Error in reporting program length to NSLDS. Effect: The University did not comply with Department of Education?s regulations regarding enrollment reporting as well as the NSLDS system is not updated with the student information. Repeat Finding: Yes Auditors? Recommendation: We recommend the University reevaluate its procedures and review policies surrounding reporting status changes and other enrollment information to NSLDS to ensure timely and accurate reporting. Views of Responsible Officials: No Disagreement