Finding Text
Enrollment Reporting to NSLDS Other Matter DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ALN #: 84.268 and 84.063 Federal Award Identification #: 2021-22 Financial Aid Year Condition: The College did not report enrollment information to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) in a timely and accurate manner. Criteria: 34 CFR 690.83(b) and 34 CFR 685.309(b) Questioned Costs: $0 Context: Out of 69 students tested, 3 students had ?No Record Found? reported to NSLDS due to incorrect Social Security Numbers. Cause: The registrar?s office was not completing timely reconciliations of enrollment statuses throughout the year. The financial aid office had notified the registrar of the discrepancies, but the corrections were not processed. 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: Yes, 2021-001 Recommendation: We recommend the student financial aid team and registrar work together, potentially including information technology, to ensure the appropriate fields are captured from the system for NSLDS enrollment reporting. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Management agrees with the finding. See corrective action plan.