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Finding 7438 (2023-002)

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Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-01-04
Audit: 9586
Organization: Los Angeles Chapter National Tooling & MacHining Association Training Centers Trust (CA)
Auditor: Vasquez & Company LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: All 5 students reviewed had discrepancies in the reported program length between NSLDS and the institution's website.
  • Impacted Requirements: Accurate enrollment reporting to NSLDS is essential for compliance and transparency.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and correct the program length information on NSLDS to align with the institution's official website.

Finding Text

Special Tests and Provision: Enrollment Reporting: Accuracy in Reporting of Program Level Record Data to NSLDS We noted 5 out of 5 students selected for Enrollment Reporting had discrepancies in the published program length reported on the NSLDS Program Level Details page compared to the length published on the Institution’s official website. Specifically, students enrolled in the "Machine Tool Technology/Machinist" program exhibited a published program length of 7 years within NSLDS, whereas the institution's website specifies a program duration of 9 months or 905 hours.

Corrective Action Plan

The Institution does not agree with this finding. The Institution believes that it does not have the capability of changing this number on any of the open fields it has access to on the NSLDS site. The Institution made inquiries with the Department of Education and it was explained to the Institution in the transcripts of the call with the NSLDS help desk that this field cannot be changed by the Institution. It is the Institution’s conclusion, along with the preliminary opinions of the ED and NDLDS, that this is not a finding as the Institution has no control of these populated fields.

Categories

Student Financial Aid Reporting Special Tests & Provisions

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $1.39M
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program $642,047
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans $462,959