Finding Text
2023-002 Timely Reporting to NSLDS
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education
84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program
84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans
Criteria – Per 34 CFR 685.309(b), the College must report any changes in student status within 30 days of the change or within its next regularly scheduled update within the next 60 days. During Spring of 2023, the College did not meet their regular 60-day schedule of reporting.
Condition – The College transmits their records via the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) based on the established schedule set by NSC. There was a gap of more than 60 days between reporting for the January term and the Spring term.
Questioned Costs – N/A.
Effect – The College’s delay in reporting could have resulted in withdrawn students not being reported timely.
Perspective Information – The College relies on the schedule provided by NSC to send their reporting files to meet the requirements.
Cause – The schedule for reporting for the previous spring semester of 2022 was modified due to a change in the calendar due to COVID. That change in 2022 was not updated by NSC for 2023, and the College was relying on the schedule from NSC which had incorrect information.
Recommendation – We recommend that the College work with NSC to correct the schedule and review each year to ensure they will meet their reporting deadlines.