POINT PARK UNIVERSITYHigher Education

Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster - Federal Direct Student Loans Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Pass-Through Entity: Not applicable Assistance Listing Number: 84.268 Federal Award Year: August 31, 2025 Criterion: Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) requires that when a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdraws from an institution during a payment period or period of enrollment in which the recipient began attendance, the institution must determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the student's withdrawal date in accordance with Federal regulations and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan funds to the Title IV programs as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Condition and Context: The return of Title IV funding for one student, out of seven selected for testing, was not returned within 45 days of withdrawal. The sample was not statistically valid. Questioned Costs: None Cause: The University did not properly calculate the number of days following the students withdrawal due to a reporting error. Effect: The University returned the correct amount after the 45 day requirement. Recommendation: The University should reevaluate the existing process and related control to ensure that the Title IV funds are returned timely. Management Response: Management agrees with the finding. The Director of Financial Aid will ensure the implementation of procedures and controls in fiscal 2026 to ensure timely return of Title IV funds.

Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster - Federal Direct Student Loans Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Pass-Through Entity: Not applicable Assistance Listing Number: 84.268 Federal Award Year: August 31, 2025 Criterion: Title IV regulations (34 CFR 685.309(b)) require that upon receipt of an enrollment report from the Secretary of the Department of Education (Secretary), institutions must update all information included in the report and return the report to the Secretary: (i) in the manner and format prescribed by the Secretary; and (ii) within the timeframe prescribed by the Secretary. Unless the institution expects to submit its next updated enrollment report to the Secretary within the next 60 days, an institution must notify the Secretary within 30 days after the date the institution discovers that: (i) a loan under Title IV of the Act was made to or on behalf of a student who was enrolled or accepted for enrollment at the institution, and the student has ceased to be enrolled on at least a halftime basis or failed to enroll on at least a half-time basis for the period for which the loan was intended or (ii) a student who is enrolled at the institution and who received a loan under Title IV of the Act has changed his or her permanent address. Condition and Context: Exceptions were noted for 2 out of the 25 students tested. The exceptions are noted as follows:  For 1 student, the withdrawal date reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) did not agree to University support.  For 1 student, an incorrect status was reported to NSLDS. The sample was not statistically valid. Cause: There was miscommunication between University departments that lead to the noted exceptions. Effect: The accuracy of the Title IV student loan records depends heavily on the accuracy of the enrollment information reported by schools. If an institution does not review, update, and verify student enrollment statuses, effective dates of the enrollment status, and the anticipated completion dates, then the Title IV student loan records will be inaccurate. Recommendation: The University should reevaluate the existing process and related control to ensure timely and accurate reporting of status changes. Management Response: Management agrees with the finding. The Director of Financial Aid will ensure the implementation of procedures and controls in fiscal 2026 to ensure timely and accurate reporting.

Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Federal Direct Student Loans Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Pass-Through Entity: Not applicable Assistance Listing Number: 84.268 Federal Award Year: August 31, 2024 Criterion: Title IV regulations (34 CFR 685.309(b)) require that upon receipt of an enrollment report from the Secretary of the Department of Education (Secretary), institutions must update all information included in the report and return the report to the Secretary: (i) in the manner and format prescribed by the Secretary; and (ii) within the timeframe prescribed by the Secretary. Unless the institution expects to submit its next updated enrollment report to the Secretary within the next 60 days, an institution must notify the Secretary within 30 days after the date the institution discovers that: (i) a loan under Title IV of the Act was made to or on behalf of a student who was enrolled or accepted for enrollment at the institution, and the student has ceased to be enrolled on at least a halftime basis or failed to enroll on at least a half-time basis for the period for which the loan was intended or (ii) a student who is enrolled at the institution and who received a loan under Title IV of the Act has changed his or her permanent address. Condition and Context: Exceptions were noted for 21 out of the 25 students tested. The exceptions are noted as follows:  For 18 students, their status was reported late to National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) at the campus and/or program level.  For 15 students, incorrect statuses were reported to NSLDS at the campus and/or program level. The correct status was never reported.  For 2 students, no reporting was submitted to NSLDS at the campus or program level. Our sample was not statistically valid. Cause: The University uses the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) to transmit enrollment information to NSLDS. The University transmitted enrollment information for the students identified in the first and second comments above to NSC, however the information was not in the proper format and, therefore, the status changes could not be properly recognized at NSLDS. The 2 students referred to above in the third comment were not reported due to an oversight in the Registrar’s office. The University’s process did not include a review of information reported back from NSLDS to identify the errors. Effect: The accuracy of the Title IV student loan records depends heavily on the accuracy of the enrollment information reported by schools. If an institution does not review, update, and verify student enrollment statuses, effective dates of the enrollment status, and the anticipated completion dates, then the Title IV student loan records will be inaccurate. Recommendation: The University should implement a process and related control to ensure accurate and timely reporting to NSLDS as well as working with NSC to proper formatting of reports. Management Response: Management agrees with the finding. The Director of Financial Aid and the Registrar will implement procedures and controls in fiscal 2025 to ensure accurate and timely updating of the enrollment reports to NSLDS.

Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster - Federal Direct Student Loans Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Pass-Through Entity: Not applicable Assistance Listing Number: 84.268 Federal Award Year: June 30, 2023 Criterion: 34 CFR 668.22 requires that when a recipient of Title IV grant or loan assistance withdraws from an institution during a payment period or period of enrollment in which the recipient began attendance, the institution must determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the student's withdrawal date in accordance with Federal regulations and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan funds to the Title IV programs as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Condition and Context: The return of Title IV funding amount for one student, out of thirteen selected for testing, was not correctly calculated and an incorrect amount was returned within 45 days after the withdrawal date. Our sample was not statistically valid. Cause: The University did not properly calculate the number of days in a term by excluding the total number of days during the spring break, which resulted in an incorrect percentage of attendance to be used in the refund calculation. Effect: The University returned an incorrect amount based on the student’s percentage of completion in the semester. Recommendation: The University should reevaluate the existing process and related control to ensure that the Title IV funds are accurately calculated and returned to the Department of Education. Management Response: Management agrees with the finding. The Director of Financial Aid will ensure the implementation of procedures and controls in fiscal 2024 to ensure accurate calculation for return of Title IV funds.

Federal Program: Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Federal Pell Grant Program, Federal Direct Student Loans Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Pass-Through Entity: Not applicable Assistance Listing Number: 84.063, 84.268 Federal Award Year: June 30, 2023 Criterion: Title IV regulations (34 CFR 685.309(b)) require that upon receipt of an enrollment report from the Secretary of the Department of Education (Secretary), institutions must update all information included in the report and return the report to the Secretary: (i) in the manner and format prescribed by the Secretary; and (ii) within the timeframe prescribed by the Secretary. Unless the institution expects to submit its next updated enrollment report to the Secretary within the next 60 days, an institution must notify the Secretary within 30 days after the date the institution discovers that: (i) a loan under Title IV of the Act was made to or on behalf of a student who was enrolled or accepted for enrollment at the institution, and the student has ceased to be enrolled on at least a half-time basis or failed to enroll on at least a half-time basis for the period for which the loan was intended or (ii) a student who is enrolled at the institution and who received a loan under Title IV of the Act has changed his or her permanent address. Condition and Context: Exceptions were noted for five out of the twenty-five students tested. The exceptions are noted as follows: • For two students, their status was reported late to National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) at the campus and program level. • For two students, incorrect statuses were reported to NSLDS at the campus and program level. The correct status was never reported. • For one student, no reporting was submitted to NSLDS at the campus or program level. Our sample was not statistically valid. Cause: The University uses the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) to transmit enrollment information to NSLDS. The University transmitted correct enrollment information for the students identified above to NSC, yet the campus level and program level information was not correct in NSLDS. The University’s process did not ensure accurate reporting to NSLDS. Effect: The accuracy of the Title IV student loan records depends heavily on the accuracy of the enrollment information reported by schools. If an institution does not review, update, and verify student enrollment statuses, effective dates of the enrollment status, and the anticipated completion dates, then the Title IV student loan records will be inaccurate. Recommendation: The University should implement a process and related control to ensure accurate and timely reporting to NSLDS as well as working with NSC to understand the discrepancy in reporting to NSLDS. Management Response: Management agrees with the finding. The Director of Financial Aid and the Registrar will ensure the implementation of procedures and controls in fiscal 2024 to ensure accurate and timely updating of the enrollment reports to NSLDS.

Finding 2020-001 - Return of Title IV Funds Federal Program - Federal Direct Student Loans Federal Agency - U.S. Department of Education Pass-Through Entity - Not Applicable Assistance Listing Number - 84.268 Federal Award Year - August 31, 2020 Criteria: When a recipient of a Title IV grant or loan assistance withdraws from an institution during a payment period, Title IV regulations (34 CFR 668.22) require the institution to determine the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance that the student earned as of the withdrawal date and return the unearned portion of the grant or loan to the Title IV programs as soon as possible but no later than 45 days after the withdrawal date. Condition/Context: The federal aid refund for 1 of 12 students tested was not correctly calculated or returned within 45 days from the date of withdrawal. The sample was not a statistically valid sample. Cause: There is a flaw in the Powerfaids software that the University uses to calculate the return of Title IV funds, which was not identified. Effect: The University did not properly calculate the student?s refund and The University did not return the student?s refund within the 45 day time frame. Questioned Costs: Not applicable. Recommendation: The University should reevaluate the process around Return of Title IV calculations and the related return of funds. The processing of refund transactions should be tracked and monitored to ensure timely return of funds. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Upon careful analysis of the record of the student in question, it was discovered that the Complete Withdrawal workflow process was not properly initiated on the student because of a flaw in the Powerfaids software. In recognition of that issue and to prevent its occurrence in the future, a step has been added to the procedure to refresh the Powerfaids screen once the withdrawal date is entered in order to ensure the correct amount of days attended are calculated.

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