From adamh at gnpec.ga.gov Wed Aug 4 08:45:03 2021 From: adamh at gnpec.ga.gov (Adam Hawk) Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 13:45:03 +0000 Subject: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Good morning everyone, I have a SARA member institution that is not listed on the latest Composite Score spreadsheet (2018-2019). They have reached out to the ED to see why this is the case, but they are set to submit their renewal soon. The NC-SARA Manual states to use the most recent Composite Score by the ED, so I think it would be an option to use the 2017-2018 score since it is the most recent. Has anyone come across this issue and do you think it would be appropriate to use the 2017-2018 score since the new one is not posted? I appreciate being able to reach out to this group. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thank you, Adam M. Hawk | Division Director/GA-SARA Coordinator Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC) 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220 Tucker, Georgia 30084 770.414.3310 | www.gnpec.georgia.gov From: Rollin Guyden Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 10:43 AM To: Adam Hawk Cc: Love Sechrest ; Marty Sadler ; GA Sara Subject: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Importance: High Mr. Hawk, Columbia Theological Seminary used the data from the Studentaid.gov 2017-2018 composite score report, located at: https://studentaid.gov/data-center/school/composite-scores , because, for reasons we have yet to get an answer why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018-2019 report. I am also attaching the last ten years of Columbia Theological Seminary's Composite Financial Indicators to show our financial solvency. Comparing the data on the attached financial indicators with the last five years (2013 - 2017) of composite scores posted by the US Department of Education, our 2018 data would also rate a 3.0 composite score. We are trying to determine why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018 report since we submitted our financial data to EZAudit. So far, no one at Studentaid.gov has explained why our data is missing from the most current report or been able to send us documentation on our 2018 Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score. I am hoping that the attached financial data and the preceding years of the solid financial health of our institution will be enough to allow or renewal to take place. Rollin Guyden Director of Instructional Design & Technology 701 S. 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Name: Composit Score Memo.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 545447 bytes Desc: Composit Score Memo.pdf URL: From angela.lee at dc.gov Wed Aug 4 09:15:08 2021 From: angela.lee at dc.gov (Lee, Angela (OSSE)) Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 14:15:08 +0000 Subject: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <2B38356B-A5AB-4A36-8E7E-BE70F9D23E33@dc.gov> Hi Adam, We came across the same issue in DC. We asked the school to provide a current score because as we all know the scores on the USDOE site are already 2 years old when they are published. Anything published in 2018 probably reflects the schools financial position in/around 2016. In my opinion a lot of changes can occur in a 5 year span of time, and I’d rather be safe than sorry. Angela Angela H. Lee Executive Director Higher Education Licensure Commission Click here to complete a customer experience survey. On Aug 4, 2021, at 9:45 AM, Adam Hawk wrote:  CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the DC Government. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know that the content is safe. If you believe that this email is suspicious, please forward to phishing at dc.gov for additional analysis by OCTO Security Operations Center (SOC). Good morning everyone, I have a SARA member institution that is not listed on the latest Composite Score spreadsheet (2018-2019). They have reached out to the ED to see why this is the case, but they are set to submit their renewal soon. The NC-SARA Manual states to use the most recent Composite Score by the ED, so I think it would be an option to use the 2017-2018 score since it is the most recent. Has anyone come across this issue and do you think it would be appropriate to use the 2017-2018 score since the new one is not posted? I appreciate being able to reach out to this group. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thank you, Adam M. Hawk | Division Director/GA-SARA Coordinator Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC) 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220 Tucker, Georgia 30084 770.414.3310 | www.gnpec.georgia.gov From: Rollin Guyden Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 10:43 AM To: Adam Hawk Cc: Love Sechrest ; Marty Sadler ; GA Sara Subject: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Importance: High Mr. Hawk, Columbia Theological Seminary used the data from the Studentaid.gov 2017-2018 composite score report, located at: https://studentaid.gov/data-center/school/composite-scores , because, for reasons we have yet to get an answer why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018-2019 report. I am also attaching the last ten years of Columbia Theological Seminary’s Composite Financial Indicators to show our financial solvency. Comparing the data on the attached financial indicators with the last five years (2013 – 2017) of composite scores posted by the US Department of Education, our 2018 data would also rate a 3.0 composite score. We are trying to determine why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018 report since we submitted our financial data to EZAudit. So far, no one at Studentaid.gov has explained why our data is missing from the most current report or been able to send us documentation on our 2018 Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score. I am hoping that the attached financial data and the preceding years of the solid financial health of our institution will be enough to allow or renewal to take place. Rollin Guyden Director of Instructional Design & Technology 701 S. Columbia Drive Decatur, GA 30031 t: 404-687-4560 e: GuydenR at ctsnet.edu CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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We're having the same situation with one of our schools in DC. The school still has no idea why the score was omitted or how it may be corrected. Outside of calling the Department myself to confirm the score they have on file (assuming they have one on file), I'm not sure how else we'd verify it at this point. The school self-reported the score and our Commission will decide tomorrow whether or not to accept it. I imagine we could also request their full audit from that FY as additional confirmation, if it got down to it. I personally wouldn't want to use the prior year's score, because financials could change drastically from year-to-year. Good luck! Jocelyn Education Compliance Specialist District of Columbia Higher Education Licensure Commission From: S-SARA On Behalf Of Adam Hawk Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 9:45 AM To: s-sara at lists.onenet.net Subject: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Importance: High CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the DC Government. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know that the content is safe. If you believe that this email is suspicious, please forward to phishing at dc.gov for additional analysis by OCTO Security Operations Center (SOC). Good morning everyone, I have a SARA member institution that is not listed on the latest Composite Score spreadsheet (2018-2019). They have reached out to the ED to see why this is the case, but they are set to submit their renewal soon. The NC-SARA Manual states to use the most recent Composite Score by the ED, so I think it would be an option to use the 2017-2018 score since it is the most recent. Has anyone come across this issue and do you think it would be appropriate to use the 2017-2018 score since the new one is not posted? I appreciate being able to reach out to this group. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thank you, Adam M. Hawk | Division Director/GA-SARA Coordinator Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC) 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220 Tucker, Georgia 30084 770.414.3310 | www.gnpec.georgia.gov From: Rollin Guyden > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 10:43 AM To: Adam Hawk > Cc: Love Sechrest >; Marty Sadler >; GA Sara > Subject: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Importance: High Mr. Hawk, Columbia Theological Seminary used the data from the Studentaid.gov 2017-2018 composite score report, located at: https://studentaid.gov/data-center/school/composite-scores , because, for reasons we have yet to get an answer why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018-2019 report. I am also attaching the last ten years of Columbia Theological Seminary's Composite Financial Indicators to show our financial solvency. Comparing the data on the attached financial indicators with the last five years (2013 - 2017) of composite scores posted by the US Department of Education, our 2018 data would also rate a 3.0 composite score. We are trying to determine why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018 report since we submitted our financial data to EZAudit. So far, no one at Studentaid.gov has explained why our data is missing from the most current report or been able to send us documentation on our 2018 Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score. I am hoping that the attached financial data and the preceding years of the solid financial health of our institution will be enough to allow or renewal to take place. Rollin Guyden Director of Instructional Design & Technology 701 S. 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Elisa Jaden Interim SARA Director Regional Program Coordinator Education Technology and Multistate Cooperative Programs Southern Regional Education Board Phone (404) 879-5517 E-mail: elisa.jaden at sreb.org From: S-SARA On Behalf Of Adam Hawk Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 9:45 AM To: s-sara at lists.onenet.net Subject: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Importance: High Good morning everyone, I have a SARA member institution that is not listed on the latest Composite Score spreadsheet (2018-2019). They have reached out to the ED to see why this is the case, but they are set to submit their renewal soon. The NC-SARA Manual states to use the most recent Composite Score by the ED, so I think it would be an option to use the 2017-2018 score since it is the most recent. Has anyone come across this issue and do you think it would be appropriate to use the 2017-2018 score since the new one is not posted? I appreciate being able to reach out to this group. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thank you, Adam M. Hawk | Division Director/GA-SARA Coordinator Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC) 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220 Tucker, Georgia 30084 770.414.3310 | www.gnpec.georgia.gov From: Rollin Guyden > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 10:43 AM To: Adam Hawk > Cc: Love Sechrest >; Marty Sadler >; GA Sara > Subject: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Importance: High Mr. Hawk, Columbia Theological Seminary used the data from the Studentaid.gov 2017-2018 composite score report, located at: https://studentaid.gov/data-center/school/composite-scores , because, for reasons we have yet to get an answer why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018-2019 report. I am also attaching the last ten years of Columbia Theological Seminary's Composite Financial Indicators to show our financial solvency. Comparing the data on the attached financial indicators with the last five years (2013 - 2017) of composite scores posted by the US Department of Education, our 2018 data would also rate a 3.0 composite score. We are trying to determine why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018 report since we submitted our financial data to EZAudit. So far, no one at Studentaid.gov has explained why our data is missing from the most current report or been able to send us documentation on our 2018 Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score. I am hoping that the attached financial data and the preceding years of the solid financial health of our institution will be enough to allow or renewal to take place. Rollin Guyden Director of Instructional Design & Technology 701 S. 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At this point I am deciding if it would be appropriate to have our external auditor do the composite score calculation based on the most recent financial audit from the school. It doesn't seem like they will be able to get information from the ED before I need to make a determination. Thanks for the responses and thoughts. Adam M. Hawk | Division Director/GA-SARA Coordinator Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC) 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220 Tucker, Georgia 30084 770.414.3310 | www.gnpec.georgia.gov From: S-SARA On Behalf Of Harris, Jocelyn N. (OSSE) Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 10:51 AM To: s-sara at lists.onenet.net Subject: Re: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Hi, Adam! We're having the same situation with one of our schools in DC. The school still has no idea why the score was omitted or how it may be corrected. Outside of calling the Department myself to confirm the score they have on file (assuming they have one on file), I'm not sure how else we'd verify it at this point. The school self-reported the score and our Commission will decide tomorrow whether or not to accept it. I imagine we could also request their full audit from that FY as additional confirmation, if it got down to it. I personally wouldn't want to use the prior year's score, because financials could change drastically from year-to-year. Good luck! Jocelyn Education Compliance Specialist District of Columbia Higher Education Licensure Commission From: S-SARA > On Behalf Of Adam Hawk Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 9:45 AM To: s-sara at lists.onenet.net Subject: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Importance: High CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the DC Government. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know that the content is safe. If you believe that this email is suspicious, please forward to phishing at dc.gov for additional analysis by OCTO Security Operations Center (SOC). Good morning everyone, I have a SARA member institution that is not listed on the latest Composite Score spreadsheet (2018-2019). They have reached out to the ED to see why this is the case, but they are set to submit their renewal soon. The NC-SARA Manual states to use the most recent Composite Score by the ED, so I think it would be an option to use the 2017-2018 score since it is the most recent. Has anyone come across this issue and do you think it would be appropriate to use the 2017-2018 score since the new one is not posted? I appreciate being able to reach out to this group. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thank you, Adam M. Hawk | Division Director/GA-SARA Coordinator Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC) 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220 Tucker, Georgia 30084 770.414.3310 | www.gnpec.georgia.gov From: Rollin Guyden > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 10:43 AM To: Adam Hawk > Cc: Love Sechrest >; Marty Sadler >; GA Sara > Subject: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Importance: High Mr. Hawk, Columbia Theological Seminary used the data from the Studentaid.gov 2017-2018 composite score report, located at: https://studentaid.gov/data-center/school/composite-scores , because, for reasons we have yet to get an answer why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018-2019 report. I am also attaching the last ten years of Columbia Theological Seminary's Composite Financial Indicators to show our financial solvency. Comparing the data on the attached financial indicators with the last five years (2013 - 2017) of composite scores posted by the US Department of Education, our 2018 data would also rate a 3.0 composite score. We are trying to determine why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018 report since we submitted our financial data to EZAudit. So far, no one at Studentaid.gov has explained why our data is missing from the most current report or been able to send us documentation on our 2018 Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score. I am hoping that the attached financial data and the preceding years of the solid financial health of our institution will be enough to allow or renewal to take place. Rollin Guyden Director of Instructional Design & Technology 701 S. 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THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS E-MAIL IS CONFIDENTIAL and is intended to be sent only to the recipient(s)identified in the e-mail header above. Any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this privileged communication by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) or that person's agent is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify our Chief Information Security Officer immediately at ciso at gsfc.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4064 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 722 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For a July renewal, I noticed that another school had been left off the list so I contacted the local FSA to try and get a better understanding. I explained that we had to use the most recently published score or one provided to the institution in writing by USDE. As the score had not been provided for/to the institution, they provided via email this time to me and explained that the reason an institution not included/composite scores not released is if an audit comes in late, if USDE analysis is not complete or if the institution has appealed. Apparently, I must have reached them just as their analysis was completed and they probably won't help in this way again, but.... Best, Menia Menia Dykes MCCA Director of Accreditation Office of Academic and Student Affairs MS Institutions of Higher Learning From: S-SARA On Behalf Of Adam Hawk Sent: Friday, August 6, 2021 11:05 AM To: s-sara at lists.onenet.net Subject: Re: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Thank you. At this point I am deciding if it would be appropriate to have our external auditor do the composite score calculation based on the most recent financial audit from the school. It doesn't seem like they will be able to get information from the ED before I need to make a determination. Thanks for the responses and thoughts. Adam M. Hawk | Division Director/GA-SARA Coordinator Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC) 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220 Tucker, Georgia 30084 770.414.3310 | www.gnpec.georgia.gov From: S-SARA > On Behalf Of Harris, Jocelyn N. (OSSE) Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 10:51 AM To: s-sara at lists.onenet.net Subject: Re: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Hi, Adam! We're having the same situation with one of our schools in DC. The school still has no idea why the score was omitted or how it may be corrected. Outside of calling the Department myself to confirm the score they have on file (assuming they have one on file), I'm not sure how else we'd verify it at this point. The school self-reported the score and our Commission will decide tomorrow whether or not to accept it. I imagine we could also request their full audit from that FY as additional confirmation, if it got down to it. I personally wouldn't want to use the prior year's score, because financials could change drastically from year-to-year. Good luck! Jocelyn Education Compliance Specialist District of Columbia Higher Education Licensure Commission From: S-SARA > On Behalf Of Adam Hawk Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 9:45 AM To: s-sara at lists.onenet.net Subject: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Importance: High CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the DC Government. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know that the content is safe. If you believe that this email is suspicious, please forward to phishing at dc.gov for additional analysis by OCTO Security Operations Center (SOC). Good morning everyone, I have a SARA member institution that is not listed on the latest Composite Score spreadsheet (2018-2019). They have reached out to the ED to see why this is the case, but they are set to submit their renewal soon. The NC-SARA Manual states to use the most recent Composite Score by the ED, so I think it would be an option to use the 2017-2018 score since it is the most recent. Has anyone come across this issue and do you think it would be appropriate to use the 2017-2018 score since the new one is not posted? I appreciate being able to reach out to this group. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thank you, Adam M. Hawk | Division Director/GA-SARA Coordinator Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC) 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220 Tucker, Georgia 30084 770.414.3310 | www.gnpec.georgia.gov From: Rollin Guyden > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 10:43 AM To: Adam Hawk > Cc: Love Sechrest >; Marty Sadler >; GA Sara > Subject: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Importance: High Mr. Hawk, Columbia Theological Seminary used the data from the Studentaid.gov 2017-2018 composite score report, located at: https://studentaid.gov/data-center/school/composite-scores , because, for reasons we have yet to get an answer why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018-2019 report. I am also attaching the last ten years of Columbia Theological Seminary's Composite Financial Indicators to show our financial solvency. Comparing the data on the attached financial indicators with the last five years (2013 - 2017) of composite scores posted by the US Department of Education, our 2018 data would also rate a 3.0 composite score. We are trying to determine why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018 report since we submitted our financial data to EZAudit. So far, no one at Studentaid.gov has explained why our data is missing from the most current report or been able to send us documentation on our 2018 Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score. I am hoping that the attached financial data and the preceding years of the solid financial health of our institution will be enough to allow or renewal to take place. Rollin Guyden Director of Instructional Design & Technology 701 S. 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Elisa Jaden Interim SARA Director Regional Program Coordinator Education Technology and Multistate Cooperative Programs Southern Regional Education Board Phone (404) 879-5517 E-mail: elisa.jaden at sreb.org From: S-SARA On Behalf Of Menia Dykes Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 11:13 AM To: s-sara at lists.onenet.net Subject: Re: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Hi Adam, I'm getting to the listserv way late. However, for a March renewal, I did as you and asked the institution for the most recent financial audit and asked an analyst with the IHL finance department to calculate the score using the USDE formula in order for me to process the renewal application. For a July renewal, I noticed that another school had been left off the list so I contacted the local FSA to try and get a better understanding. I explained that we had to use the most recently published score or one provided to the institution in writing by USDE. As the score had not been provided for/to the institution, they provided via email this time to me and explained that the reason an institution not included/composite scores not released is if an audit comes in late, if USDE analysis is not complete or if the institution has appealed. Apparently, I must have reached them just as their analysis was completed and they probably won't help in this way again, but.... Best, Menia Menia Dykes MCCA Director of Accreditation Office of Academic and Student Affairs MS Institutions of Higher Learning From: S-SARA > On Behalf Of Adam Hawk Sent: Friday, August 6, 2021 11:05 AM To: s-sara at lists.onenet.net Subject: Re: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Thank you. At this point I am deciding if it would be appropriate to have our external auditor do the composite score calculation based on the most recent financial audit from the school. It doesn't seem like they will be able to get information from the ED before I need to make a determination. Thanks for the responses and thoughts. Adam M. Hawk | Division Director/GA-SARA Coordinator Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC) 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220 Tucker, Georgia 30084 770.414.3310 | www.gnpec.georgia.gov From: S-SARA > On Behalf Of Harris, Jocelyn N. (OSSE) Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 10:51 AM To: s-sara at lists.onenet.net Subject: Re: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Hi, Adam! We're having the same situation with one of our schools in DC. The school still has no idea why the score was omitted or how it may be corrected. Outside of calling the Department myself to confirm the score they have on file (assuming they have one on file), I'm not sure how else we'd verify it at this point. The school self-reported the score and our Commission will decide tomorrow whether or not to accept it. I imagine we could also request their full audit from that FY as additional confirmation, if it got down to it. I personally wouldn't want to use the prior year's score, because financials could change drastically from year-to-year. Good luck! Jocelyn Education Compliance Specialist District of Columbia Higher Education Licensure Commission From: S-SARA > On Behalf Of Adam Hawk Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 9:45 AM To: s-sara at lists.onenet.net Subject: [S-SARA] FW: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Importance: High CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the DC Government. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know that the content is safe. If you believe that this email is suspicious, please forward to phishing at dc.gov for additional analysis by OCTO Security Operations Center (SOC). Good morning everyone, I have a SARA member institution that is not listed on the latest Composite Score spreadsheet (2018-2019). They have reached out to the ED to see why this is the case, but they are set to submit their renewal soon. The NC-SARA Manual states to use the most recent Composite Score by the ED, so I think it would be an option to use the 2017-2018 score since it is the most recent. Has anyone come across this issue and do you think it would be appropriate to use the 2017-2018 score since the new one is not posted? I appreciate being able to reach out to this group. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thank you, Adam M. Hawk | Division Director/GA-SARA Coordinator Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC) 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220 Tucker, Georgia 30084 770.414.3310 | www.gnpec.georgia.gov From: Rollin Guyden > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 10:43 AM To: Adam Hawk > Cc: Love Sechrest >; Marty Sadler >; GA Sara > Subject: Current Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score Importance: High Mr. Hawk, Columbia Theological Seminary used the data from the Studentaid.gov 2017-2018 composite score report, located at: https://studentaid.gov/data-center/school/composite-scores , because, for reasons we have yet to get an answer why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018-2019 report. I am also attaching the last ten years of Columbia Theological Seminary's Composite Financial Indicators to show our financial solvency. Comparing the data on the attached financial indicators with the last five years (2013 - 2017) of composite scores posted by the US Department of Education, our 2018 data would also rate a 3.0 composite score. We are trying to determine why Columbia Theological Seminary is not listed in the 2018 report since we submitted our financial data to EZAudit. So far, no one at Studentaid.gov has explained why our data is missing from the most current report or been able to send us documentation on our 2018 Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score. I am hoping that the attached financial data and the preceding years of the solid financial health of our institution will be enough to allow or renewal to take place. Rollin Guyden Director of Instructional Design & Technology 701 S. 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