Long Island Business Institute’s Career Pathway Programs

The objectives of our audit were to determine whether (1) Long Island Business Institute’s (LIBI) career pathway programs met the program eligibility requirements set forth in section 484(d)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); (2) students enrolled in LIBI’s career pathway programs met the student eligibility requirements set forth in section 484(d)(1)(A) of the HEA; and (3) LIBI excluded from students’ enrollment statuses and costs of attendance the component of its career pathway programs that enables a student to attain a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. We found that all six of LIBI’s career pathway programs satisfied all seven of the program eligibility requirements in section 484(d)(2) of the HEA. Additionally, LIBI’s records showed that all 111 students included in our sample met the student eligibility requirements in section 484(d)(1)(A) of the HEA. Finally, LIBI properly excluded the high school completion component of its career pathway programs from the enrollment statuses and costs of attendance for all 111 students (100 percent) included in our sample.