Outsourced internal audit services drive student retention and success for community college
Baker Tilly’s internal audit and advisory guidance propelled a large, suburban community college to advance student success.
A large public community college in suburban Michigan (with three campuses) sought an outsourced internal auditor to provide assurance and advisory services to the institution.
Client need
Baker Tilly coordinated with college leadership to perform an enterprise-wide risk assessment to understand, prioritize and map risks facing the institution. This then informed a multi-year internal audit plan to drive internal audit activity, including audits in areas such as information technology, human resources, institutional data, Title IX and student success. Audit and advisory areas were selected based on risk areas identified as higher risk in the risk assessment, as well as areas with increasing prevalence and inherent risk across higher education. Given the demand and attention on student success, paired with the institution’s focus on retention, a student success and retention audit was performed.