| Location: | Southeast |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Christ and Missionary Alliance Church |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
The mission of Toccoa Falls College is to glorify God through seeking and developing Christian Servant Leaders who will impact their world with the love and message of Jesus Christ.
Purpose: Toccoa Falls College is an educational institution, a character-building enterprise, and a spiritual formation community, all integrated into a unique way of life. The primary purpose of its residential programs is to glorify God through offering residential programs that prepare men and women for lives of personal fulfillment and Christian servant leadership to the church and the world. It also seeks to glorify God through offering non-residential Christ-centered programs to the community at large.
Toccoa Falls College is a liberal arts Christian college, located in Toccoa, Georgia, on the edge of the Piedmont Plain and in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. The campus is 1,100 acres, bordering the Chattahoochee National Forest. It is affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Association for Biblical Higher Education.
In 1907, Toccoa Falls College was founded by Richard A. Forrest in Golden, North Carolina as the Golden Valley Institute. On January 1, 1911, Forrest bought the Haddock Inn and 100 acres (400,000 m²) of land. In October, he relocated the school to near Toccoa, Georgia in order to be near a mainline railroad. He renamed the school Toccoa Falls Institute and added secondary school courses to the theological classes.
In 1913, the Haddock Inn, which was the classroom and residence building, was destroyed by fire. After living in tents for a time, the school built a new campus.
In 1928 the secondary courses were reorganized and the state of Georgia accredited it as Toccoa Falls High School, which remained open until 1976. In 1937, the state of Georgia chartered the four-year college program and allowed it to grant the degree Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Education.
On November 6, 1977, the Kelly Barnes Dam, built up and used by the college for electrical power since the Toccoa Falls Institute days, collapsed and the 40-acre (162,000 m²) lake it impounded drained through the lower part of the campus. The resulting flood killed 39 people and injured 60 more, as well as destroying much of the on-campus married student housing, and damaging part of the men's dormitory. The dam was never rebuilt. With the destruction of the dam, and the draining of the lake, there exists no possibility of a similar flood.
W. Wayne Gardner became the sixth president of the college in 2004.
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 76% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 12,050 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 475 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,791 | 36% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,042 | 57% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 5,130 | 89% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,500 | 56% | |
Any Aid: |
99% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 63% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 80% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 450, Math: 430 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 590, Math: 570 |
| Application Fee: | $ 20.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
