Toccoa Falls College

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	4-1-4
First year of program	2005-2006

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	0
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	37
Average online teaching experience	3 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	90%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	75%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	40%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	0
Part-time faculty with doctorate	19
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	Yes
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	6
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	10
Maximum class size	20

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	3
Online courses	4
Five most popular majors
Divinity/Ministry 100% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Theology and Religious Vocations Divinity/Ministry Youth Ministry
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Toccoa Falls College offers a quality education with professors who truly invest in their students. Small class sizes allow for an optimum amount of student-to-student interaction and student-to-professor interaction. This is a cost-effective option that allows for flexibility in scheduling.

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Yes
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No Classes No Group projects/simulations No Exams No
Same academic track as campus-based program	Yes
Collaboration among online and face-to-face students	Neutral
Students enroll as online students	Yes, they are bound to courses as online students after enrollment
Credits earned online equal earned on campus	Yes
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus	All
Same curricula for online and face-to-face students	Half

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	Yes
Institution is SOC Member	Yes
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	Yes

Delivery

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	None
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	N/A
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	Yes
New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Percentage of classes with lectures	76-99
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	N/A
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	N/A
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	N/A
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	Yes
Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	No
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Academic integrity is ensured by requiring a secure username and password log-on to all testing materials. Often proctors are used for non multiple choice exams while multiple choice exams will usually have a set time limit.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Other assessment	Yes
Description of other assessment	The IDEA Center (IDEA)
Other assessment results publicly available	Yes

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates
Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	1.5 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates
School tracks graduates	No