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Toccoa Falls College is a private regional college located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. Toccoa Falls College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Toccoa Falls College is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $36,199 10 years after enrolling, 45th in Georgia, and in the bottom 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Toccoa Falls College bachelor students earn 29% less than the national average. Toccoa Falls College is ranked 21st in Georgia.
Toccoa Falls College’s median net annual cost of $22,212 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Toccoa Falls College sorted by number of graduates - Clinical / Counseling Psych, Business Administration - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$22,212
Average years to graduate
4.5
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 51% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Toccoa Falls College is 5% higher than the state average, and 2% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Toccoa Falls College, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Toccoa Falls College graduates within 4.6 years.
Toccoa Falls College is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Toccoa Falls College’s economic mobility score of 3.35 is calculated by adjusting the 9.94 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Toccoa Falls College’s EMS of 3.35 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Toccoa Falls College pays $22,212 a year, $11,308 less than the $33,520 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $22,212
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Toccoa Falls College, 98% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $22,212 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 76% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,012. This is 22% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,052
Pell grants
$4,759
State grants
$3,089
Institutional grants
$6,760
Toccoa Falls College offers 10 online bachelor programs, all of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Toccoa Falls College offers 1 exclusively online program. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
11
Percentage of programs online
31%
Toccoa Falls College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 62% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 879 applicants, of which 544 were admitted and 177 enrolled. Toccoa Falls College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
94%
83%
Female
51%
59%
First time
63%
59%
In-state
75%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
76%
52%
Black
9%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
4%
12%