Toccoa Falls College

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“Where Character is Developed with Intellect”

Toccoa Falls College is an accredited liberal arts Christian college, located in Toccoa, Georgia. While an associate college of the Christian and Missionary Alliance the school maintains close ties with several evangelical groups and denominations.

1 History
2 Academics
3 Geography
4 Alumni
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

In 1907, Toccoa Falls College was founded by Dr. Richard A. Forrest in Golden, North Carolina as the Golden Valley Institute. On January 11, 1911 Dr. Forrest bought the Haddock Inn and 100 acres (400,000 m²) of land and in October 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, the school built up a new campus. And now on-campus student housing consists of single-sex dormitories, a large men's dormitory, two women's dormitories, and some smaller, suite-style dormitories, as well as various cottages, and trailers, including married student housing.

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 1939 the state of Georgia chartered the four year program and allowed it to grant the degree Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Education. On November 6, 1977 an earthen dam above the campus 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 campus' married student housing and damaging part of the men's dormitory. The dam was never rebuilt so now, with the destruction of the dam and the draining of the lake, there exists no possibility of a similar flood.

The school recovered over years and added many new buildings. Toccoa Falls College now contains nine schools with a total of 25 majors and 35 minors. Dr. W. Wayne Gardner became president in 2004.

The college's student-run radio station is WTXR The Eagle 89.7.

[edit] Academics

Majors Offered:

Biblical Studies - Biology - Business (Accounting, Management - Christian Education - Church Music (B.M.) - Counseling Psychology - Cross-Cultural Business Administration Cross-Cultural Studies - Early Childhood Education - English (B.A.) - Family Ministries - General Studies (A.A.) - Interpersonal & Public Communication - Mass Communication (Radio, Video, Journalism) - Middle Grades Education - Music (B.A. or B.S.) - Music Education - Music Performance (B.M.) - Outdoor Leadership and Education - Pastoral Ministries - Philosophy & Religion - Pre-Law Program - Pre-Med Program - Secondary Ed: English - Secondary Ed: History - Youth Ministries

Accreditations:

Toccoa Falls College is incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia as a four-year college and is authorized by the Georgia State Legislature to grant the baccalaureate degree.

Toccoa Falls College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), an regional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, to award the Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Science degrees.

Toccoa Falls College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education, formerly the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, to award associate and bachelor's degrees.

The School of Music of Toccoa Falls College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

The Teacher Education and Music Education programs of Toccoa Falls College are approved by the Professional Standards Commission of the State of Georgia (PSC), and graduates are eligible for teacher certification upon graduation.

The School of Business Administration of Toccoa Falls College is an accredited member of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.

In addition, the college is listed by the United States Department of Education in the directory of Accredited Institutions of Higher Learning, approved by the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation and approved by the United States Department of Justice for the training of foreign students.

[edit] Geography

Toccoa Falls College is located on the edge of the Piedmont Plain and in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. The campus is 1,100 acres of forests, mountains, and streams and borders the Chattahoochee National Forest.