Home-Schooled Students

Each fall, home-schooled students make up 5 to 10% of the incoming class at Toccoa Falls College. Our statistics show that home-schooled students succeed at Toccoa Falls College and have a higher retention rate than the national average.  TFC strongly encourages home-schooled students to apply to the college. What is the application process for home-schoolers? Home-schooled students should submit the TFC application, $25 application fee, and 250-word testimony to begin the application process. Other application requirements include the student's SAT/ACT test results, a pastoral reference, and the student's academic transcripts. Transcripts should be obtained from an accrediting or outside group when possible. If this is not possible, prepare the list of classes and the grades received in each class and mail them to the Office of Admissions. Please include the quantitative grading scale (i.e., 90-100 equals A, 80-89 equals B, etc.). Does TFC require home-schoolers to take the GED? Toccoa Falls College does not require home-schooled students to take the GED. What is the TFC recommended high school curriculum of home-schooled students? TFC does not endorse any particular curricular high school structure. However, the recommended course work to be completed in high school is listed in the academic and spiritual requirements section of the TFC website. Can home-schoolers receive the Georgia HOPE Scholarship? Home-schooled students from Georgia may be eligible for the HOPE Scholarship after attempting 30, 60, or 90 college semester hours of study if they earn a college cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Do home-schoolers at TFC fit in and adjust smoothly to college life? Over the past 5 years, TFC has enrolled over 100 home-schooled students. Once students are on campus, one the most important priorities of the college staff is helping students to adjust to college life. Our weeklong orientation program includes TFC Success Seminar; a course designed to help students become familiar with the college's services and to obtain the skills necessary for academic and social success. Toccoa Falls College is committed to helping each student transition smoothly into their college career.

"The small class sizes and caring professors, really make the transition from being taught at home to going to college a great deal easier. The warm Christian environment here at Toccoa Falls College is really great and I really enjoy being a student here." Melissa Hagen "When considering colleges for our home-schooled daughter, my husband and I were highly impressed with Toccoa Falls College. The professors we observed displayed a genuine concern for their students.  The students we encountered were very polite and helpful. Prayer was obviously an important part of the college - from the admissions counselor who prayed with us that the Lord would direct our college choice to the professor who took prayer requests before his class began.  The Godly environment reassured us that our daughter would be safe and grow spiritually, as well as academically, while attending Toccoa Falls College." Lynn Hagen parent