Description of Charges

Toccoa Falls in Summer

APPLICATION FEE
TFC requires all new and transfer students to pay a non-refundable, non-transferable $25 application fee with their admission application.

DEPOSIT
TFC requires a $200 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit for all incoming students (new, transfer, former) to register for courses and to reserve a room on campus for their first semester of enrollment.

ROOM DEPOSIT
TFC requires returning students to pay a $100.00 room deposit to live on campus for the fall semester.  This deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable.

REGISTRATION
Although students have the opportunity to register for courses at different times, course registration is complete when a student has paid or made financial arrangements satisfactory to TFC for all tuition, fees, room, and board charges, including previous balances and completes Registration on Registration day. The college charges a $50.00 late Registration fee to students who do not check-in on the published Registration day for each semester (see  (see Important Dates for Current Students or Important Date for Incoming Students).

TUITION
Tuition for the 2007-2008 academic year is $570.00 per credit hour for part-time students. Tuition for the 2007-2008 academic year for full-time students (12-19 credit hours) is $6,850.00 per semester. Tuition for credit hours over 19 is $570.00 per credit hour.

RESIDENCE HALL CHARGES
The room and board charge for the 2007-2008 academic year is $2,525 per semester. Students who move off campus before the end of the published drop and add period will not incur any room and board charges. Students who move off campus after the end of the published drop and add period but remain enrolled at the college are responsible for the appropriate room and board charges for the entire semester. Students who are moved from the full meal plan to the five-meal per week plan after the end of the published drop and add period are responsible for full meal plan charges for the entire semester.

The room and five-meal per week option is available only to seniors living in the terrace houses or Edgewood I and II. The petition for the room and five-meal per week only option is available in the Office of Student Affairs and must be submitted by the end of the drop and add period for the semester in question.

In addition, students who currently live on-campus and plan to live off-campus for one of the approved reasons listed in the Fallife Student Handbook are required to complete an Off-Campus Form in the Office of Student Affairs by the end of the previous semester. Petitions to live off-campus for reasons not specified in the Fallife Student Handbook must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs by the end of the previous semester.

SUMMER SESSIONS
Tuition for the 2008 summer sessions is $280.00 per credit hour. The room charge for the 2008 summer session is $150.00 per session. 

WINTERIM SESSION
Tuition for the 2008 Winterim session is $280.00 per credit hour. The room and board charge for Winterim 2008 is $210.00. The cost associated with Winterim must be reconciled no later than the payment deadline associated with the fall semester (see front of this publication for payment deadlines). There will be no refunds on withdrawal from Winterim after the drop/add period. 

STUDENT FEE
The college charges an annual $125.00 student fee to all new students in their first semester of attendance and each year thereafter.

MUSIC FEES
The charge for private music applied lessons for the 2007-2008 academic year is $390.00 per credit hour. The charge for applied music lessons for the 2007-2008 academic year is $195.00 per credit hour.  Music fees are not included in tuition or the student fee.

AUDIT FEE
The charge to audit a course for the 2007-2008 academic year is $100.00 per credit hour. The audit fee is not included in tuition or the student fee. The fee is not applicable to students who are currently paying full tuition.

WITHDRAWAL FEE 
The college charges a $100 withdrawal fee to any student who completely withdraws from the college on or after the first day of regular classes up to the end of the 100% refund period. 

BOOK VOUCHERS
Students may purchase books from the college bookstore with cash, check, or credit card. Book vouchers are available in the Office of Student Accounts for students that have a pending credit balance or receive outside aid to purchase books. Students can also obtain a book voucher if they account for the charges in advance when they register for the FACTS payment plan. Essentially, the book voucher is an authorization to charge a book purchase to the student account since the student has reconciled the amount of the book purchase with a pending credit or accounted for the charge in the FACTS payment plan. The book voucher itself has no cash value. Other regulations are printed on the book voucher.

POST OFFICE BOX KEY DEPOSIT
The college requires all students to pay a $15.00 key deposit online. The post office refunds this deposit once the student returns the key.