TOL 110 — Toll Collection and Reconciliation
Sample syllabus of record · Fall 2026 · Section 01 · 4 credit hours · Filed August 14, 2026
Course information
- Course
- TOL 110 — Toll Collection and Reconciliation (4 cr.)
- Division
- Division of Building, Structures and Site Services
- Program
- Technical Certificate — Toll Crossing Administration
- Prerequisite
- None.
- Meetings
- Lecture: Monday and Wednesday, 1:00–2:20 p.m., Shop Building, room as listed in DroverNet
- Laboratory: Friday, 1:00–2:50 p.m., Shop Building, room as listed in DroverNet
- Contact hours
- 45 lecture hours and 30 laboratory hours (3 lecture credits, 1 laboratory credit).
Instructor
- Instructor
- Hollis Enfeldt, Instructor, Toll Crossing Administration
- Office
- Shop Building shared office · ext. 2622
- Office hours
- Monday, 2:30–4:00 p.m.; Friday, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; and by appointment.
Messages to the instructor are sent from the student’s College e-mail account and are answered within two business days.
Course description
Collection at a privately held crossing: cash and cashless collection, the daily count, and the reconciliation of receipts against the crossing count. Reconciliation is completed and signed at the close of each shift. Required in the first term.
Course outcomes
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Open and close a collection drawer, make change, and examine currency for authenticity.
- Describe the cashless collection methods in use at private crossings and the records each produces.
- Classify vehicles for collection under a posted rate schedule and record the crossing count.
- Conduct a daily count and prepare a reconciliation of receipts against the crossing count.
- Identify, investigate, and report an overage or shortage, and document its resolution.
- Prepare a deposit and reconcile it to the daily count.
Required materials
- Course packet, available at the Bookstore.
- A basic calculator. Calculators with stored-program or communication functions are not permitted on examinations.
- Laboratory sessions use training currency and count sheets issued by the instructor. College funds are not handled in this course.
- ASTM F2413-rated footwear for the field observation. Compliant footwear is stocked by the Bookstore.
No course fee is charged. The program bench charge is assessed to the program each semester under the Schedule of Charges ($110). See the Schedule of Charges. Bench and laboratory fees are not refundable after the second week of instruction.
Schedule
| Week | Dates | Topic | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 24–28 | The privately held crossing: ownership, operation, and the positions of collector and supervisor. Laboratory: drawer issue and count sheet. | — |
| 2 | Aug 31–Sep 4 | The rate schedule at the point of collection: vehicle and load classification. Laboratory: classification exercise. | Count sheet 1 |
| 3 | Sep 7–11 | No class Monday, September 7 (Labor Day). Cash collection: the opening bank, making change, and currency examination. Laboratory: drawer open and close. | Count sheet 2 |
| 4 | Sep 14–18 | Cashless collection: account, transponder, and card payment; the records each produces. Laboratory: mixed collection exercise. | Count sheet 3 |
| 5 | Sep 21–25 | The crossing count: vehicle counts, classification records, and counting equipment. Laboratory: crossing count exercise. | Count sheet 4; Quiz 1 |
| 6 | Sep 28–Oct 2 | The daily count: procedure, the two-person count, and the count sheet. Laboratory: daily count. | Count sheet 5 |
| 7 | Oct 5–9 | Review. Midterm examination, Wednesday, October 7. Laboratory: count practical. | Midterm examination |
| 8 | Oct 12–16 | Reconciliation I: receipts against the crossing count. Laboratory: reconciliation exercise. | Reconciliation sheet 1 |
| 9 | Oct 19–23 | Reconciliation II: overages and shortages; investigating a variance; exempt passages as a reconciling item. Laboratory: variance exercise. | Reconciliation sheet 2; Quiz 2 |
| 10 | Oct 26–30 | Deposits: preparation, transport, and reconciliation of the deposit. Laboratory: deposit exercise. | Reconciliation sheet 3 |
| 11 | Nov 2–6 | Collector accountability: the shortage report and its review. Laboratory: shortage report exercise. | Reconciliation sheet 4 |
| 12 | Nov 9–13 | Field observation at a privately held crossing, arranged by the instructor. Lecture meetings held as scheduled. | Field observation |
| 13 | Nov 16–20 | Records: retention of count sheets, reconciliations, and deposit records; review by the operator and by an auditor. Laboratory: record review. | Field observation report; Quiz 3 |
| 14 | Nov 23–27 | Monday: review of the field observation. No class Wednesday or Friday (Thanksgiving recess). | — |
| 15 | Nov 30–Dec 4 | Comprehensive reconciliation exercise. Laboratory: final practical preparation. | Reconciliation sheet 5 |
| 16 | Dec 7–11 | Final examination, Wednesday, December 9. Final reconciliation practical, Friday, December 11. | Final examination; final practical |
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The field observation site and the date and time of the observation are confirmed in Week 9. Transportation is the student’s responsibility unless the instructor announces otherwise. A student who cannot attend completes an alternate assignment arranged with the instructor. The schedule may be adjusted by the instructor; changes are announced in class and in DroverNet.
Assessment
| Component | Weight |
|---|---|
| Count and reconciliation sheets | 25% |
| Quizzes (3) | 10% |
| Midterm examination | 20% |
| Field observation report | 10% |
| Final reconciliation practical | 15% |
| Final examination | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
Count and reconciliation sheets are completed and signed at the close of the laboratory session in which the exercise is conducted. A sheet that is not signed at the close of the session receives no credit and is not accepted later.
A reconciliation that does not balance is graded on the investigation and report of the variance, not on whether the variance was resolved.
Final grades are assigned on the grading scale published in the Catalog of record.
Attendance
Attendance is required at every laboratory. Laboratory exercises are conducted with issued materials that are counted in and out during the session and cannot be made up outside it; a student who misses a laboratory for a documented reason completes an alternate exercise arranged with the instructor.
ASTM F2413-rated footwear is required for the field observation. A student without compliant footwear does not take part in the observation and is marked absent.
The College observes Labor Day and the Thanksgiving recess (November 25–27). Shop, barn, and clinical assignments may require attendance during recess periods where continuity of care or process requires it.
Withdrawal
The last day to withdraw without penalty is September 11. The last day to withdraw with a W is October 30. Withdrawal is processed by the Office of the Registrar and is not effected by ceasing to attend. Term dates are published in the Academic Calendar.
Accommodation
The College provides reasonable accommodation under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Accommodation is requested from Disability Services, Room A-134, ext. 2144, and not from the instructor. Accommodation is not retroactive; it begins when approved. Students are encouraged to request accommodation before the term begins, particularly in courses with shop, barn, clinical, or field components.
The instructor receives a letter stating the approved accommodations and does not receive the diagnosis, the documentation, or the reason. An instructor who believes an approved accommodation cannot be implemented in this course contacts the Coordinator and does not decline it to the student. Safety requirements are not waived; where an accommodation interacts with a safety requirement, the Coordinator works with Environmental Health and Safety to identify a compliant alternative.
A student who believes an accommodation was wrongly denied or improperly implemented may file with the Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Bernadette Ollsvig, Room A-118, ext. 2240.
Academic integrity
Work submitted in this course is the student’s own. Records, readings, and measurements are entered as made and are not completed from another student’s work or from memory after the session. Academic integrity is governed by the academic policies of the Catalog. A matter is referred to the Office of the Dean of Students under the Student Code of Conduct (Policy 5.30) where the Catalog so provides.
Artificial intelligence
For the use of generative artificial intelligence tools in this course, see the division’s determination. Questions about whether a particular use is permitted are directed to the instructor before the work is submitted.
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