Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Work 375 Church Street
North Adams, MA 01247
Work(413) 662-5410
Admissions E-mail: admissions@mcla.edu
Web site: http://www.mcla.edu
Tier 3
College Category:
Liberal Arts Colleges
Liberal Arts Colleges
Overview : Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Public |
| Year founded: | 1894 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 1,584 |
| Setting: | rural |
| Endowment: | $6,131,523 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | rolling |
| Application fee: | $35 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | 78.0% |
| Selectivity: | less selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 In-state: $6,875; Out-of-state: $15,820 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) delivers a high-quality, affordable education that provides students with the critical thinking and communication skills of greatest value to their development, their community and their future employers. As a public liberal arts college committed to preparing students for success at work and in life, that is our promise. Most colleges talk about developing students' talent for the future. At MCLA, our students' abilities are at work from day one. MCLA provides unmatched, hands-on growth opportunities - early and often - in an inspiring, creative community. Unique features of an MCLA education include a low faculty-to-student ratio, where professors know their students' names and share their dreams; collaborations with the region's cultural venues for our fine and performing arts, visual arts and arts management degree programs; our Berkshire Hills Internship Program (B-HIP), where students get hands-on experience as arts administrators; science programs including a 3+2 pre-engineering program, an environmental studies major and a proposed major in athletic training; numerous study-away experiences; community service learning; and the opportunity to work with faculty on undergraduate research. The College offers Bachelor's degrees in 17 disciplines including business, education and psychology. In addition to our new visual arts major, in fall 2008 MCLA also added the political science and public policy major, which offers students the opportunity to integrate academic study with practical, high-impact opportunities like internships and the chance to make connections with policy-makers in government agencies and through other vocational experiences. Other features include diverse on-campus residence halls, more than 40 clubs and organizations, a TV studio and radio station where students produce their own shows; and a very active Student Government Association. Division III sports range from soccer to golf. MCLA also offers a comprehensive Master's degree in education. This welcoming, caring place helps students develop the confidence to make contributions to this world as lasting as the Berkshire hills that surround us, ensuring that students earn a powerful lifelong return on their educational investment. |
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