Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts students are community-minded, idea-driven, and motivated. MCLA graduates become scientists, business people, inventors, artists, sculptors, actors, managers, engineers, journalists, and more.MCLA's liberal arts education provides essential preparation for professional and civic life. As Massachusetts' designated public liberal arts college, MCLA is committed to helping students develop the critical thinking and communication skills that employers seek in today's complex global economy.We offer the ideal environment for learning, growing, and developing leadership skills. If you're an enterprising student with a big idea, MCLA can help you make it happen among other accomplishments, our students are starting their own clubs, creating their own gallery shows, designing virtual reality labs to help others learn chemistry, and pitching their business ideas to successful entrepreneurs.Other features include diverse on-campus residence halls, more than 50 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 and woman's lacrosse. Beyond the undergraduate experience, MCLA also offers a comprehensive Master's degree in education and Business Administration. 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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Public, Coed 1894 N/A Semester $12.1 million 375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247 (413) 662-5000
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