Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Trade Programs

Located in North Adams, Massachusetts, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is a public institution. The surrounding location of North Adams is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts?

Contact details for MCLA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247-4100
Phone:	413-662-5000
Website:	www.mcla.edu

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Can I Afford MCLA?

In a recent term, part-time MCLA students paid $43 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $416 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,030	$9,975
Fees	$10,854	$10,854
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$14,634	$14,634
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,150	$2,150

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MCLA, approximately 99% of students took out student loans averaging $5,355 a year. That adds up to $21,420 over four years for those students.

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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,076 undergraduate students at MCLA, with 931 being full-time and 145 being part-time.

There are also 126 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 931 full-time undergraduates at MCLA, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	87
Hispanic or Latino	111
White	661
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 5 countries are represented at MCLA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Afghanistan, and Ghana.

Online Learning at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

In 2022-2023, 283 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MCLA has changed over the last few years.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	24	24
Radiologic Technology	4	4
Athletic Training	2	2
TOTAL	30	30

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Trades

In a recent academic period, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts awarded 60 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	6
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	24
Total	0	0	0	60

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.