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

Can I Afford MCLA?

For the <nil> academic year, 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	$10,560	$10,560
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$13,632	$13,632
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,603	$3,603

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 97% of students took out student loans averaging $4,884 a year. That adds up to $19,536 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MCLA is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 870 undergraduate students at MCLA, with 759 being full-time and 111 being part-time.

There are also 124 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 759 full-time undergraduates at MCLA, 41% are male and 59% 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	13
Black or African American	72
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	528
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

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 2020-2021, 310 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.

Online Growth Rankings of MCLA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts was 1,503.0%. This is the #55 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MCLA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

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