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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
375 Church Street
North Adams, MA 01247

Official telephone: (413) 662-5000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 969-6252
Fax number: (413) 662-5010
Website: www.mcla.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Elizabeth M. Petri,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 413 662-5219
413 662-5105 (fax)
finaid@mcla.edu
FAFSA number: 002187

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $9,563; $18,508 out-of-state
Tuition notes: $10,078 (New England Board of Higher Education students).
Book fees: $1,200
Combined room and board expenses: $10,455

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
98% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
79% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
77% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
83% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
97% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
83% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
75% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
98% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
97% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
43% of first-year students
28% of full-time undergraduates
28% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
71% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
81% for first-year students
80% for full-time undergraduates
68% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$15,744 for first-year students
$15,142 for full-time undergraduates
$10,195 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$7,614 for first-year students
$6,752 for full-time undergraduates
$3,085 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,647 for first-year students
$4,311 for full-time undergraduates
$2,993 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,273 for first-year students
$3,962 for full-time undergraduates
$2,982 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
11% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
3% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$1,986 for first-year students
$2,904 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics

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