Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
375 Church Street
North Adams, MA 01247
Official telephone: (413) 662-5000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 292-6632
Fax number: (413) 662-5010
Website:
www.mcla.edu
| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
Elizabeth M. Petri,
Director of Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
413 662-5219
800 292-6632 (toll free)
413 662-5105 (fax)
finaid@mcla.edu |
| FAFSA number: |
002187 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$6,168; $15,113 out-of-state |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$7,309 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | March 1 | no | N/A |
| Institution's own financial aid form | April 1 | no | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
April 15 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 89% | of first-year students |
| 87% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 62% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 69% | of first-year students |
| 72% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 80% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 100% | of first-year students |
| 99% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 96% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid: |
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| 89% | of first-year students |
| 82% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 81% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 89% | of first-year students |
| 92% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 92% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 10% | of first-year students |
| 13% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 14% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $5,426 | for first-year students |
| $4,870 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,867 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $3,431 | for first-year students |
| $4,076 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,884 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $2,060 | for first-year students |
| $2,894 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,500 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| 8% | of first-year students |
| 10% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 11% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| $3,149 | for first-year students |
| $2,685 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,549 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: |
yes |
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| Types of loans available: |
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- FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
- FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- FFEL PLUS Loans
- Federal Perkins Loans
- State Loans
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
no |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$18,726 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- Tuition Management Systems
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| Need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- need-based (general)
- Federal Pell Grants
- SEOG
- state scholarships/grants
- college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
- private scholarships/grants
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| Non-need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- non-need-based (general)
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- creative arts/performance
- special achievements/activities
- special characteristics
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