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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) 292-6632
Fax number: (413) 662-5010

Website: www.mcla.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Elizabeth M. Petri,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 413 662-5219
FAFSA number: 002187

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $1,030; $9,975 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $5,278
Book fees: $800
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,856
Combined room and board expenses: $6,804 - $6,804

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formApril 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 15
Applied for financial aid:
98% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
75% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
75% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
84% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
96% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
71% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
75% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
84% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
70% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
48% of first-year students
37% 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):
38% of first-year students
45% of full-time undergraduates
37% 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):
55% for first-year students
65% for full-time undergraduates
58% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$7,131 for first-year students
$7,415 for full-time undergraduates
$5,730 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,849 for first-year students
$4,576 for full-time undergraduates
$2,763 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,488 for first-year students
$5,132 for full-time undergraduates
$5,322 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,732 for first-year students
$3,392 for full-time undergraduates
$3,629 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
22% of first-year students
19% of full-time undergraduates
13% 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):
$4,298 for first-year students
$5,614 for full-time undergraduates
$4,405 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 19%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $2,782 - $3,317
Undergraduate loan package range: $2,625 - $3,413
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 75%
Average student debt upon graduation: $18,628
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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $4,600 - $5,037
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $4,413 - $4,450
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 49%



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