North Adams - On October 20, 2008, Dr. Mary K. Grant, President of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) signed a Statement of Support (SoS) in her office. The college offers bachelor degree programs in: Business Administration, Biology, English/Communications Computer Science & Information Systems, Education and Physics to its 1,800 students.

The institution was founded on 1894 as North Adams Normal School. In 1997 the name changed to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), reflective of specialty school status within the Massachusetts State College public system. In 2002 Dr. Grant became the college's 11th president and the first alumni to serve in that position.