"Coming out of the History Department at MCLA, and also having spent three years working on the Student Government Association (SGA), I had hoped to continue to pursue my interests and get a job working in government. I had been to the State House a few times for Student Lobby days, and had been in touch with my local representatives all throughout school, so after graduation, this was certainly to my advantage, as I now work on Beacon Hill."
Danielle Barboza ’06 Survivor Benefits Analyst – State Retirement Board, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Directions to MCLA
MCLA is situated in the city of North Adams, Massachusetts
(city population - 15,000), in the heart of the Northern Berkshires. Driving
times and directions from surrounding areas:
Albany, New York (1 hour) I-787 North to the 23rd Street Exit. Turn left
off the ramp. Take a left onto 2nd Avenue. Make a left onto Route
2 East to North Adams.
Burlington, Vermont (3 hours) Take Route 7 South to Route 2
East to North Adams
Boston (3 hours) Take Route 2 West to North Adams
Springfield/Hartford (1.5-2 hours) Take Route 91 North to Route 2
West to North Adams
Long Island (4 hours) Take the Whitestone Bridge to the Hutchinson
Parkway North, Get off at Route 287 West. Take the Taconic
State Parkway North to Route 295 East to Route 22 North to
Route 43 East to Route 2 East.
New York/New Jersey (3-4 hours) Take the New York State Thruway
to Albany (Ext 23). Take Route 787 North to Route 2 East to
North Adams.
Worcester, Massachusetts (2 hours) Take Route 90 West to Route
91 North to Route 2 West to North Adams
Once in North Adams:
At the light in front of Dunkin' Donuts, turn onto Eagle Street
(a right turn if heading east on Route 2, a left turn if heading
west on Route 2). Turn left at the first light onto Main Street,
bear right at the North Adams Library and continue down Church
Street to the campus.
Click HERE for
more information about the
Berkshires.
Click HERE for a list of lodgings in the Berkshires. (PDF)
