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Fast-Track
Are you ready to succeed?Would you like to advance your career?Do you worry that you don’t have time to go back to school and earn the necessary degree? Through the Fast-Track program at MCLA, you can accelerate your education and professional goals without compromising career quality and your family life. Designed for ambitious adult learners, our Fast-Track programs provide real-life learning in career-enhancing fields. You enjoy the same benefits and resources as full-time day students. Experienced faculty with formidable work and academic credentials bring a solid, real-life perspective into the classroom, relating what you learn to what you do for a living. You have access to first-rate labs, studios, libraries, and other facilities. Invaluable internships and fieldwork opportunities are also available. Are you a good candidate?  The Fast-Track program is designed to meet the academic needs of the busy adult learner who would like to go back to school to complete their degree, or start studies towards a bachelor’s degree. It provides individuals who are working full or part-time with a number of flexible enrollment options to earn an undergraduate degree and help build career-enhancing opportunities.
How does it work?- Choice of two degree programs, BS in Business Administration or BA in Interdisciplinary Studies
- Accelerated pace: Students taking 2 courses each module complete 36 credit hours per year
- Classes meet one night a week, or on Saturdays, or online
- Classes offered on campus and in Central Berkshire County
How long does it take?- A student with an appropriate associate’s degree can earn a BS or BA in twenty months
- With no prior college credits, a student can complete a bachelor's degree in approximately 3.5 years (forty months)
- Degree completion time for any student with prior college credit will be determined by the number of transfer credits awarded and course load
- Prior learning assessment for life and work experience credit is available
- Transfer credits with grades of C- or above are accepted
When can I start?- Rolling admissions throughout the year
- Year around enrollments through four, 8-week modules, two in the fall and spring, and two, 6-week modules in the summer
Which program is right for you? - Business Administration, B.S. – Experience a broad professional curriculum integrated with a solid foundation in the liberal arts. Students in this program become academically well-rounded and technically prepared for careers that meet the ever-changing demands of the modern business environment.
- Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A. – This major allows students to create a custom-built program of study by including courses from more than one department. Working closely with an academic advisor, each student selects courses in order to prepare for specific professional opportunities or for graduate study.
Next Steps?- To learn more about the classes and schedules, start with the programs page.
- To find out about costs and financial aid, requirements and enrolling, visit the apply page.
About UsThe Department of Continuing Education oversees the Fast Track program, the Lifelong Learning program, the Violin Repair Workshops, and the Horticulture Certificate Program. The Continuing Education Department, in collaboration with MCLA's Education Department, sponsors the Leadership Academy. Contact usContinuing Education – 413-662-5543
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