Grow Here. Belong Here. Thrive Here.
A close-knit welcoming campus community where you're known, supported, and valued.
MCLA feels familiar from the start. Students call it their home away from home. Faculty care about you as a person, not just you in their classroom. Professors will know your name in the first week. Staff, coaches, and peers step in when you need help. Your classmates become your people. You're known here. You're supported here.
Over 50 clubs. 13 Division III teams. Affinity groups where you connect with people who get it. Student government, peer mentoring, traditions you get to help shape, steer, navigate, and enjoy. Commuters lead alongside residential students. The sense of community here is strong, regardless of where you’re from or where you're going.
Faculty challenge you and support your expansion. Here, you’ll form lifelong connections and friendships with students and mentors alike. At this inclusive campus,you can explore new interests, share honest thoughts, and figure out who you're becoming. Our campus is safe, welcoming, and genuine. At MCLA, belonging is part of the fabric of the campus experience.
Faculty Mentorship Beyond the Classroom
Your Professors Are Your Advocates.
Faculty mentorship goes beyond grades and office hours. Professors guide career decisions, connect you to opportunities, and invest in who you're becoming. They show up to your games and performances. With class sizes averaging 12, genuine mentorship is expected, not exceptional.
50+ Ways to Connect and Belong.
With over 50 clubs, 13 Division III teams, and affinity groups, you'll find your community. Lead student government. Mentor peers. Connect with first-gen students navigating college for the first time. Your people are already here.
Help That Shows Up When It Matters.
Our Essential Needs Center addresses food and housing insecurity. Counseling supports mental health. Peer mentors guide you through transitions. Academic advisors help you map a meaningful future. When obstacles arise, this campus removes barriers so you can graduate and begin your future.
Success by the Numbers
Small School. Big Impact.
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“I really feel like I have personal relationships with all my professors. I feel like they all actually care about me and they wanna talk to me and they want to engage with me.”
“If I was to describe MCLA to someone in one sentence, I would say small but mighty community, for sure. Even if you are a commuter, you can still get very involved on campus, so you don’t have to live here to enjoy the experience. And that was something I was really nervous about before coming here was, if I wasn’t gonna live on campus how was I going to get involved? And now into senior year, I’m the Student Government Association President. I’m an ambassador for the sociology department. I’m the secretary for the honors program council. I’m a peer mentor. I work in our essential needs center. I work as an assistant in the president’s office and you can find me basically anywhere else on campus.”
“If I were to have to sum up MCLA in one word, it would be family. So, even if you’re not quite sure if this would be the place for you. I can almost guarantee that you will find a home here at MCLA.”
“In terms of education, you will find an institution with faculty who get to know the students personally, they care, they put the time and effort in to make sure the students are successful, that they’re able to, not just complete their courses, but to be able to find the professional experience in order to go beyond MCLA and to... Have a successful career once they graduate from this institution.”
“MCLA is a place where you can be who you are and be comfortable and safe. Again, I think part of it is that we’re small and some people think that might be a bad thing, but in reality, we know you and we care about you.”
Voices from Our Community
Purpose. Connection. Belonging.
