MCLA’s Dual enrollment provides opportunities for Massachusetts high school students to take college-level courses for free and earn credit for high school completion and a future college degree. Interested students should contact their high school guidance counselor for more information.
Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Partnership Program
MCLA’s program allows qualified high school students to enroll in free, transferable introductory college courses at MCLA.
Deadline to Apply: May 9th, 2025
Berkshire County Application: March 1, 2025 | Statewide Application Open Date: April 30, 2025 |
Berkshire County Priority Deadline: April 18, 2025 | Statewide Deadline: May 9, 2025 |
Berkshire County Decision Deadline: April 25, 2025 | Statewide Decision Deadline: May 16, 2025 |
Unless otherwise noted, all of MCLA’s Dual Enrollment courses occur in an asychronous online format.
BADM-160 Management
CCCA-207 Children's Literature*
Mon 5:30-8:30pm
CHEM-150 Intro to Chemistry I w/ Lab**
Tues & Thurs 5:30-10pm
ENGL-210 Essentials of Film
MATH-150 Precalculus
PHED-215 Lifetime Wellness
BADM-170 Marketing
BIOL-150L Intro to Biology w/ Lab**
Mon & Wed 5:30-10pm
ENVI-226 Nature of New England
HLTH-115 Science of Human Wellness
MATH-220 Calculus I
MATH-232 Intro to Statistics
MUSI-100 Intro to Music
SOCI-100 Introduction to Sociology
*synchronous; meets online at a specific day and time
**occurs in-person at MCLA’s campus in North Adams
Please contact Madeleine McKeon at Madeleine.McKeon@mcla.edu or 413.662.5220 with questions.
Asynchronous courses are classes that do not have a standard meeting time. Assignments may still have deadlines that you are expected to meet, but otherwise the course is self-paced.
Occasionally, we have to cancel courses that have low enrollment. You will be notified as soon as the decision has been made and, if there are spots, an offer will be made to enroll in your alternative class.
For students who are in danger of failing the course, withdrawal is the best option. Withdrawal means that your transcript will demonstrate that you attempted the course, but did not complete the course. This mark does not have an impact on your grade point average. MCLA’s summer courses are accelerated so we recommend that students make the decision to withdraw as soon as possible.
Please email Madeleine McKeon at Madeleine.McKeon@mcla.edu or the MCLA Registrar’s Office at registrar@mcla.edu to withdraw. You must submit your request by the term’s withdrawal deadline.
The SASID and Social Security Number are used for the college’s tax and state enrollment reporting purposes. If you do not submit an SSN or SASID, you may receive communication from the MCLA Bursar’s Office requesting that you submit the SSN or a hold be put on your account. This means that you will not be able to request a transcript until you submit your SSN.
We recommend for a Fall and Spring semester course, we recommend between 2-3 hours of work outside of class. Our summer courses are accelerated and so we would recommend budgeting 12-15 per week for your classwork.
If you are having issues with the Dual Enrollment application, please contact dgce@mcla.edu.
If you are having technical problems during your course, notify your professor as
soon as possible. Then reach out to MCLA’s TechHelp Desk at (413)-662-5276 or helpdesk@mcla.edu.
Unfortunately, the grant funding is restricted to serving Massachusetts residents only.
We do occasionally allow sophomores with strong recommendations to take Dual Enrollment classes. However, juniors are given preference throughout the selection process.
Our courses are designed to be foundational courses that would be a part of many higher education core curriculums. They do satisfy MassTransfer requirements and should be accepted at any Massachusetts state institution.
As a requirement of the state grant, yes, the high school must count the credit on a student’s high school transcript. This is certified when a guidance counselor provides a recommendation a student for the program. The high school has license to count the credit as a core or elective class.
The MCLA Dual Enrollment program looks at a variety of factors, including class year
and GPA to determine eligibility.
MCLA prioritizes its Berkshire County residents by offering them an early application
date. The application is then promoted to the rest of the state after the Berkshire
County students have been placed. Students outside of Berkshire County who apply before
the statewide application opens will not be reviewed until all Berkshire County students
have been placed.
Any other questions, please reach out to Madeleine McKeon at Madeleine.McKeon@mcla.edu.
Unfortunately, no. Grant restrictions mean that students enrolled in Early College are not eligible for grant funding. Due to MCLA’s commitment to social mobility and educational access, we are committed to prioritizing districts and students who would not otherwise be able to access college credit opportunities. Early College students may apply for a course at our reduced high school rate of $180/credit.
Check out our Early College page.