The email below was sent to all new students from the Office of Student Financial Services with details on how to access your Fall semester bill. The email was sent to MCLA email addresses only. Confused? Start here.

Here is a direct link to the Health Insurance Waiver https://www.universityhealthplans.com/letters/letter.cgi?group_id=213

Dear MCLA Student,

An updated bill is attached to this email. (Please note that you may need to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open this attachment. If you have difficulty opening the attachment, please contact the Office of Student Financial Services.)

In addition to your fall semester bill, we have included in this email a breakdown of Room and Board costs for your review. We realize that the COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented set of circumstances for our students. Housing and Meal Plan costs have been adjusted to reflect these changes. All fees were set in an effort to mitigate unprecedented expenses to make both classroom learning and campus living possible in a safe manner.

Please submit your payment prior to Friday, August 21 by mailing a check, or via credit card (Visa, American Express, Discover, Mastercard) or ACH online at mcla.edu/studentaccounts.
Please visit mcla.edu/studentaccounts to complete an insurance decision, Intent to Attend, and FERPA information.

It is the responsibility of the student to provide a copy of this email to the payer of tuition. You are expected to return payment due or have payment arrangements made, such as loans or a payment plan, on or before the due date. Students who register for courses at the College do so with the understanding that they are responsible for payment of all charges reflected on their bills. Certain penalties are applied to accounts that are not settled in full by each semester's due date such as course removal, incurred late fee surcharges, registration holds and withheld official academic transcripts.

Important Room & Board notes for the fall 2020 semester (applicable only to resident students):

Students are billed one rate for housing and have been placed in single rooms, with free laundry services, and each student will receive a welcome package with masks, hand sanitizer, a touchless door opener, and a reusable thermometer. This year’s costs were developed at the lowest rate possible to provide necessary services that are dependent upon student fees.

Students with a current residency requirement have been billed for a meal plan that includes 19 meals per week, $100 in Declining Balance dollars, and $25 Blazer Bucks, for the cost of $2,140. The meal plan offered this past academic year was at a cost of $2,390; there has been an adjustment for the reduced semester and plan offerings.
Students who are beyond their residency requirement will be required to have a meal plan if they are living on campus. The meal plan includes 65 cafeteria meal swipes and $100 in Declining Balance dollars, for the cost of $700.
The cost of a single room for the fall semester is the same for all students, $3,598. The cost for a single room this past academic year averaged $3,675 depending on residence area. There has been a decrease factored in for a reduced semester on campus.
New features from our dining provider are: take out options, increased grab and go options, and online ordering for pickup.
Seniors who do not wish to be on a meal plan have the option of opting out of on campus housing.
Students seeking a medical exception must provide medical documentation and complete the request here: Student Exception Form
Both Housing and Meal Plan costs reflect adjustments made to the fall semester calendar and meal options.

Please contact Student Accounts at studentaccounts@mcla.edu or by calling 413.662.5230 with any questions.

Thank you,

MCLA Student Accounts

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