The process of entering the normal school was not unlike the college application process of today although the process to become a teacher (and how one was graded) was quite different.

MCLA's student literary and arts journal since 1967.

Though probably best known today for his haunted mansion, Albert Charles Houghton was the first mayor of North Adams

Smith House, one of the oldest remaining buildings on the MCLA campus, has been home to MCLA presidents, an event space, and the current admissions office.

Developed from necessity, but greatly appreciated by the North Adams Hospital and community-at-large, the North Adams Nurse Training School educated future nurses from 1891-1937.

Despite being torn down in 1978, Taconic Hall made history as the first dormitory on the MCLA campus.

Since its origins as a teacher's college, MCLA's mascots have reflected the changing nature of the college over time.