MCLA’s Fast-Track Program Now In South County

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NORTH ADAMS – Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) has announced that, beginning in the fall, those who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree in business administration through MCLA's Fast-Track program may do so in South County.

Fast-Track, an accelerated bachelor’s degree program for adult learners, also offers classes on the MCLA campus and at the Intermodal Education Center in Pittsfield. The South County location will be at 343 Main St. in Great Barrington.

Fast-Track offers working individuals a flexible schedule which allows them to begin or complete their degree in a compressed timeframe. Although the delivery method of the program is different, the academic standards are not. Graduates of Fast-Track will receive the same degree as traditional four-year college students.

Classes are held one evening a week, over four Saturdays, or online during the six- or eight-week sessions. The South County location will offer classes on Monday and Thursday nights, 5:45 to 9:45 p.m. Students who have completed coursework at other colleges or who hold an associate’s degree are encouraged to consider the Fast-Track program. Transfer students will be afforded flexible consideration in transferring previous college credits. Prior learning assessment for life and work experience credit also will be available.

For more information, contact the MCLA Office of Continuing Education, (413) 662-5543, or go to www.mcla.edu/fast-track.
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Sanford, Maine, Edges SteepleCats in Season Opener

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The SteepleCats Sunday started their 2026 season the way they ended their 2025 campaign: with a narrow loss to the Sanford Mainers.
 
Sanford, which won a best-of-three playoff series against North Adams last August, scored four runs on 14 hits to earn a 4-2 win at Joe Wolfe Field.
 
The Mainers broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run rally in the third inning, and four Sanford pitchers combined to collect 11 strikeouts as the visitors improved to 2-1 this summer.
 
North Adams, which saw its planned road opener rained out on Saturday, got to open the season in front of its home fans.
 
And those fans saw a strong performance from the North Adams pitching staff, which, despite allowing 14 hits, including five doubles, gave up just three earned runs.
 
“I like the grit,” SteepleCats coach Mike Gladu said of his team’s Game 1 performance. “I thought the pitchers performed pretty well. We had a couple of situations where we definitely should have gotten some runs in and didn’t get that hit.
 
“And there were a couple of plays with a little rust. Certainly, the ball that was hit over [Evan] Meier’s in left field, he just mistracked that one. And the extra run they scored in the eighth, the kid wasn’t going to go [from third on a fly ball], we made a throw and nobody could stop it.
 
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