<p>I-Dad, your comment is unnecessarily nasty and ill-informed. It is quite common for liberal arts colleges to partner with other colleges that offer state certification.</p>
<p>Even Swarthmore has a similar arrangement:</p>
<p>Certification in Elementary Education is not offered by Swarthmore College. However, if students complete a sequence of courses at Swarthmore and twelve weeks of practice teaching in an elementary school, they can receive certification through Eastern College, with which Swarthmore has a collaborative arrangement.</p>
<p>In the case of Williams program, the student graduates with a full Williams liberal arts degree in whatever his/her area of academic then takes a semester at MCLA to complete the certification requirement for the State of Massachusetts. Some states have reciprocal agreements and accept this certificate; other states have additional requirements.</p>