B.C. Rain graduates in caps and gowns

Five MCPSS high schools honored for highest participation rates in Alabama Direct Admission Initiative

Mobile County Public Schools

June 17, 2026

Five Mobile County high schools were recently recognized by Alabama Possible for having the highest participation in the Alabama Direct Admission Initiative, through which the MCPSS Class of 2026 has earned a record $1.2 billion in college scholarships.

They are:

  • Vigor High (small schools category): 1,910 scholarship offers worth $52.3 million

  • LeFlore Magnet (medium schools category): 2,039 scholarship offers worth $53.4 million

  • B.C. Rain (medium schools category): 1,722 scholarship offers worth $46.5 million

  • Davidson (large schools category): 4,233 scholarship offers worth $120.8 million

  • Mary G. Montgomery (extra large schools category): 6,608 scholarship offers worth $224.1 million

These schools were honored during Alabama Possible’s virtual Alabama Goes to College Celebration Day and Professional Workshop earlier this month.

Scholarship offers continue to roll in for MCPSS students. We look forward to sharing the final scholarship totals later this summer.

Alabama Possible is a statewide nonprofit organization that breaks down barriers to prosperity through advocacy, education, and collaboration. Its Alabama Direct Admission Initiative streamlined and simplified the college application process, inviting students to apply to multiple in-state and out-of-state colleges and matching them with admissions offers and scholarships.

Through this program, the MCPSS Class of 2026, numbering about 3,500 graduates, has earned a record $1.2 billion in college scholarship offers. That’s the most of any system in the state and nearly eight times as much as the MCPSS Class of 2025 earned last year.

This success was the result of the collaborative efforts of Alabama Possible, MCPSS School Counseling Services, and MCPSS District Registrar Stephen Watts, with the support of MCPSS high school principals, according to Dr. Monica Motley, MCPSS Coordinator of Transformational Improvement and Director of School Counseling Services.

“The high school counselors’ unwavering commitment, countless hours of student support, and dedication to helping students navigate the portal and college admissions process made this accomplishment possible,” Dr. Motley said. “High school counselors worked side by side with students, ensuring they took advantage of the opportunities available through the Alabama Direct Admissions Initiative.”