MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County Public School System students received a record amount of college scholarships in one day, Monday, an MCPSS news release said.

A record $250 million in college scholarships was offered Monday through a new state-wide initiative.

The initiative allowed students to apply for multiple in- and out-of-state colleges through a portal. They were then "matched" with admissions offers and scholarship dollars.

From the school system's 12 high schools, 1,189 seniors received 12,082 admissions offers and $250 million in scholarships from Alabama colleges and universities, according to the release.

Those numbers are expected to grow on Oct. 20, when out-of-state colleges and universities' responses will be received.

Mobile now leads Alabama in scholarship offers

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