ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT McT Class of 1988

William Carroll, Jr was elected president by the founding members. He brings invaluable experience and leadership as a former City Councilman of over 15 years, successful businessman and community activist. Carroll has served as a member or on the board for several organization’s including Mobile Chamber of Commerce, Little Sisters of the Poor Board of Directors, Minority Business Development Center, Senior Bowl Committee, Kappa Alpha PSI Fraternity and past president of the Mobile Chapter of Habitat of Humanity.

Carroll graduated from Florida A&M earning a bachelor's degree in Architectural Construction Engineering in 1993. The CEO of Carroll, Inc he has managed numerous multi-million dollar projects within the public and private sector including US Army Corp of Engineers, Birmingham Water Works, Oakleigh Venture Revolving Fund, and Marine Street Restoration.

While at McGill, Carroll was a three sport standout; basketball, track and football. Carroll earned All-State and Super 22 honors in football and set the state record for interceptions with nine in 1988. He went on to accomplish the same feat at FAMU while earning All Conference and All American honors. Carroll’s three children are also McT graduates; William III (2014), Julia (2020) and Morgan (2026). Carroll is a member of the FAMU and McT Hall of Fame.

SCHOLARSHIP AND TUITION ASSISTANCE

McT Tuition and fees- The tuition for the 2026-27 academic year is $13,380 for Catholics students and $15,180 for non-Catholics per child not including uniforms and meals. The annual discount for a second child attending McT simultaneously is merely $380. Only if there are three overlapping siblings does a family receive about a $6000 discount in total to keep the cost for three under $40, 000 for Catholic families but well over $40,000 for non-Catholics. Fortunately, many of McT students qualify for financial aid, but even if a student receives full aid the remaining balance is in the range of $4000-6000 per child annually.

The majority of African American students qualify for state and federally funded financial aid. However, additional aid sponsored by McT or our partner schools is often based on criteria or a selection process that considers a select few. Hence, it is critically important that we create scholarships that recognize and reward the excellence of our own in areas of academic achievement, service, leadership, character, faith, athletics etc.

Furthermore, as circumstances can sometimes change, the need for general tuition assistance is paramount. We are aware of a few occasions in which third parties provided financial assistance when a family encountered hardships. But unfortunately sometimes loss of income, medical situations, etc have forced families to leave McGill-Toolen and on at least one occasion a senior student opted not to graduate rather than seek financial assistance of a few thousand dollars. We’re all aware of the African proverb “it takes a village.” That concept has been a constant in our community. We are a distinguished, accomplished body of alumni because of our village. It is incumbent that we continue to be a beacon of light for those navigating the roads we’ve already traveled but were made easier by those that came before us. Let’s do the same.