Rock band legend Metallica donates $1 million to ten community colleges nationwide
Christmas came early for some students across the country. Rock legends, Metallica, recently donated to ten community colleges nationwide to enhance their career and technical education programs.
According to WPDE News, the rock band gave each school $100,000 a piece for a total of $1-millon.
You may recall, Metallica was just recently making headlines for donating $10,000 to the Utah Food Bank, well the members are at it again.
In a news release, the rock legends said, “Ten colleges from across the country will receive $100,000 to support more than 1,000 students training to enter the American workforce. These students will become the first cohort of Metallica Scholars.”
They also made the announcement via Twitter that they will be partnering with the American Association of Community Colleges for the donations.
We’re thrilled to announce our latest initiative in collaboration w/ the American Association of @Comm_College: Metallica Scholars! $1Million in grants will go to 10 colleges across the country, supporting more than 1000 students. #MetallicaGivesBack #AWMH https://t.co/g6BT4Z5kmK pic.twitter.com/x20Rdct8p8
— All Within My Hands Foundation (@AWMHFoundation) December 11, 2018
The band went on to say the selection process for The Metallica Scholars awards were through “a competitive application process and designed to provide support of relevant job skill training for community college students, reinvest in communities that supported Metallica during its recent United States tours, and leverage the influence of Metallica to elevate the importance of career and technical education.”
The ten schools receiving the scholarships are:
Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, North Carolina Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, Oregon College of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, Wisconsin Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, Michigan Lone Star College, The Woodlands, Texas North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Spokane Community College, Spokane, Washington Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology, Wichita, Kansas
