Metallica‘s All Within My Hands Foundation has launched year five of the Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI).

Eleven new schools join the foundation’s roster of community colleges, with each receiving $100,000 to enhance the student experience within career and technical education programs.

Launched in 2019 by AWMH in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), MSI now directly supports 42 schools across 33 states and offers diverse workforce opportunities for students.

The foundation expressed gratitude to Wolverine and Carhartt, two of their largest supporters for this program.

The new community colleges that will benefit by Year Five Metallica Scholarship are Aiken Technical College – Aiken, South Carolina; Central Wyoming College – Riverton, Wyoming; Columbia State Community College – Columbia, Tennessee; Front Range Community College – Westminster, Colorado; Itawamba Community College – Fulton, Mississippi; Northeast Wisconsin Technical College – Green Bay, Wisconsin; Oxnard College (Ventura County Community College District) – Oxnard, California; South Central College – North Mankato, Minnesota; South Louisiana Community College – Lafayette, Louisiana; Texas State Technical College – Waco, Texas; and Western Dakota Technical College – Rapid City, South Dakota.

(Photo: Tim Saccenti)

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