Metallica will provide 32 colleges with $100,000 in scholarship money.
The band’s “All Within My Hands,” has partnered with the American Association of Community Colleges for its contribution.
The Metallica Scholars program is “A major workforce education initiative that provides direct support to community colleges to enhance their career and technical education programs. These programs provide skills and services to students who are looking to enter a traditional trade or other applied learning program.”
Participants were “Selected via a competitive application process and are 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.”
Central Community College awards two-million in aid annually, including nearly 600-thousand in scholarships for achievements in academics, sports and the arts.
“All Within My Hands” is encouraging people to donate by giving away a guitar with all four members of Metallica’s signatures on it.