Metallica Scholars Initiative for Community Colleges Enters Second Year

The eight Grammy Award winning band Metallica is entering its second year of the Metallica Scholars Initiative for Community Colleges. The organization donated to 10 community colleges in 2019 and are expanding to 15 schools in 2020.

Donations totaled $100,000 last year. A recent release by the initiative shows that job placement rates among participants increased by 90% and a completion rate of 80% to 90%. 700 students participated in the program.

The Metallica Scholars Initiative was created last year in partnership with All Within My Hands, Metallica’s foundation, and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).

 

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The eight Grammy Award winning band Metallica is entering its second year of their foundation, the Metallica Scholars Initiative for Community Colleges. The organization donated to 10 community colleges in 2019 and are expanding to 15 schools in 2020.

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10 schools partnered with the organization last year. The five new schools will be announced soon.

Here’s a list of the current schools that will also participate in year two:

• 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