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Metallica Scholars Initiative

AACC is partnering with Metallica’s All Within My Hands on the Metallica Scholars Initiative. This national effort will continue to promote and showcase career and technical education as a pathway to well-paying jobs.

AACC and AWMH believe this is a uniquely positioned effort that will:

  • Provide support of relevant job skill training for community college students.
  • Reinvest in the communities that supported Metallica by connecting students to skill-building opportunities that bridge the talent needs of employers using the community college system.
  • Leverage the influence of the leadership of Metallica to elevate the importance and dignity of career and technical education.opens PDF file

AACC is currently accepting proposals for up to 10 member colleges for Cohort 4. To find out more, opens in a new window please click here for RFP Instructionsopens PDF file .

  • The RFP will open on Monday, May 9, 2022 at 9 am ET
  • The RFP will close on Friday, May 27, 2022 at 5 pm ET
  • opens in a new windowAnnouncements will be made in June 2022

Members who are ready to submit an RFP, can opens in a new windowclick here.

“The fact that you’re working, trying to work, trying to find the path that works best for you – that should be the ultimate goal and most respected thing. So, putting the options out there for people: trade schools, community colleges, even [helping provide] gas money to get to and from school – there are many things you can help with.” – James Hetfield, Vocalist/Guitarist, Metallica.

Background Information

In 2019, AACC and AWMH provided 10 colleges with $100,000 each to support student accessibility through scholarships for tuition offset, student safety gear and learning materials, etc.

Metallica Scholars Initiative colleges:

This initiative proved successful with more than 700 Metallica Scholars with 80-90% program completion rate, and 95% job placement for those Metallica Scholars who completed their certifications/studies. opens in a new windowHear more from the students who were affected by this initiative.

In 2020, AACC and AWMH  opens in a new window partnered again to expand the Metallica Scholars Initiative. In addition to the 10 colleges listed above, five new grantees joined the initiative:

In its third year, Metallica Scholars proved it had fundamentally improved the earning potential for students so nine new schools joined the cohort including:

Watch the Metallica Scholars Initiative Cohort II Launch meeting that took place on May 11, 2020:  opens in a new windowhttps://vimeo.com/418425070

opens in a new windowLink to webinar.

Watch the webinar Marketing Opportunities to Leverage the Visibility of the Metallica Scholars Initiative in Local Markets that took place on June 12, 2020:  opens in a new windowhttps://vimeo.com/428648968

opens in a new windowWebinar LinkKeep up to date on the Metallica Scholars Initiative by following opens in a new windowAACC’s CC Daily and social media, and opens in a new windowAll Within My Hands for updated stories.