A legendary rock band is giving back to colleges around the U.S.

Gateway Technical College recently picked up a $100,000 grant from…wait for it…Metallica.

Through a connection with an iconic American heavy metal band, WSU Tech says it "will be able to better support students preparing to enter the workforce."

The heavy metal band Metallica is donating $1 million to 10 community colleges to boost their career and technical education certificate programs.

WSU Tech, formerly known as Wichita Area Technical College, says the opportunity is possible through a $100,000 Metallica Scholars Initiative grant designated for student support.

This week, the metal giants, in conjunction with the American Association of Community Colleges, donated a total of $1 million to 10 community colleges across the county, with a focus on workforce education.

"There were a lot of us in a meeting and we came out of this meeting and people were going, 'we got the Metallica grant, we got the Metallica grant'," said Utash.

Hall of Fame rock band Metallica is donating $1 million to 10 community colleges across the country as part of a partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges.

The College of Lake County has been selected as one of 10 American two-year schools each to receive $100,000 in scholarships from Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation and the American Association of Community Colleges.

If you know Spokane Community College President Kevin Brockbank, chances are you know that he is a big fan of the heavy metal band Metallica. He attends the band's concerts when they are in the area.

The College of Lake County has been selected as one of 10 American two-year schools each to receive $100,000 in scholarships from Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation and the American Association of Community Colleges.

The world-famous metal band Metallica donated $100,000 to Spokane Community College, the school announced Thursday, saying the money will bolster workforce education programs.

With help from the heavy metal band Metallica, Gateway Technical College is set to provide working students with telecommunications training that will fit into their busy schedules.

The heavy metal band awarded Grand Rapids Community College with a $100,000 grant to connect more nontraditional students to welding jobs.

Community Colleges of Spokane and North Idaho College were each awarded a $100,000 workforce education grant from Metallica, funded by the band's All Within My Hands Foundation.

Training a skilled workforce can be heavy stuff at Gateway Technical College in Kenosha. And sometimes, it takes a little heavy metal to drive it.

Thrash-metal band Metallica is giving a financial boost to 1,000 students at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte to earn health care degrees and obtain jobs.

The Grand Rapids Community College's welding program is getting a $100,000 gift from the heavy metal band Metallica. GRCC will spend the cash from the Metallica Scholars grant on connecting nontraditional students with welding jobs.

Metallica's All Within My Hands charity has taken on yet another charitable action by launching the Metallica Scholars Initiative, which will donate over one million dollars spread between 10 community colleges across the country in order to financially assist approximately 1,000 students entering the United States workforce.

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The legendary heavy metal band Metallica gave Fresno more than a great show over the weekend at the Save Mart Center.

The mighty metal band’s All Within My Hands Foundation (AWMH) is launching a “workforce education initiative” intended to provide “direct support to community colleges to enhance their career and technical education programs,” according to a news release.

The band is ranked among the Big Four American thrash metal bands. The others are named Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer. Of those, Metallica has become the most accessible and mainstream. It is the only of the four that could pull off a concert of the scope seen Sunday night at the Save Mart Center.

etallica brought their now almost three-year-long ‘WorldWired’ Tour to Golden 1 Center Friday night, and they did not disappoint the sold-out crowd. In support of the band’s 2016 album “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct,” Sacramento was the 22nd stop (of 37 scheduled dates) on the second North American leg of the tour.