Oxnard College Receives $50,000 Grant Renewal from Metallica

OXNARD, Calif. - Sept. 3, 2024 - PRLog -- Oxnard College has received a $50,000 grant renewal from the Grammy Award-winning band Metallica's foundation, All Within My Hands (AWMH). The award follows an initial grant of $100,000 issued last year and will continue supporting students in the college's Culinary Arts, Dental Hygiene and Fire Academy programs as the band continues its multimillion-dollar investment in critical workforce programs at community colleges nationwide.

The Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) was launched in 2019 by AWMH in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). MSI offers diverse workforce opportunities for students interested in gaining the skills and training necessary to find meaningful and well-paying careers. Additional curricula is set to include construction, healthcare, and engineering, contributing to more than 25 fields of study offered within the Initiative. To date, AWMH has invested over $10.5 million in the American workforce, reaffirming a commitment to career and technical education at the local level including at Oxnard College over the past two years.

"We are honored to continue our partnership with Metallica to support career education and the trades here at Oxnard College," shared Dr. Roberto Gonzalez, president of Oxnard College. "This funding will provide much-needed scholarships and technical instruments to our students, helping to train and equip Ventura County's workforce. We are grateful to Metallica and its foundation, All Within My Hands, for renewing their support of our students and community."

The grant will fund equipment for Oxnard College students such as fire safety boots for Fire Academy cadets, professional knife kits for Oxnard College's Culinary Arts students and dental instrument kits for Dental Hygiene students. Oxnard College's services for career education students will also extend counseling and subsidized services such as childcare, SNAP benefits and other support to Metallica Scholars and their families.

"I am happy to congratulate the newest Metallica Scholarship Initiative colleges. The sustained investment in workforce education by the All Within My Hands Foundation has benefitted thousands of community college students," said Walter G. Bumphus, president and CEO of AACC. "This work helps to advance skills education and the nation's workforce pipeline. We are honored to continue this partnership to provide critical resources that eliminate barriers for students to participate in skills education programs that lead to family-sustaining wage careers."

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