Clackamas Community College has secured another $15,000 from Metallica's charitable foundation to fund welding, automotive, and industrial technology training at its Oregon City campus, marking the eighth consecutive year the college has been chosen for the program.

The grant from All Within My Hands, the nonprofit created by the members and management of Metallica, brings CCC's cumulative funding from the Metallica Scholars Initiative to $225,000 since the program launched in 2019.

The money flows directly into what the college calls its "heavy metals" programs: automotive service and repair, welding, and industrial technology, which covers manufacturing, machine tool technology, renewable energy, industrial maintenance, and electronics engineering.

Those programs are housed in the Holden Industrial Technology Center on CCC's 165-acre Oregon City campus.

CCC President Dr. Tim Cook said the national recognition helps attract students to the college's existing trades pipeline.

"Metallica is recognized around the world, and being backed by the band's foundation helps shine a spotlight on the workforce education happening at the college," Cook said in the college's July 20 announcement.

"The recognition raises awareness of the opportunities available here and ultimately helps more students discover pathways to rewarding careers."

CCC is one of 93 community colleges participating in Year 8 of the initiative, which distributes more than $3.3 million nationally. Eighteen new U.S. schools join 75 returning colleges this fall.

The program is also expanding internationally for the first time, adding Capital City College Group in London.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield called the program's growth "humbling," noting that thousands of trade professionals have come through the initiative since 2019.

The American Association of Community Colleges, which administers the program alongside All Within My Hands, said 13,000 students nationwide have received support through the initiative.

All Within My Hands was established in 2017. Metallica covers all administrative costs, so 100 percent of donations go directly to participating schools, according to ServiceTitan, a corporate sponsor of the initiative that announced its partnership on June 30.

The foundation has distributed $19 million in career and technical education grants to date, per that announcement.

Year 8 corporate sponsors include Carhartt, Wolverine, CNH Construction, Upstaging Inc., and new partner ServiceTitan.

The Year 8 grant funding applies to CCC's fall 2026 term.