Barton College Joins Metallica Scholars | Wichita News

Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation just dropped a major education boost: Barton Community College in Kansas is now part of the Metallica Scholars Initiative, one of 18 new schools getting $75K each to upgrade career and technical programs. This marks the biggest funding push yet — $3.3M nationwide in 2026 — as the initiative, now in its 7th year, has poured over $17M into skilled trades since 2019. The goal? Smash the stigma around trade careers and empower students in manufacturing, healthcare, and IT with the tools they need to thrive. Barton joins WSU Tech as Kansas’ second participant — and this investment could be the career launchpad many students need. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/94a815536d20fc53