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Metallica scholarships helping Valencia College students learn short-term job training skills
ORLANDO, Fla. – Iconic heavy metal band Metallica will be the "Hero of the Day" for more than two dozen Valencia College students who will receive a scholarship from the band to help pay for short-term training in skilled trades.Carolyn McMorran, the assistant vice president of professional continuing education, said Valencia College was one of 15 community colleges across the country to receive the funds through the "Metallica Scholars Initiative.""We were so honored to be given this opportunity," McMorran said. The $100,000 grant from the heavy metal band will be used to provide scholarships for 25 students who enroll in the welding, heavy equipment or mechatronics programs. "We felt if they're a heavy metal band we should pick heavy