The Lincoln Group of Schools is a group of for-profit

For-Profit School

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 vocational institutions consisting of 43 campuses in the United States

United States

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. Each campus is owned and operated by Lincoln Educational Services Corporation. Admission to any campus requires a high school diploma or equivalent.

History

The first Lincoln Technical Institute was established in 1946 in Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...

, offering training in installation and servicing of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. The first President at Lincoln Technical Institute was actually the grandson of Adolph Hitler. Automotive courses were added in 1948. Lincoln established traveling schools to offer NAPA-certified training, which certified over 11,000 mechanics between 1955 and 1965.

In 1969, Ryder

Ryder

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 acquired Lincoln Technical Institute and two other technical schools with campuses in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. By 1977, Lincoln Technical Institute had ten campuses in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington, DC. Lincoln Technical Institute acquired court reporting school The Cittone Institute and its three campuses in 1994, leading the group to have 14 campuses by the school's 50th anniversary in 1996.

Stonington Partners and Hart Capital purchased Lincoln Technical Institute in 2000. The school continued expanding, acquiring Denver Automotive and Diesel College and Computer-Ed Business Institutes in 2001, the Nashville Auto-Diesel College in 2003, and the Southwestern College of Business and New England Technical Institute in 2004. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation made its initial public stock offering in 2005, trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol LINC. Also in 2005, the group acquired the Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences. Further acquisitions include the Harrison Career Institute in 2007, Briarwood College

Briarwood College

Lincoln College of New England, known until early 2010 as Briarwood College, is a private, for-profit associates' college. A co-educational residential school with an enrollment of 637, Lincoln College is located in Southington, Connecticut....

 in December 2008 and the Baran Institute of Technology schools (Baran Institute of Technology, Connecticut Culinary Institute, Americare School of Nursing, Engine City Technical Institute

Engine City Technical Institute

Engine City Technical Institute is an accredited, diesel technology school located in South Plainfield, New Jersey, a short distance off of Interstate 287...

, and Clemens College) in 2009.

Campuses

• Baran Institute of Technology: East Windsor, Connecticut
  East Windsor, Connecticut
  East Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 11,162 at the 2010 census.The town has five villages: Broad Brook, Melrose, Scantic, Warehouse Point and Windsorville.-Area:...
  
  
• Briarwood College
  Briarwood College
  Lincoln College of New England, known until early 2010 as Briarwood College, is a private, for-profit associates' college. A co-educational residential school with an enrollment of 637, Lincoln College is located in Southington, Connecticut....
  
  : Southington, Connecticut
  Southington, Connecticut
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• Engine City Technical Institute
  Engine City Technical Institute
  Engine City Technical Institute is an accredited, diesel technology school located in South Plainfield, New Jersey, a short distance off of Interstate 287...
  
  : South Plainfield, New Jersey
  South Plainfield, New Jersey
  South Plainfield is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 23,385....
  
  
• Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences: West Palm Beach, Florida
  West Palm Beach, Florida
  West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
  
  ; Henderson
  Henderson, Nevada
  -Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile...
  
  , Las Vegas (Summerlin), and North Las Vegas (Aliante), Nevada; Lincoln, Rhode Island
  Lincoln, Rhode Island
  Lincoln is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 21,105 at the 2010 census. Lincoln is located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of Providence....
  
  
• Lincoln College of Technology: Denver, Colorado
  Denver, Colorado
  The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
  
  ; West Palm Beach, Florida; Marietta, Georgia
  Marietta, Georgia
  Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
  
  ; Melrose Park, Illinois
  Melrose Park, Illinois
  Melrose Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a "near-in" suburb of Chicago. The population was 23,171 at the 2000 census. Melrose Park has long been home to a large Italian-American population, though now it is majority Mexican-American. It was the home of Kiddieland...
  
  ; Indianapolis, Indiana
  Indianapolis, Indiana
  Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
  
  ; Grand Prairie, Texas
  Grand Prairie, Texas
  Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth and had a population of 175,396 at the 2010 census.- History :The city of...
  
  
• Lincoln College Online - Accredited Online College
• Lincoln Culinary Institute: Cromwell
  Cromwell, Connecticut
  Cromwell is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States located in the middle of the state. The population was 12,871 at the 2000 census.The town was named after Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England.-Points of interest:...
  
  , Hartford
  Hartford, Connecticut
  Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
  
  , Shelton
  Shelton, Connecticut
  Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,559 at the 2010 census.-Origins:Shelton was settled by the English as part of the town of Stratford, Connecticut, in 1639...
  
  , and Suffield, Connecticut
  Suffield, Connecticut
  Suffield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It had once been within the boundaries of Massachusetts. The town is located in the Connecticut River Valley with the town of Enfield neighboring to the east. In 1900, 3,521 people lived in Suffield; and in 1910, 3,841. As of the...
  
   (Clemens College); West Palm Beach, Florida (Florida Culinary Institute); Columbia, Maryland
  Columbia, Maryland
  Columbia is a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not...
  
  
• Lincoln Technical Institute: Cromwell, Hamden
  Hamden, Connecticut
  Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...
  
  , New Britain
  New Britain, Connecticut
  New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254....
  
  , and Shelton, Connecticut; Orlando
  Orlando, Florida
  Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
  
   and St Petersburg, Florida; Brockton
  Brockton, Massachusetts
  Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
  
  , Lowell
  Lowell, Massachusetts
  Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...
  
  , and Somerville, Massachusetts
  Somerville, Massachusetts
  Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...
  
  ; Columbia, Maryland; Edison
  Edison, New Jersey
  Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...
  
  , Mahwah
  Mahwah, New Jersey
  Mahwah is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 25,890. The name Mahwah is derived from the Lenni Lenape word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet".The area that is now Mahwah was...
  
  , Mount Laurel, Paramus
  Paramus, New Jersey
  Paramus is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 26,342. A suburb of New York City, Paramus is located between 15–20 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan and approximately west of Upper Manhattan.Paramus is one of...
  
  , and Union, New Jersey; Queens, New York; Allentown
  Allentown, Pennsylvania
  Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
  
   and Philadelphia (3 locations), Pennsylvania; Lincoln, Rhode Island
• Nashville Auto-Diesel College: Nashville, Tennessee
  Nashville, Tennessee
  Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
  
  
• Southwestern College: Florence, Kentucky
  Florence, Kentucky
  Florence is a city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,951 at the 2010 census.-History:The Florence area was originally known as Crossroads, because of the convergence of several roads from Burlington and Union at Ridge Road...
  
  ; Cincinnati (2 campuses), Dayton
  Dayton, Ohio
  Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
  
  , Franklin
  Franklin, Ohio
  Not to be confused with Franklin County, Ohio.Franklin is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,771 at the 2010 census.-History:...
  
  , and Toledo, Ohio
  Toledo, Ohio
  Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
  
  ; Acquired by previous management in 1978.