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Private for-profit · 2-year

Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln

Lincoln, Rhode Island

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-158,300 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-268%
10-year ROI
$35,069
Median earnings as of 2024
49% of Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$27,578
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$35,069
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$30,560
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$10,521
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
49%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
36%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-158,300
After 10 years
$-257,610
After 20 years
$-356,920
After 30 years
$-456,230
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$30,500
Men
$36,323

16% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$29,242
From higher-income families
$40,811

28% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$31,905
Independent students
$31,967

Essentially no gap — the payoff is even

56%
First-generation students
79%
Take federal student loans
82%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 23%Hispanic 26%Asian 2%Black 40%Other 9%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$26,742
$30k–$48k$26,997
$48k–$75k$27,496
$75k–$110k$29,427
$110k+$31,138

How Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln compares

This college against the Rhode Island and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate$54,521$16,380+184%Strong return
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate$37,054$10,568-353%Poor return
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate$35,069$9,656-419%Poor return
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate$32,756$10,299-491%Poor return
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate$27,214$7,917-684%Poor return

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ROI at Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln

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10-yr net gain
Break-even
10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
659
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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