10-yr median earnings
$46,396
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · South Plainfield, New Jersey
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield is a private for-profit institution in South Plainfield, New Jersey. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 76.5%
- 150%-time completion
- $31,575
- Avg net price / yr
- $46,396
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 36%
- former-student earnings, US
- 76.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +9%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
51/100
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C+
$46,396
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$31,575
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A-
76.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C+
$11,730
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
49.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$31,575
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
76.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 76.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$46,396 Top 36% higher than 64% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,396 | #1844 of 5103 | 64th |
| Average net price | $31,575 | #4595 of 5020 | 8th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 76.5% | #913 of 4858 | 81st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 335 | #3195 of 5462 | 42nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
335
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
76.5%
150%-time completion
$46,396
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield ranks in New Jersey
State rank among 110 reporting New Jersey colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,396 | #55 of 110 | 50th |
| Average net price | $31,575 | #117 of 129 | 9th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 76.5% | #30 of 126 | 76th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 335 | #79 of 144 | 45th |
Highest former-student earnings in New Jersey
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | $110,066 | $6,128 |
| 2 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $108,772 | $41,346 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-New Jersey | $92,405 | $37,984 |
| 4 | Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | $87,408 | - |
| 5 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $84,276 | $16,504 |
| 6 | Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | $82,560 | $28,599 |
| 7 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $74,479 | $24,406 |
| 8 | Rutgers University-Newark | $74,479 | $19,703 |
| 9 | Rutgers University-Camden | $74,479 | $18,745 |
| 10 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro | $73,971 | $24,800 |
| 11 | JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools | $73,894 | $40,644 |
| 12 | The College of New Jersey | $73,323 | $27,646 |
| 55 | Lincoln Technical Institute-South PlainfieldThis school | $46,396 | $31,575 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$29,960 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$32,637 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$30,617 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$34,187 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $31,575 |
52.7%
Pell Grant Rate
71.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,730
Median Debt
$124/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield rose +99.8% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $14,387 in 2013 to $28,743 in 2023, a rise of $14,356 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,3872023 · $28,743
Over the same years, enrollment went +27.1% (255 → 324 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
7.9%
Female
51.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$42,500
Median Earnings (6yr)
58.5%
Earning Over $25K
49.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 76.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $42,500 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $46,396 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 58.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 49.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $11,730 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $124/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 22 | $56,980 | $12,000 |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 128 | $51,214 | $8,866 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 60 | $50,593 | $12,532 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield? ▼
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield is a private for-profit institution in South Plainfield, New Jersey. Undergraduate enrollment is 335 students.
How much do Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $46,396 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $42,500.
How much does Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield cost? ▼
The average net price at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield is $31,575.. Median student debt at graduation is $11,730.
What is the graduation rate at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield? ▼
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield has a 76.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield is $11,730, while former students earn a median of $46,396 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 49.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $124.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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