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Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie, Texas · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$33,250
Avg net price
73%
Grad / completion
$46,396
Median earnings

Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Grand Prairie, Texas (large suburb setting), enrolling 1,539 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,539 undergradsLarge suburb

About Grand Prairie, Texas

Grand Prairie is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties with a small part extending into Johnson county. Prior to then, he resided in Young County near Fort Belknap. Dechman learned that he could trade his oxen and wagons for land in Dallas County. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
16 miles to Dallas, TX
To the ocean
236 miles
Nearest airport
14 miles to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) · major hub

How Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie compares

Graduation rate73%

Higher than 67% · #82 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention70%

Higher than 45%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,396

Higher than 86% · #16 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$33,250

Cheaper than 5% · #246 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$11,730

Lower than 32%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment1,539

Larger than 78%

Percentiles compare Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,539undergrads
  • Women1228%
  • Men1,41792%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White19%
  • Black29%
  • Hispanic46%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial4.4%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,539
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
63%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
29%
Median family income
$24,468
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$47,808

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 466 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Texas96%
  • Other U.S. states3.6%

Most first-years stay in state — Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie draws overwhelmingly from Texas.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$33,250

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
73%
First-year retention
70%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,500
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,396
Median debt at graduation
$11,730
Students with federal loans
68%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
39%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
73%
Low-income (Pell)
61%
First-generation
63%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,539 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$32,373
$30–48k
$32,505
$48–75k
$34,098
$75–110k
$36,433
$110k+
$37,757

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

57%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,318
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 57% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,318. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,106 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$46,396
Typical debt at graduation
$11,730
Debt vs. one year's pay
25%
Out-earn a HS grad
53%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$31,485
Men
$46,910

Men out-earn women by $15,425 (49%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
96°F
Winter low
37°F
Annual rain
36.2″
Annual snow
0.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Arlington Muni AP, TX US station (3.4 mi from campus).

What Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie graduates study — and earn

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.
342 grads$36k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$14k debt
Precision Metal WorkingCert.
339 grads$37k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$9k debt
Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCert.
135 grads$41k 1 yr$54k 5 yr$15k debt
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.
2 grads$43k 1 yr$53k 5 yr$12k debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.