Private for-profit · Community college

Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield

South Plainfield, New Jersey · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $31,575
Avg net price: 77%
Grad / completion: $46,396
Median earnings

Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in South Plainfield, New Jersey (large suburb setting), enrolling 335 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 335 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About South Plainfield, New Jersey

South Plainfield is a borough in northern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Tumi Inc. is a manufacturer of suitcases and bags for travel that was founded in 1975 by Charlie Clifford after serving in Peru with the Peace Corps. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 24 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: 8 miles
Nearest airport: 16 miles to Newark Liberty (EWR) · major hub

How Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield compares

Graduation rate77%

Higher than 73% · #30 of 89 in New Jersey

First-year retention73%

Higher than 51%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,396

Higher than 86% · #18 of 68 in New Jersey

Average net price$31,575

Cheaper than 6% · #74 cheapest of 83 in New Jersey

Median debt at graduation$11,730

Lower than 32%

Student–faculty ratio24 : 1

Lower than 16%

Undergraduate enrollment335

Larger than 55%

Percentiles compare Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield 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 New Jersey.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women268%
Men30992%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White33%
Black23%
Hispanic36%
Asian3.3%
Other or multiracial5.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 335
Student–faculty ratio: 24 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 53%
First-generation students: 52%
Students over 25: 34%
Median family income: $24,468

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 136 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From New Jersey88%
Other U.S. states13%

Most first-years stay in state — Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield draws overwhelmingly from New Jersey.

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: $31,575

Outcomes

Graduated: 77%
First-year retention: 73%
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: 72%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 39%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

77%

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

Campus safety

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

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

$29,960

$30–48k

$32,637

$48–75k

$30,617

$75–110k

$34,310

$110k+

$34,187

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.

65%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,419

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 65% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,419. 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 179 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: 88°F
Winter low: 24°F
Annual rain: 48.7″
Annual snow: 21.4″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Plainfield, NJ US station (3.8 mi from campus).

What Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield graduates study — and earn

Precision Metal Working

104 grads$37k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$9k debt

104$37,249$48,015$9,429 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

78 grads$36k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$14k debt

78$35,905$47,664$13,560 Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

20 grads$42k 1 yr$55k 5 yr$12k debt

20$42,213$55,025$12,000

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.