Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia

Columbia, MD · Private for-profit · www.lincolntech.edu/campus/columbia-md ↗

Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia is a private for-profit college in Columbia, Maryland, set in a midsize city. It mostly awards certificates and has 1,258 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians, Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, and Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
1,258
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$39,833
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$48,052
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$11,117
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $39,833 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $48,052, higher than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $11,117 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).