unitid 163028 · Columbia, MD · private for-profit 2-year · city (midsize)
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia
- enrollment 2023
- 1,544
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private for-profit 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,258
93rd pctl among private for-profit 2-years
Pell share
56%
undergrads on Pell grants
41st pctl among private for-profit 2-years
completion
68%
finish within 150% time
56th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
sticker cost / yr
not reported
avg net price / yr
$34,306
after aid, aided students
90th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,683
after entry, Title IV students
62nd pctl among private for-profit 2-years
median grad debt
$11,250
52nd pctl among private for-profit 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $33,616 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private for-profit 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k45%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k11%
- 110k+10%
- Median family income
- $20,981
- First-generation students
- 55%
- In-state tuition & fees
- not reported
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 176 | $43,226 | $14,130 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 158 | $53,055 | $11,250 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 104 | $48,864 | $13,532 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 84 | $48,123 | $11,597 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 68 | $33,904 | $12,934 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 14 | $46,639 | $19,016 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 7 | — | $19,858 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.