Lincoln Tech Reviews

"Wow where do I start? I attended the Mahwah campus in New Jersey for the EST program in 2006 and graduated 2007. At first I was very excited about the program and how I will be learning everything I needed know about electronics. Then I started to realize the truth just by attending the first few classes.The basic measurements class was a joke and served no real knowledge. Everything they taught can be learned through a book or through a web page. Also I have come to realize that they let anyone into their program just by telling how the students behaved and did academcially. I myself was never very good at mathematics but when I know how to add 3/4 + 1/2 and the rest of the class is going into a deep discussion on how to arrive at the answer, there is something wrong.The electronics classes were no better. When it came into basic electronic theory, I think high school tech classes taught more. All they taught for two months was how to add resistors in series and parallel. Then maybe we did one or two examples with capacitors. Also, they were initially uncharged so if you were to ask an LT graduate what a the total voltage is for capacitors in series or the total current for inductors in parallel with some charge on it they will look at you and go "huh, no you can't do that" or "ummmm we never learned that".I actually remember an instance where the teacher asked all of the students (these include also student who were repeated the course)to check the current going through a strobe light. None could do it with theory and three did it with a meter. Isn't that sad? If this was actually top notch education, then it would be reflected by the performance and competence of the students who are about to graduate. Everything I knew in electronics was already known when it was taught by the school. I think that all these courses were based off of Wikipedia articles---- Oh no, wait, Wikipedia IS A BETTER EDUCATION COMPARED TO THIS SCHOOL!!! What is also bad is the tests. They are all memorization, nothing practical for the real world; only memorize the "highlights" and you will pass just fine. I remember another time when the final was coming up and the teachers did not teach AC electricity to us. So, to make them look good (or bad based on your perspective), they just said only do half of the test and they will later verbally tell the answers for the AC electricity questions. Yes Mr. Prospective Student or Mr. Employer reviewing this particular school at this particular campus, this is really what happens. Go ahead, give your applicant a basic test on this stuff. They will most likely fail or barely pass. On occasion you will get the dedicated student who does superior but this is only because it is because of them and not the school's education.I am glad to see that people feel the same way as I do about the terrible quality of this school. I feel like this is a crime and should be punished accordingly.Think I am just some Joe-Shmo that did terrible and could not find a job and am blaming it on LT? Nope, let me prove it to you. After LT I decided to go to college and pursue Electrical Engineering. Finally after hard work at a community college, I am now in New Jersey Institute of Technology. I am now proficient in Calculus I, II, and III as well as Physics I, II, and III; I now know what Lincoln was SUPPOSED to be. I have just completed my first electronics course and boy what a difference from the LT course. Everything on basic electrical theory taught in LT is told in the first 2 weeks at NJIT as well as many other colleges. This made me realize even more how much of a joke that LT was. This is not because I am a engineering major and comparing it to a technician's curriculum and do not know any better. The curriculum for electronic technician at NJIT and other colleges are still harder and more informative than LT.People who managed to read this far, I am begging you, DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL!! You are better off going to a community college that is cheaper and will give you the education you deserve!I wish I had known better and did not waste my time and money in this school. Maybe I will open up some shack, charge people lots of money and promise them education. Then only to lie to them and run off with my profit.Read Less"

"I wish I would of done my homework before signing my life away!!! total waste of time and money!!!anyone can be a teacher!!I should of took an online course for all this self teaching!!very very unprofessional! everything about it is terrible.My classmates do nothing but talk loud the whole time and the teacher has no control and it's hard to pay attention like that!!all that talk in the beginning about dress code and unprofessionalism leads to points taken off what a joke blow smoke somewhere else!!!all I have to say is if you want to throw money out the window I could use some!!!Read Less"

"I started attending this school in April 08, and have regretted it. They wouldn't stick with a curriculum, lied to me about being accredited (they were not) continuously, saying it was a paperwork error on the part of the state and that they had actually been approved. That alone cost me over $10,000 in education funds I would have been entitled to through the G.I. bill. I notified them six months ago that I would be moving due to military orders and would need to transfer schools. Everyone from both schoools (one in Maryland, one in Texas) said everything was arranged and that everything was fine. When I arrived I found out that some of my classes didn't transfer over and that instead of 1 month of schooling left to achieve an Associate's in Applied Sciences (automotive technology) I had 3 months left. Still, no other issues, so I was willing to go the extra two months, but suddenly the Maryland school claims I still owe them over $2000 even though my account was paid in full when I left. The Texas school is now saying that on top of that I will owe them $4200, and that the entire amount (previous balance plus new balance) has to be paid in order to attend school. I have no issue with paying for what I receive, but charging people for services not received, pulling a bait and switch on them, and other deceptive practices seems to be the rule rather than the exception. The equipment we had was poor. At least 50% of the time we had to "simulate" learning how to do something because the school's equipment was broken. They're charging each student through the nose then not applying any of the funds to actual equipment for the school. They also don't prepare you for the certification exams for the field. I was the top student in my class and was careful to attend every day and focus entirely on school, but I have yet to pass a single certification test because half the material wasn't covered in class. Avoid this school! They'll take your money and bill you for more than you agreed to, but won't give you anything useful in return.Read Less"

"I attended the E.S.T program in Melrose Park, IL. I graduated with a 3.8 G.P.A and 98% attendance. The “School” is vary small, not well kept, and extremely over crowded. Two of my ten teachers were vary knowledgeable and seemed eager to teach us something. The other 8 did not know what they were talking about or how to teach what they were intended to. I was there every day early and ready to learn and I walked away knowing nothing about electronics that I didn’t know before. Most employers see graduating from Lincoln as a bad thing. I am still tiring but have little faith in finding a job in this career. Like I said in the title the 16 months I attended LT, I feel, was a complete waste of my time and money. I would not recommend to any one. I think sighing up to Lincoln Tech is one of the biggest mistakes I have ever made. Read Less"

"I was a student from the lt campus in edison nj and i honestly have mixed reviews to give about this school. The first complaint i have is the externship site they put me at. It was a very small doctors office. I could tell right from the interview this place was not gonna be so great. I gave it a try of course because i needed to. The first day was horrible, the doctor started asking questions to the supervisor as to why i was there and how they werent supposed to take any externs anymore. The supervisor then explains that theyve had many bad experiences from students coming from LT. Later on in the week the girl training me kept getting annoyed at me because of questions i kept asking. Obviously i have to ask im a newbie. The ppl expected me to know how to do everything on my own. Charting, & putting pts into the data software on the computer, & also doing recalls/appts, now i didnt know how to really do this due to the skool giving us only 2 days of the computer class. Also when i had that class the teacher didnt stay in the class because she was covering another class. But as i was saying about the externship, i spoke to my coordinator about switching and told her i had other sites. She kept telling me to stick it out at this place that the places i found would be too long of a process and she just kept giving excuses. I explained how i was mistreated at this place & how i felt that i couldnt ask questions to learn properly. She still insisted i stayed so i went with my instinct and stopped going to that site & decided to go somewhere. Now shes saying i might be dropped out of school if i dont find a site soon enough. I can go back in & finish but she says ill owe more money. She also failed to tell me herself when she called this site they avoided her for a week and a half & that when she finally got in contact with them she had to convince them to take me in. I feel that she should have put me in a place that was WILLING to train me. Also i heard from many ppl that finished everything & were great workers & students that after they werent hired at their site they couldnt find a job and that the school didnt really help them find jobs after them specifically saying that they would help. The only good thing i have to say that for the most part the curriculum was good (minus the computer class) & most of the teachers were good (at least the ones i had). So if u do decide to come here look for your own externship site.Read Less"

"I graduated in oct 2009, with a gpa of 4.0 and perfect attendance in pharmacy tech course. Companies do not reconize lincoln tech as training or experience. You do not need training to work in the pharmacy as I found out by talking to pharmacist. The pharmacies hire from within their store employees. This school will leave you flat and they have no contacts with any pharmacy at all. You will end up paying thousands of dollars for absoluty nothing. They have no curriculm and do not teach you the things a pharmacy is looking for. Computer skills mean a lot and the school does not teach them. I have been looking for a job for 5 months now. and had no help from the school. What they call career services is they look up on the internet and tell you that places are hiring, but the places are looking for an average of 3-5 years experience. I've had a teacher put stars on my test. What is this, kindergarten? The externship co-ordinator is a joke. You have to hassle him to get an externship and he is never there. I don't blame the teachers because it's a job to them. I am going to get in touch with a lawyer to see if I can get off this loan to take real classes at a real college. I am hoping to get feed-back from an administrator at the school to debate with me on this. If they dare! I will have a lot more to say. Also I am looking hard to get a job and I do have a positive attitude. So this just ain't written by someone who didn't like school, I had fun learning and enjoyed the classes. but it does not mean nothing in the real world.Read Less"

"I attended this school because I was hoping to make a better future for myself and my family...what a joke!!!During my short time enrolled in the school, I maintained a 4.0 GPA and sat on the Dean's list. One month into the program, the school decided to change our schedule and class start time moved to an hour later. I was working full time third shift at the time, but they didn't seem to care that I wouldn't be getting much sleep. The teachers didn't want to get up so early. Halfway through the program, I suffered a miscarriage and dropped out of the school due to severe depression. For some reason, however, they decided to charge me for the full program and accepted the second part of my student loan, even though I dropped out before it was due.My income tax refund this year was intercepted to pay for a loan for an education and supplies that I never received. Is this fair?? I don't think so. I'm going to dispute the loan and make sure that the school refunds both the government and myself for what they've taken.I'm a mother who is working incredibly hard to try to take care of her family. This is just one more slap in the face. Thanks, Lincoln Tech for being uncaring, unfeeling, and greedy. I hope you can live with yourselves.And as for the representative who so eloquently spoke on the school's behalf... when will you get off your high horse telling people how to live their lives?? We're just a paycheck to you. Nothing more.Read Less"

"I enrolled in this school for the Medical Assisting Certificate Program in Sept 09. I had read reviews for this school before I enrolled and even though 95% of them were negative, I enrolled anyway. I figured the people who wrote the reviews were just not applying themselves, or were slacking where I would not. WRONG. This school is a joke. Most of the "teachers" are underqualified, and disorganized. I am in the night course, so mondays and tuesdays we have one teacher, and wednesdays and thursdays we have another. The teachers do not communicate with one another which results in confusion, and stress for the students come test time. Also, the teachers are either scared to speak up to the students when they are being disruptive, or they treat everyone like toddlers. Most of the class each night is wasted on the teachers trying to throw together a lesson plan at the last second, and break times. I would estimate that I only get an actual education 20% of the 4 hours I am in the classroom. I have had 3 "teachers" so far that cannot properly pronounce medical terms, and a few who can not even pronounce the word "characteristics". When you try to communicate issues to the administration, they make excuses, and most of the time nothing gets handled.. they just give people extra grade points to shut them up. I was actually taught to take blood pressure (the main skill I will need in my field) incorrectly, and was not even aware of it until the instructor quit, and our substitute happened to notice that everyone in our class was looking in the wrong place for the artery. I am currently in my 4th class, and have an A average, but I feel like it doesnt mean anything because any person can go into the office and whine for a few minutes and they will actually change that persons grade to make them happy. I have earned my grade, and make an appearance and effort religiously.. but there are several people in my class who have missed more than half of a course at a time, and still have a grade close to my own. I regret going against my better instincts, and enrolling here. Even employers will tell you that this school is a joke, and they will not hire graduates from Lincoln Tech. They will pass anyone. I guess that's good for some people who want to get through life with no effort, but not for a woman in her late twenties like myself who needs to walk out of this with a career on her belt. If I even save ONE person from enrolling in this school, then I will have done a good thing.. I know it takes longer, but GO TO A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. I was sold on this school because I was told I would have my degree within 12 months.. but the truth is that most of the people who have finished their courses are STILL waiting for their externship MONTHS later so that they may graduate. The worst thing is that I now have $15,000 in loans, and 4 months invested in this school.. so I have no choice but to finish. Save yourselves the time and money.. seriously.Read Less"

"Listen: if you want a career in the automotive field and you are thinking about attending this school, please rethink and do your research first. This school is way too over priced 1st off. And they dont even teach you how 2 change parts - you dont get ANY TIME 2 WORK ON CARS WHATSOEVER!!! They lied 2 me, told me that that i was going 2 learn how 2 fix cars. But that certificate u get at graduation isnt worth anything. I was 17 when i was misled into going 2 this school. They didnt even tell me i needed a license 2 be a mechanic. A $17000 mistake when i could have just went 2 Pepboys and got hired 4 free... DONT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE AS ME BE SMARTER.Read Less"

"In my class most of the students did not show up for class and there was a lot of cheating going on. Most of the students never even opened a book and were there so they could keep collecting unemplyment. The teacher was expected to pass all students no matter what. Not fair to those of us that did study."

"I attended this school with the promise that i would be able to receive an associated degree. What a trap! I did get certified as an Electronics Systems Tech, but I wanted to obtain a higher education than just being a tech. What happened was that the school did not offer me an associated. They said other locations did offer the assoc. degree, unfortunately this one did not. Just a certificate. When I tried sending my Lincoln College transcript to a different college, none of the classes I took are college credits. I had to start from scratch. Which meant more MONEY! Luckily, I managed to take my loses and attended a school where I then received an associates in applied science in Electronic Engineering. I also have found a great job and I'm currently pursuing a BAEE.Read Less"

"I attended Lincoln college of Technology in July/2009. I was enrolled in the medical field and thought that it would be a very good learning enviornment...but i was wrong. The Admissions People only care about getting you into their school, the teaching is way too fast and doesn't cover all of the material, just part of it. If i'm paying for my education, why cant I get my moneys worth? Lincoln College of Teechnology (in West Palm Beach) is a waste of time and money as far as I'm concerned. In my opinon, it is just a pretty picture painted to lure you into their school for the first two to three weeks then thats when you realize that you're not really learning anything besides basic stuff that you could learn online by searching Google or Youtube. It's a trap! And besides, online, on their webbsite, they offer programs that aren't even available at the campus anymore such as massage therapy and interior design. So people get excited and go into the office thinking they will be able to be a massage therapist and get tricked into wasting their thime going there just to realize they dont have tha program anymore (and gasoline isn't cheap these days). I would never recommend this College to ANYONE! Read Less"

"this is a horrible school. i've been thrown of this school because of fighting some other student. i was the victim. how because of stupid board meeting verdict kicked out or not. in every classes instructor just showing shortcut notes and picture, classroom too horrible, main-shop too nasty. school shop car are new but they wont let us how to fix hybrid car. cafeteria serving us left over pizza, subway sandwich and over price snacks and same as the vending truck, school transportation not accurately giving us an old coach bus. parking lot is limited but you have to walk all the way in the back. the instructor there a very lazy they just walk in take the attendance and pass the class adn the worst of all if you finish a 6 month program or a 1 year they wont give you a job but if you stay in school for the last 2 month of class they'll giving an internship. "IM GIVING THIS NO RATING". i guarantee just go to college or its up to you go other trade school still the same we giving you advice its your choice were positive %100 Read Less"

"It saddens me to see those bad reviews. I attend in Indianapolis and this school is awesome! They have an acceptance test so those who can not afford or have time to take the GED test can take the acceptance test and qualify for schooling. Also they provide all the information needed about grants and financial aid and whatnot. Since I was a stay at home mom and had no income the past year I am fully approved for grants that will pay for all my schooling and supplies. My husband is currently going for EST and he qualified for one grant and a great financial aid assistance. The Administrators listen to your needs and concerns and do everything in their power to help you out. The admissions representative was just awesome.I don't know how else to describe her except awesome.They also understand that I have 3 daughters 5 and under to take care of all day and my husband works all day as well so they worked out a schedule to where we could both attend and still be able to take care of our normal responsibilities as we did before. I would recommend this school to anyone and everyone and I have to my little brother and he is currently enrolled and awaiting to attend his first class there as well.Read Less"

"Let me first start out by saying that I am an admissions rep at Lincoln Tech. I see your posts about not being able to find a job, bad teachers, etc. I find it hard to believe that some of you do not take a good hard look in the mirror because I have many former students who have great jobs and constantly refer family and friends back to Lincoln. It is no surprise when looking at the way you write these posts with your bad grammar and etiquite that you either do not have a job or find that the instructors made it "hard" to pass. Do you really think that just because you come to class that you will be given a passing grade? Or maybe you think we want to put poor graduates into the industry to be a bad representation of Lincoln. Most of the students who want to come to school don't even know what a medical professional is or does, so when you get into the program you think life is like it is on tv when it isn't. So please understand that you will get what you put in and you will get somewhere in life if you truly want it. Don't expect a handout or an easy "A". Ask for help creating a resume, doing mock interviews,for advice on appearance and for god's sake google interview questions so that you are prepared for job interviews, I don't know doesn't fly too well.Read Less"

"I am in my first module at LTI Lincoln, and although there are several immature people that like to waste the classtime by complaining about the grade the teacher gave them, or arguing about the absence policies.. I feel like I am getting the education I paid for so far. It is completely annoying how many of the students act like they are in elementary school instead of college... but there will always be people in the world that you wouldn't chose to be in the same room with, and it's part of life to deal with it. As long as you're willing to rise above the high school drama that goes on in this school, i would recommend it.Read Less"

"I graduated from the pharm tech program and it was a wasre of time, energy, and money. Now its 16 months since i been done and still no firm job offers. I was the top student in the program too. Talked to the executive director and he told be students with c averages even have jobs. I been trying for a month now to get a refund. I have even contacted the head of LincolnEdService."

"I am currently attending LTI in Allentown, PA. I am scheduled to graduate in June, but leave for my internship in February. So far my experiences here have been great. I have learned so much and enjoy all of my teachers. My classmates are very friendly and although I am a man entering a woman's world, they make me feel very welcomed."

"I AGREE WITH E. REVIEW. YOU HAVE TO BE READY TO STUDY. THE COURSE WORK IS TOUGH AND CHALLENGING. YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO STUDY ON A NIGHTLY BASIS AND DO THE WORK OR YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT. THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS YOU ARE GRADED ON AND MULTPLE TESTS PER WEEK. THE TEACHER'S ARE THERE READY TO HELP BUT YOU NEED TO SEEK IT IF YOU WANT IT. I DO FEEL SO MUCH SMARTER AND MORE PROFESSIONAL SINCE BEING THERE. I AM STILL THERE AND WILL GRADUATE IN THE SPRING. I ALSO AGREE WITH ENRIQUE THAT IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND IMMATURE, FORGET IT. YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT. FOR EXAMPLE, KIDS FALL ASLEEP IN CLASS OR DON'T SHOW UP AT ALL. THE LEARNING TOOLS ARE SO HELPFUL BUT AGAIN, YOU NEED TO USE THEM! IT'S ALOT OF MONEY BUT SO FAR FOR ME, WORTH EVERY PENNY!Read Less"

"I thought the school was great and very helpful...however I ended up in the yachting industry which they did not mention was available?Become a diesel mechanic and check out the boating industry. We need all the good people we can get."