Lincoln Tech Reviews

"I do not recommend this school to anyone. Why? Because they care more about payments than your education. I was receiving a lot of hype from the staff and my "Mentor" (By the way he somehow vanished when I began classes). Filled not only my ears but my parents ears with lies, very sad. This school will only dig you a deep whole and the craziest part is that they know their digging you that whole."

"I am writing this letter to address all the broken promises that the administration of Lincoln Tech gave me before I began my education there. They promised me a professional environment for me to learn and train as an HVAC technician. However, just a few days into my first class I felt like I was back in Middle School. Even though all the classroom rules and regulations were explained before class began none of them were enforced. Fellow students would routinely show up with their shirts untucked, wearing improper attire, they would play music and talk loudly during class, and generally be disruptive and childish throughout the day. Despite this, no real punishment would be levied upon them. The instructor either wouldn’t or couldn’t do anything about it. Wouldn’t because he/she just doesn’t care or couldn’t because the administration of Lincoln Tech bends over backwards to accommodate these disruptive students. It’s believed that the administration caters to them in order to keep them paying the tuition and thus make more money. If I tried to tell another student to be quiet, I would receive the middle finger, or a childish remark, or get whined and complained at. Everybody here is supposed to be adults but they act like children. I was promised that I would work with fully functioning equipment to learn how they are supposed to work and understand what systems I will be dealing with in the field. At best only half of the equipment was not broken, faulty, or just busted. At worst none of it was functioning as it should. In one class the equipment was patched up with cardboard and scotch tape. A few other students and I asked if we could repair the equipment but the instructor refused our request. With all the instructors Lincoln has on hand and with the amount of money we are paying for tuition it’s rather baffling how so much of the equipment is still in disrepair. Asking us to work like that is like asking a chef to practice cooking without a working stove. I was promised an on the job-type of experience, simulating actual employment. Instead I have to put up with lazy, uncaring, noisy, and immature classmates who by all rights, and by the actual policies and regulations set forth by the school, should have been kicked out before they finished half of the course. I was told that in the later months of my training only the students who really cared and were serious about their studies would be left. To my displeasure the lazy students are allowed make up any test or assignment that they missed even if they had no excuse for being late or missing school. They receive no real punishment for disorderly conduct. The administration seems to be only concerned with tuition money at the expense of their integrity as a school. I have asked to see someone from the administration about my complaints during a midcourse survey but have heard nothing from them. Every day that I have had to put up with unruly students has made me feel that my education has suffered as a result. I have to wait for the lazy students to catch up on class assignments that take me 30 minutes to complete but take them two hours because they sleep in class, or goof off. I can’t get back completed tests and quizzes right away because I have to wait for them to make it up. I believe that my training would have been smoother and faster if the administration of Lincoln Tech kept all the promises they made before we signed that first check. I chose Lincoln Tech because I thought that they have a good reputation and that I would have a better chance of entering a career in HVAC with the credentials that Lincoln offered. I understand if the economy makes it difficult for the school at this time, but I can’t understand why the atmosphere in the classes is so unruly even with some professors that are really quite good and care about teaching.Read Less"

"I am currently enrolled in welding for the 2015 2016 year I've been here three months and we have currently ran out of material for time I would not recommend going to the school for welding or anything The school is a complete joke They take you into the admissions office when you ask about the reviews online and they bring in a fake student and he tells you they are old fake reviews the schools 100 times better it is a complete lie you're not waste your time or your money at the school if you're going for a while then go to Wyota in Florida I will be transferring there within a month The School is a total jokeRead Less"

"Let me say.. They are a scam! I went in on Thursday.. They told me I could attend 1 week free and set me up a financial aid appt. the following Friday, I played along thinking everything was good. Went to class on Monday. Do my apt Friday. They tell me I will have to pay $800 a month out of pocket. So I declined it! I left thinking everything would be ok.. In May 2015... January 2016 comes around and my credit gets dinged for a loan I never pulled out. Mind u it's $1400 dollars... So unless u want to pay $1400 dollars for one week of school... Go for it! DO NOT fall for what I did and start school before knowing what your financial aid status is! They pulled my credit in September and November without me knowing. I'm in the process of figuring out if there is a way i can fix it. I doubt it since they hit me with a LOAN and not a collection account. I still don't know how they processed this "loan"Read Less"

"Ok. Be very vigilant when you come to Lincoln Tech. Ask all of the questions before you sign any paper. Now lets get to it. This school is a joke and is just stealing my money. I will be dropping out soon and go somewhere else. I expected better and more hands on labs, but you just get lecture through slide shows. The teachers are out to get you in anything stupid you can think about. Also you will feel like you back in high school. They tell you what to wear and how. You as a student have no saying in it. You are about to spend 20,000 dollars for education that you can do on your own if you buy the books. All we do is waste time most of the day. They do not have substitute teachers, so at times you have a teacher running 3 classes. Its really hard to believe, but its true. This is happening at the Edison Campus. Two weeks ago I complained to the Director of Education and nothing was done. there is not student counsel to watch over your business. My teacher had an emergency and had to leave, I understand an emergency. The teacher next door watched over the class and his own class, plus a third class of students, all in different mod. This happened around 12 noon. We had to take a quiz. The teacher made us wait an hour to take the quiz and I had to stay in class doing nothing after the quiz was done. You will have a lot of work on your own like 75% of the time. Think twicw before joining Lincoln Tech.Read Less"

"Id say it started off great and I loved it! but now im in my third mod and its ALOT of self teaching! I don't feel like im learning anything at all and I feel like im wasting my time and money =/ its like they'll tell you to go on a website and complete the work that's it! none of the instructors speak good English and if they do they speak way too fast! im just so on the fence of withdrawing myself from the program but at the same time I don't want to start all over elsewhere =/ oh and they treat you like highschoolers if you leave early for whatever reason you may have they will mark you absent for the day!Read Less"

"They did not help find employment. The school campus i went to ended up closing and is no longer in hamden. Wondering if thats why i cant find employment because they cant reach anyone i used as a reference. Bad. do not recomend. Go to stone academy!!!!"

"I am like everyone else read the reviews and thought it was people just being negative. But I should've listened this school is a joke it's so bad it should be considered fraud or theft because they just steal your money and give you nothing in return but a paper I know countless people have graduated top of class and are lube techs because additional training and ASE are required for anything else if I could give it -5 stars I would I have learned absolutely nothing I learned more in high school auto shop than this school and the whole hands on thing is BS the only thing your hands are on is your book I have been in the shop 4 times don't listen to the recruiter I know he's good at making you think it's the best think for you but it's not just please don't be like me listen to the reviews which are all almost negative YES the so called teachers have all been mechanics sorry I mean technicians as they say and are ASE certified but that doesn't mean they can teach there not teachers there technicians and when I asked to be showed another way because I didn't understand he couldn't help me why ?? Because that's how he done it his whole life in the field. It's frustrating to be $20,000+ in dept and get nothing from it this school needs to get its act together and go back to its old ways I hope I save someone from going threw the same trouble I didRead Less"

"Pleaseeee!!!!!!!! Don't goooo there! Look for a college! They don't care about your education. All thy want its your money! The school sucks! The financial help is insane. Pleaseeee pleaseeee ! Don't go to Lincoln tech. I regret going there! I can't go back in time. It's too late"

"Overall it was a good experience. I liked the small classrooms so you could get individual attention if you needed to. I did not like the long hours for the school day. We went Monday through friday from 9-5."

"I just want to give a fair warning To anyone who attends this school going into the business program. It is not worth your time or money. First of all they let go of the teacher that originally taught business and only business, so instead they have automotive, Diesel, welding, and body shop instructors teach the class instead. Don't see how that will benefit me when a Business class is taught by someone who isn't a business major. They encourage you to dress up in nice clothing and to be presentable in a business like manner but will give you a hard time are just send you home if you are not where work boots. Work boots are not presentable in this manner. If I was to go in for a job interview or if I was running a business I would not wear my oil soaked boots with a nice shirt and slacks. So that fact of the matter is that the instructors would rather waste your time and money just because you are not wearing your boots with business attire. I do not recommend the business program what so ever, for it is a waste of your precious time and money.Read Less"

"My review is somewhat of a disappointment to see and look at every review on all search engines in reference to my nephew going to the same school and which I did I do not no what happened throughout the years with the credibility of your school and the programs you offer but I talked him into changing careers in applying for your school as I did in the seventies it's truly unbelievable how all of these reviews are out there and you only respond to a handful of 5 star reviews your school should be ashamed of themselves your teachers your staff your faculty the owners these reviews are disheartening I will not agree on my nephew getting and receiving academics for a future career coming from your programs because all of these reviews cannot be wrong you should be cleaning house on your reputation and fixing these issues because its peoples futures you have in your hands with the academics they put in your hands to help themRead Less"

"Would never recommend ever. The worst place to attend they lie and will do anything to get you enroll and they will lie and say the career services department will find you a job if you enroll. I could of did better at Everest at less you work for 30 days."

"Not worth it! School has a horrible reputation which makes finding a job impossible. They completely mislead you when interviews. Instructors were drunk and just sent us home most of the time. Over priced and Sallie Mae loans will ruin you. Don't do it"

"Department head of the program is very unprofessional, changes grades, and the Dean covers her ass for it because they're sleeping together. there is absolutely no effort to stop any kind of bullying. I'm paying $22,000 to be treated like a child and learning nothing. I'm currently in the process of with drawing from the program."

"Terrrrrible school and value as an education! wait, attend a local community college or state school ,better education and value! attended this school in NJ, it was basically incredibly expensive, $25k + for less than an associates degree! "

"This is the worst school to go to I learned nothing this school promised me things we never did i believe most students in my class didn't learn slot they should put more effort into teaching us about computers and how to take them apart so if you want to pick a school pick another one"

"This was seriously the worst experience of my life. It was possibly the most unorganized place I have ever been to. I would not recommend this school to anyone. It felt like nobody knew what was going on at the school 90% of the time. The only reason I passed my courses was because they did not care enough to give out actual tests. I was allowed to use my books for all of it. This school is not what I consider a real school. They are just in it for the money. Its extremely expensive for what you actually get. DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL, PLEASE. Dealing with the financial-aid department was a NIGHTMARE. I am now 15k in the hole and feel like I got absolutely NOTHING out of this program. WASTE OF MONEY, GO TO A COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTEAD AND GET YOUR CERTIFICATES FROM THERE INSTEAD OF THESE CRAPPY 9 MONTH - 1 YEAR PROGRAMS!Read Less"

"I attended the LPN day program at Lincoln Technical Institute. I have to say that this indeed a great program to attend if you are looking for immediate job placement. As with any program, you get as much out if it as you put in. With that being said, be prepared to put in a few hours each day of self study. I was able to finish the program as class valedictorian, and couldn't be happier. After graduation, I landed a nursing job at a top/ivy league hospital in my area. I get a chance a to work with some of the leading surgeons in Orthopaedic medicine, and I am currently advancing my career to become a Physician's Assistant. So please, if you wish to enroll in this program, put in 110%.....you WILL be rewarded.Read Less"

"Constantly running out of materials for days on end when the school is expensive as it is waste of money They dont teach you the skills needed in order to work as an entry level welder 90 percent of the welding you do is on a flat piece of metal by a welding instructor who barely knows how to weld all their training methods are useless they brainwash you into believing that the people like us who talk bad about it didn't put in the effort it's all a lie I put in tons of effort took in all the information I could and still there was no useful shit to be learned. The only reason I gave the financial department a good rating is because they are real good at stealing your money i saw kids physically kept from entering class because of payments. Before I started going there I read some of these online forums and then decided I didn't believe all the neigh sayers. There are better schools out there do not waste your time with this one. Remember this is a for profit school and as long as there is money coming in they don't give a fuck about you or your careerRead Less"