Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·lincolntech.edu/campus/nashville-tn

Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 68% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 967 students, and 1,424 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
68%
—
Total enrollment
967
peer median 547
Avg net price
$32,544
+$9.6k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
68%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

9.2pp gap
Pell recipients
65%427 of 657
Non-Pell (all)
74%204 of 275
Subsidized loan, no Pell
80%109 of 137
No Federal Aid
69%95 of 138

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$31,557
$30–48k$31,688
$48–75k$33,540
$75–110k$36,016
$110k+$36,937

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$32,544
+$9,618vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $22,927
Federal loans
65.3%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2009–10, 811 students received $1.4M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
811
AY 2009–10
Pell disbursed
$1.4M
$1,359,033 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’09

Loan volume by type · AY 2009–10

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 4,289 borrowers who entered repayment, 125 (2.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,289
Defaulted
125
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.1%
2017
11.0%
2018
11.3%
2019
2.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

41 total completions
01Mechanic
41100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
967
12-mo unduplicated
1,424
Undergraduate
1,424
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
91%1,295
Women
9%129

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.3%
Black
31.9%
Hispanic
13.3%
Two or more
5.5%
Unknown
0.9%
Asian
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.82
3 offenses · 1,062 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.951 yr ago2.82Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
2
Burglary
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
25.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
38

Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectLincoln College of Technology-Nashville
—Open admission967$32,544Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
North Central Institute
—Open admission61$17,566Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Universal Technical Institute-Orlando
—Open admission788$25,003Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
ITI Technical College
—Open admission555$20,850Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta
—Open admission538$30,801Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Advanced Technology Institute
—53.5%415$16,358Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Peer group median—53.5%547$22,927

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Explore the federal data for institutions in Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville's comparison group.

IPEDS

Campus network

Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.

IPEDS
Part ofLincoln College of Technology-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · Main campus
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Frequently asked questions about Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville.

What is the acceptance rate at Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville?

Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

What is the graduation rate at Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville?

At Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville, 68% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

How many students attend Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville?

Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville reports a total enrollment of 967 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville?

The average net price at Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville is $32,544 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville located?

Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville is located in Nashville, Tennessee 37206.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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