WEST ORANGE, N.J., Feb. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC), a national leader in specialized technical training and a driving force in turning students' passions into professional success, is proud to announce their selection as winner in three categories of Higher Ed Marketing's 2014 Education Digital Marketing Awards. Lincoln was the Gold Medal award recipient in several categories while also earning two Silver Medals for its efforts.

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"We take pride in the quality of our digital marketing efforts, and we believe in the impact it can have on our business as we continue to lead the way in offering quality career training programs," says Lincoln's Executive Vice President and CMO Piper Jameson. "We're communicating the benefits of a 21(st)-century vocational education across channels that fully engage and resonate with our audience. Lincoln schools succeed when our students succeed--and with our digital marketing efforts we are driving more students to discover the resources to make it happen."

Lincoln's awards included:


    --  Streaming/On-Demand Content: Gold Medal for the "Hot Rod Garage" video
        series, produced in conjunction with Motor Trend.
    --  Admissions Website: Gold Medal for Lincoln's microsite.
    --  Blog Site: Gold Medal for the "LINC to Success" Blog at
        lincolnedu.com/news.
    --  Online Publications: Gold Medal for its Automotive Technology
        E=Brochure.
    --  Institutional Website: Silver Medal for Lincolnedu.com.
    --  Digital Video: Silver Medal for Lincoln's YouTube Channel at
        youtube.com/lincolneducational.

A complete list of the awards can be found at educationdigitalmarketingawards.com.

About Lincoln Educational Services Corporation

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a leading provider of diversified career-oriented post-secondary education. Lincoln offers recent high school graduates and working adults career-oriented programs in five principal areas of study: automotive technology, health sciences, skilled trades, business and information technology and hospitality services. Lincoln has provided the workforce with skilled technicians since its inception in 1946.

Lincoln currently operates 31 campuses in 15 states under four brands: Lincoln Technical Institute and Lincoln College of Technology (known as Lincoln Tech), Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences, and Lincoln College of New England. Lincoln also operates Lincoln Culinary Institutes in the states of Connecticut, Maryland and Florida.

For more information, go to lincolntech.edu.

Contact Information

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
Piper Jameson
973-736-9340
pjameson@lincolnedu.com

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