WEST ORANGE, N.J., Feb. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC), a national leader in specialized technical training, has been named a STEM Jobs(SM) Approved College for 2015 by Victory Media. For nearly 70 years, Lincoln has been a leading provider of technical training, and its schools have helped launch thousands of careers in STEM- (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related fields during that time.

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"What's unique about Lincoln schools is the range of career options available to students through our training programs," says Shaun McAlmont, Lincoln's CEO. "We are the only group of schools in the country to prepare students for careers in five growing STEM-based fields: Automotive Technology, Healthcare, Information Technology, Skilled Trades, and Hospitality Services. A Lincoln education can help students overcome the technical skills gap that exists in America's most important industries."

Victory Media is the leader in successfully connecting individuals with education and career opportunities, and creator of STEM Jobs media, education and career resources for students interested in science, technology, engineering and math. The 2015 STEM Jobs Approved Colleges inaugural list is the first of its kind to rate universities, colleges, community colleges and trade schools on their responsiveness and relevance to high demand, high growth STEM occupations.

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 lincolnedu.com.

Contact Information

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
Piper Jameson
pjameson@lincolnedu.com

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