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Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park Data & Information Overview

10% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park Ranked?

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park Faculty

29 to 1 Student to Faculty
85% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park, this rate is 29 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park is 85%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  85 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park

72% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  72 out of 100
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Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park Undergraduate Student Diversity

944 Full-Time Undergraduates
86.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
35.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 944 full-time undergraduates at Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park.

How Much Does Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park Cost?

$13,435 Net Price
73% Take Out Loans
$34,796 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park is $13,435. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$12,878 $12,810 $12,657 $17,673 $18,711

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $8,699 a year. That adds up to $34,796 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park is 10.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park Graduates Make?

$35,265 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park make about $35,265 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 17% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park

Illinois State
944 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park is a private for-profit institution located in Melrose Park, Illinois. Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 8317 W North Avenue, Melrose Park, IL 60160-1605
Phone: 708-344-4700
Website: www.lincolntech.edu/campus/melrose-park-il

Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park Majors

2 Majors With Completions
137 Undergraduate Degrees
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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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