Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has announced two major advances as part of its strategic growth plan. The first is an expansion into a new market with the leasing of a facility in Houston, TX, the country?s fourth larger employment market. The second is the completion of a lease agreement for the relocation of the Nashville, TN campus.

Both facilities will provide industry-supported career training programs to help prepare students for careers in some of the country?s fastest-growing hands-on fields while continuing Lincoln?s efforts to solve the skills gap faced by so many American companies. These announcements come as Lincoln nears the buildout completion of its new campus in Atlanta, GA, which is scheduled to begin instruction in the first half of 2024, as well as the recently announced facility purchase to relocate its Philadelphia, PA campus to a larger facility in Levittown, PA in the first half of 2025. The Houston campus will be the second Lincoln Tech school in Texas; the Company has operated its campus in Grand Prairie since 1966.

The new campus will feature an approximately 100,000 square foot training center, offering career opportunities in the auto, diesel, welding, HVAC and electrical and electronic fields. The U.S. Department of Labor?s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects 2.4 million jobs will become available nationwide in these industries by 2032, with over 290,000 of those jobs projected specifically in Texas*. The state also projects growth of better than 20% in the HVAC, welding and electrical fields ?

which are among the higher projected growth rates nationwide. The new campus will be situated near I-45, just minutes from I-69 and in the heart of one of Houston?s busiest commercial corridors ? strategically located for both student convenience and maximum exposure to area hiring managers.

The new Nashville campus will have over 120,000 square feet which will enable Lincoln to expand the skilled trades training offered with the addition of electrical and HVAC programs while keeping existing programs in automotive, diesel, heavy equipment, collision repair and welding. The BLS projects more than 2.9 million positions to open in these fields nationwide by 2032. The new campus will also include space to house various partnership training programs beginning with the specialized Peterbilt diesel program as part of Lincoln?s relationship with the trucking giant.

To support students? career training goals, the campus will contain real-world auto, diesel and heavy equipment bays, on-site collision shops, and a series of individual welding booths. The current campus location will continue to be fully operational to ensure seamless relocation in the first half of 2025.