Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain

New Britain, CT · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$341,420 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

Modeled economic break-even
−109%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,154Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$341,420at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$312,9600
2
4
6
8
−$341,42010
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$33,240
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$38,080
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$33,240Average net price / year
$38,080Cost of attendance
$42,154Median earnings · year 5 after completion
64.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
928Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

42thEarnings percentile
59thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$35,491Year 1
$47,136Year 4
$42,154Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$60,1272Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,6313Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Associate's Degree$54,6244Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,9205Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,7606Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$52,7457Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,3648Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,285

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in CT

Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Shelton, CT

Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton

Annual net price
$38,521
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,154
Modeled 10-year ROI
-109%
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East Windsor, CT

Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor

Annual net price
$27,006
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,154
Modeled 10-year ROI
-110%
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Hamden, CT

Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden

Annual net price
$20,549
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,857
Modeled 10-year ROI
-120%
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Bridgeport, CT

Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport

Annual net price
$30,086
Observed earnings · year 5
$30,122
Modeled 10-year ROI
-150%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$60,127$18,610
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,631$19,250
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's Degree$54,624$19,858
Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,920$11,250
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,760$13,532
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$52,745$19,016
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,364$11,597
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,285$14,130
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$48,448$17,017
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,586Not available
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,522$12,934
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,153$11,237

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.