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Lincoln Educational Services Re-Opens Allentown, PA Campus
On-Site Instruction Resumes on a Limited Basis in Accordance with State & Local Guidelines WEST ORANGE, N.J., June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln
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[{"type":"text","content":"On-Site Instruction Resumes on a Limited Basis in Accordance with State & Local Guidelines\n\n\nWEST ORANGE, N.J., June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC), a national leader in specialized technical training, including automotive technology, the skilled trades, healthcare, IT, culinary, and cosmetology, today announced that it is re-opening its Allentown, PA campus and resuming on-site instruction on a limited basis beginning Thursday, June 11th.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"On March 17th, in accordance with local and federal guidelines, we transitioned our campus' classroom instruction to remote, distance learning due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,\" commented Scott Shaw, Lincoln Tech's President and Chief Executive Officer. \"We have worked closely with our regulators and local authorities to develop a re-opening plan with our primary objective being the health and safety of our students and staff. Initially we will be bringing back students in select programs and those nearing graduation who need the hands-on skills training to complete their education. We will gradually transition to full scale operations as is practical and allowed.\"\nLincoln currently has 304 students enrolled at its Allentown campus, located at 5151 Tilghman Street. Over 84% of those students are training for careers that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deems essential. \n\"Our students, faculty, and staff have inspired us in how they handled the transition to remote learning this spring,\" says Angela Reppert, President of the Allentown campus. \"Initially we will be bringing back those students who need the hands-on skills training to complete their education. We look forward to welcoming them back to campus so they can finish building the skills they need to enter the Lehigh Valley workforce.\"\nThe campus has been a mainstay in Allentown for more than 70 years. Certificate, diploma, and degree-granting program options are available, and on-campus career fairs attract some of the area's best-known companies to its campus to meet, interview, and recruit Lincoln Tech graduates. \nThe Allentown campus has an amazing history of graduating successful technicians in programs such as:\nComputer and Network Support Technician – Almost 10,000 entry-level I.T. professionals are projected to be...