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Lincoln Educational Services Re-Opens Grand Prairie, TX Campus
On-Site Instruction Resumes on a Limited Basis in Accordance with State & Local Guidelines WEST ORANGE, N.J., May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Educational
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[{"type":"text","content":"On-Site Instruction Resumes on a Limited Basis in Accordance with State & Local Guidelines\n\n\n WEST ORANGE, N.J., May 18, 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 has re-opened its Grand Prairie, TX campus and resumed on-site instruction on a limited basis.\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.\"\nThe Company has approximately 827 students currently enrolled at its Grand Prairie campus, located at 2915 Alouette Drive. Currently, 92% of those students are training for careers that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deems essential. \n\"We're very excited to welcome our students back to campus,\" says Mike Couling, President of the Grand Prairie campus. \"They have diligently kept up with their studies via distance learning, and they've shown an impressive commitment to their future career success. Their resiliency in the face of this adversity has been inspiring. And the dedication our instructors have shown in delivering course content through new platforms has been remarkable.\"\nThe campus is located in the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and specializes in career training in the Automotive and Skilled Trades industries. Leading employers like Hussmann have chosen the campus to provide partnership training programs that increase career opportunities for graduates, offering certificate, diploma, and degree-granting program options. On-campus career fairs attract some of the best-known companies to its campus to meet, interview, and recr...