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Lincoln Educational Services Re-Opens Melrose Park, IL Campus
On-Site Instruction Resumes on a Limited Basis in Accordance with State & Local Guidelines WEST ORANGE, N.J., June 8, 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\nWEST ORANGE, N.J., June 8, 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 Melrose Park, IL campus and resumed on-site instruction on a limited basis. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nMedical Assistant career training programs will resume on campus beginning Monday, June 8th, while programs for the automotive, collision repair, electrical, and welding fields will open the following Monday, June 15th. The welding certificate program is being offered at the campus for the first time.\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 has 557 students currently enrolled at its Melrose Park campus, located just outside of Chicago, at 8317 W. North Avenue. Currently, nearly 89% of those students are training for careers that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deems essential. \n\"Student safety, along with the health and safety of their families, our faculty and staff, is of utmost importance during this time,\" says Karen Clark, President of the Melrose Park campus. \"It is a proud moment for all of us at Lincoln Tech to be able to welcome our students back to campus, especially at a time when the nation's healthcare workforce needs reinforcements. We're also glad to be able to begin instruction of the new, long-awaited Welding program later this month.\"\nThe campus has been a mainstay in Illinois for almost 120 years, dating back to its founding as Greer College of Automotive En...