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Lincoln Educational Services Re-Opens Nashville, TN 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\nWEST 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 Nashville, TN 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 local students and those nearing graduation who need the hands-on skills training to complete their education. On campus dormitories will re-open at a later date for out-of-area students. We will gradually transition to full scale operations as is practical and allowed.\"\nThe Company has approximately 784 students currently enrolled at its Nashville campus, located at 1524 Gallatin Avenue. Currently, 85% 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 Bob Butterworth, President of the Nashville 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 Nashville campus, formerly known as Nashville Auto-Diesel College (NADC) recently celebrated its 100th Anniversary. The school attracts students from around the country – even around the world – and on-campus career fairs attract some of the best-known companies to its campus to meet, interview, and recruit Lincoln Tech graduates. The Nashville campus has an amazing history of graduating successful technicians in...