Lincoln College
of Technology-Grand Prairie
For-profit College in Grand Prairie, TX. Six-year graduation rate 73%. Median 10-year earnings $46,396.
Students who entered Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie land at a median of $46,396 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. 73% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $11,730.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
73% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. First-year retention is 70% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 19:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. Being a for-profit two-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. With 2,138 undergraduates, the school sits in the middle of the size distribution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,138 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay $33,773 a year on average after aid, a premium price that the earnings data has to justify. Income makes less difference than usual: $32,373 at $0–30k, $37,757 at $110k+. 81% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,238 — common but not automatic. Borrowing is widespread: 68% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,279 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $32,373 |
| $30–48k | $32,505 |
| $48–75k | $34,098 |
| $75–110k | $36,433 |
| $110k+ | $37,757 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,452 of these 2,138 students, totalling $12,230,168 — an average of $8,423 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Tarrant County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)