Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton
For-profit College in Shelton, CT. Six-year graduation rate 55%. Median 10-year earnings $38,683.
Ten-year median earnings of $38,683 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 55%, meaning about two in five students who start do not finish. Median debt at graduation is $11,250, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.29 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 55%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention of 74% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 44% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 16:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,312 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay $38,548 a year on average after aid, a premium price that the earnings data has to justify. Net price varies modestly by income — $37,400 at $0–30k against $41,313 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 83% of students receive grant aid, averaging $3,869 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 79% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 492 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 | $37,400 |
| $30–48k | $38,816 |
| $48–75k | $39,195 |
| $75–110k | $39,944 |
| $110k+ | $41,313 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,038 of these 1,312 students, totalling $7,125,397 — an average of $6,865 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Naugatuck Valley Planning Region) — 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)