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Their classes are catered to those that are either uneducated, single parents, or have barriers of one kind or another and don't feel that they fit into at a more traditional college setting. Staff and faculty are caring. However, many students are unprofessional and talk during classes, and there is a regular stream of staff that are being fired and laid off. There are a lot of students that have their lives changed by going to Lincoln for the better. These students make the job extremely rewarding..to help someone better their lives. But there are a lot of students that are there to collect government loans for room and board and have no intention of making the most of their educations at Lincoln. These students are the ones that make Lincoln a difficult place. Still, Lincoln caters to these students, knowing that they make the company money.

Lincoln has a tough corporate environment, as well. I became aware of a student who took a class at Lincoln and earned a 99% in that class. However, the corporate office just plain revoked access to her transcripts after she had finished her class because they apparantly became angry at her family member that worked there.. for totally unrelated reasons. That is one example of how I think the corporate environment is insensitive and lacks integrity for students and staff alike...at unexpected moments. Another time, a favorite staff member was fired at the direction of the corporate office, after giving their notice so they could move to another state due to the transfer of their military spouse. This type of activity is normal at Lincoln due to insensitivity of the corporation to individuals at their institutions. Morale of workers, therefore, seems generally low.

However, pay and benefits are above average from what the employees report. And with the steady stream of firings and lay offs, there are a lot of jobs open in which to advance. There are day and evening positions and people may or may not have flexibility with their hours of work, as well.

Some how there are those that are out there that somehow believe that Lincolns enrollments will bounce back in 2012...Well lets take a look at this...As of right now the admissions reps of Lincoln feel as if the are being hosed...With there income being cut as much as 25% the seasoned Reps are looking elsewhere...Case in point at NADC alone 3 Reps quit this last month with another 8 looking at leaving in the next few months. This schools reps are a collection of seasoned ex military people that have established themselves in their communities. Lincoln has now decided to move their pay adjustments back to July...Why because if the Reps are not satisfied then they will jump ship and possibly take their students with them...Soooo if they announce it in July then many/most of the students have already started. Enrollements are down because Lincoln has implemented changes in pay, application fees, and have not given their Reps any feedback on what is going on...Reps feel as if they are being paid a smaller salary compared to their comp (UTI, WyoTech) this was balanced with the old expense pay now they have removed that pay and not given any adjustment to pay. They pay .48 per mile which is not close to what the old expense plan was...On top of that it lags behind the Comp. They have increased application fee by $75. This eliminates many students from applying. Many of these students not only started in years past but finished. Lincoln preaches providing a student an avenue to their dreams...They have priced themselves out of the clientele that made them the school system they are...Now mix in the fact that their Reps are very unhappy and you have a recipe for disaster. This will not be a one year fix...If they hose the Reps expect this to affect the message the intesity and desire of the Reps and the reputation of the school. Hold on because this is going to be a mess for a while!

As a National Admissions Representative I had the pleasure of working with a diverse team of individuals that each possessed a strong ambition for success. Further, I enjoyed having the pleasure of meeting hundreds of prospective students over the phone that had a strong desire to improve their future by attending a post-secondary college in a variety of states. Though the industry of College Admissions should be revered as a rewarding and productive career, I found that my experience had been dampened by the job function that was created by this company. The environment created a non-human base of interaction with the students by limiting the amount of personal interaction to only those that could present the most urgency to attend school.
I often felt as though I was in a high-pressure sales position, not an educational guidance or counseling position. The company lacked uniform procedures and organization of their programs, which made it difficult to believe in the product, and the overall intention of providing the level of education to the students. There were, however, very promising aspects to each program, but little ambition, it seemed, from the companies highest level executives to focus on improving the short-comings.  
The training was minimal and the procedures changed frequently, sometimes within days of the previous adjustments. No two campuses that I enrolled students into had the same process for getting a student prepared when it came to the enrollment procedure, and often the responsibility of other departments was pressed onto another to try and expedite securing an applicant.

Lincoln Technical Institute is  Proprietary School that has a proven track record of success in training and placing graduates in various technical Careers for 67 years.

The Admissions team usually works a 10 to 12 hour day five to six days a week starting at 8:30 AM.  An Admissions Representative's day consists of calling prospective students, setting appointments, interviewing, enrollment and follow up so students can make a smooth and successful transition into school. Also as a school Government & Training Representative, I develop relationships with Department Of Labor Agencies who help fund students who qualify for financial assistance.

In my time at Lincoln Tech, Communication skills, Customer Service Skills and a good work ethic were stressed. Management is very supportive at improving skills, updating needed information and encouraging the admissions team to be successful on a consistent basis. My co workers were very supportive as well as talented and aware of the team concept.

I would say the hardest part of the job is keeping prioritized since dealing with students and school needs and responding to Department of Labor Agency Counselors will always be a part of a typical day. The most enjoyable part of the job is seeing students that you enrolled successfully complete the program and go on to be successful in their careers. Seeing it through from beginning to end is very satisfying and you, your co workers and your family share in accomplishing your goals.

This was by far one of the worst experiences I have had at an institution. The administration at the Columbia Maryland campus needs leadership training. The leadership has a lack of direction. They have no overall direction of the College, where they have been, where they would like to go, no understanding of how they will get there, no set goals, or how they will stay afloat.  They withhold information and even lie about different things, both relevant and irrelevant to your job. Due to their lack of direction, they lack authority, dancing around making decisions fostering inefficient processes and hindering growth. They also do not listen. They have incompetent leaders in leadership positions. The leadership team consists of people who have never held leadership positions, never supervised, some never even worked at a college before, leading areas blindly. They do not know industry standards and are disconnected from the real world. They will not ask questions, and when they do, they overtalk you, disregard what you have shared, contradict any input offered, and frequently themselves. Turnover is extremely high. Within 6 months, they exhausted 12 instructors in the department I was a part of. There is an enormous disconnect between administration, staff, and instructors, leaving the students to suffer ultimately. The atmosphere is uncomfortable, confusing, and stressful. The college needs a complete overhaul and restructuring.  

I have been at Lincoln for almost 20 years.  A typical day at work is crazy - calls from parents, students, agencies, other departments and other Lincolns.  People popping into your office with a need, a payment, information or just a smile to say hello (that's my favorite).  

It can get really crazy, but all in all, I have a team of coworkers I can depend on that know they can depend on me.  I have a boss that works with me and encourages growth & learning and even higher management that actually is involved.  The campus president knows students by name - greets everyone with a smile and is very approachable.  

All these things make Lincoln a great place to work.  I think the hardest part of my job is when you see a student struggling - maybe it's their first time from home, maybe they are juggling a career, family and school.  Being the positive spin in their day can make such a difference in how they feel about themselves.  

I guess that is the most enjoyable part of my job too - trying to make a difference in someone's outlook and basically their life.  Seeing a student bloom and find their place - seeing that struggling student grow and become confident in themselves and what they are learning - excited to put it in action.

I have learned a lot in 20 years, not only about business office procedures, but I have grown substantially as a person.  

This place started out great but over time the management kept hounding people over stupid stuff and not aiding staff on the basic needs. Anything that would go wrong they blame instructors for at any department. The hours of nonsense meetings and 99,000 emails that go out on a daily basis has everyone in a tailspin or not knowing what to do. The departments coordinators are very disorganized and are very poor at planing events. This company wants everything for free and refuses to pay anything on time unless the law says they have too. 

The campus presidents they have cycled through in the past years are both complete clowns. I know for a fact that they know nothing about teaching or knowing the first thing about the operations in the real world. 

Outdated equipment and floundering supervision combined with decreased enrollment numbers year after year. Add it up. Its a bad place to work and this place will take away from your work/life balance.

There is a reason they are short staffed its because the company is a total nightmare to work for. When i have to return to the feild because this job pays less and increases my stress level to cause medical issues that ahould speak volumes.

Want to save yourself wasted trips to the doctor? Do yourself a favor and decline ANY type of job from this location or the entire LTI group. They are a bunch of minor league player hypocrites.

The building and facilities are beautiful, the programs offered are excellent and students are getting jobs so this makes it a rewarding job. The hardest part of the job was figuring out how the students (most of which are low income) would pay for the huge part that FA does not cover. The best part of the job was you are not henpecked/ micromanaged and are allowed to move at your own pace as long as you are producing. 
Now on the back side they fire people "for fun". You do not know from one day to the next if your head is on the chopping block. Have you ever  worked in an environment where favoritism runs deep, well if so you will fit right over there.  If you are liked by upper management then you are doted on and you can give sub par work and be rewarded. You will also receive more money for doing the same job!  If you are not one of the favorites then grow some tough skin because its blatant over there. You will notice the difference in the treatment of employees by the actions of the upper management when we quit. If you are brown and you quit you they have you pack your things the same day and wish you will (the well wishing will be phony) . If not then they have cake and ice cream and request a speech!  For a company of this size you would think that they would give our holiday gifts or incentives NOPE not a thing.

The expectations for new enrollments in a remote location, especially when there has been high rep turnover in the location, is unrealistic. The numbers used for goals is a mystery, one region is not the same as another region. Relationships need to be build first with the schools that allow the reps to come in and present. Once those relationships are built, the teachers whom allow the rep into their classroom will be your advocate. However, when there is high turn over the teachers wonder what is wrong with the picture...meaning the school. It's setting up the rep for failure when these expectations are set as if the school was in their backyard. Training is also an issue as there isn't any. One week a year is not enough training for those who do not have sales experience, because it is a sales job with tons of traveling. The reps, as a whole, are fabulous people who are running on the hamster wheel themselves just trying to keep up. It is a business, yes, but people are what drive the business to be successful. It doesn't happen from the top down...it happens with all levels. Supporting the people that have their boots on the ground is a start. I would not recommend this job to anyone who values their family time, sanity, integrity and most of all... themselves.

The Columbia campus was once the "flagship" campus by which all other campuses were measured.  Once maintaining 1700+ students, this campus is now a great echo chamber. After a poor decision was made, placing an inexperienced friend in the Directors office instead of a leader, the ship began sinking. The meetin-loving, micromanaging Directors presence simply ran off the best management team I've ever worked with. 

One by one the managers moved on when the once exceptional communications disappeared. The company went public and prior to, underpaid campus level staff were "invited" to buy in. The corporate staff bought in and were smart enough to sell on the first day peak. Staff lost big.

The transition from a school, where we educated students is now just business. Sadly, management thinks they are making widgets and moving units. Now enrollment is at an all-time low, staff morale is as well.  Management still doesn't engage staff and treats them as if they are just a bunch of stupid mechanics. The bean-counters are driving the school into the ground and the admissions office continues to be the tail waging the dog.

Do not waste your time here. There are other  companies you should look at for education careers.

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