Trade School Scoreboard

Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia

Private for-profit in Columbia, MD. 7 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering electrician, auto technician, culinary, welding and more.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree7$47,467$18,023$205
Precision Metal WorkingCertificate84$45,316$9,500$108
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate104$42,700$11,791$134
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologyAssociate degree14$40,542$20,000$227
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologyCertificate176$40,232$12,938$147
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate–$36,932$11,031$125
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate68$32,411$13,503$153

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

How it compares

  • Culinary Arts and Related Services (certificate): graduates earned $32,411 one year out, about the same as the national median for culinary certificate programs ($31,975).
  • Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (certificate): graduates earned $42,700 one year out, 5% below the national median for electrician certificate programs ($44,727).
  • Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (associate degree): graduates earned $47,467 one year out, 4% below the national median for electrician associate degree programs ($49,548).
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology (certificate): graduates earned $40,232 one year out, 4% below the national median for auto technician certificate programs ($42,072).

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. School facts come from the Scorecard Institution file. See our methodology.