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Business Upturn
29-07-2025
- Automotive
- Business Upturn
Lincoln Tech Brings Advanced Manufacturing Training Back to Mahwah, NJ Campus
Parsippany, NJ, July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC), a national leader in specialized technical training for nearly 80 years, has announced the return of career training for manufacturing and machining at its campus in Mahwah, NJ. Starting in September, students will be able to earn a Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing with Robotics, working on equipment provided by global leader Haas Automation. The field is projected to add hundreds of jobs statewide in the next 10 years, according to the U.S. Department of Labor*, with qualified technicians available for just a fraction of that number. The return of Lincoln Tech's Manufacturing program at the Mahwah campus was spurred by demand both from employers seeking job candidates and from students eager to explore a tech-driven in-demand career path. 'Robotic integration has become a key factor in modern manufacturing processes,' says Scott Shaw, Lincoln Tech's President and CEO. 'Equipment in today's facilities require operators with unique programming skills, and Lincoln Tech is proud to now offer enhanced training that helps students build those skills. We thank Haas for continuing to support our program and our students, and we look forward to helping New Jersey manufacturers build their workforces in the years ahead.' Lincoln Tech's program trains future Advanced Manufacturing professionals with the skills to program, operate, and maintain computerized (CNC) milling and turning machines. Students also learn to read and interpret blueprints, perform precision measurements, and operate robotic systems used in automated manufacturing environments. Throughout the program, students will test for industry certifications through the National Institute for Metalworking skills (NIMS) and receive CNC programming training with MasterCam software. 'The Advanced Manufacturing program at Lincoln Tech offers a deep dive into precision metal work, computerized machining, and digital manufacturing,' says Jeff Hager, a program instructor at the Mahwah campus. 'The skills learned here are the perfect starting point for a beginner or an upgrade for someone already in the trade.' Several growing industries in the northern New Jersey and upstate New York areas rely on CNC Manufacturing and Machining equipment and turn to schools like Lincoln Tech to identify new technicians with the skills to operate these highly specialized machines. These industries include Aerospace and automotive manufacturing, metal fabrication shops, tool and die manufacturers, industrial equipment suppliers, advanced prototyping centers and more. 'Automation is the future of manufacturing,' Hager says. 'The technology exists and is rapidly advancing; however, the number of people qualified to apply it to manufacturing is dwindling due to an aging workforce and lack of training opportunities. Lincoln Tech's program is designed specifically to address that lack of opportunity.' Lincoln Tech graduate Alec Tomasula began his career at Allendale Machinery after completing his training at Mahwah, and now works for ThorLabs, a company specializing in lasers and optoelectronics, at their shop in his hometown of Newton, New Jersey. '[At] Lincoln Tech everything was right there,' he says. 'It felt like a real shop, where all the different trades worked together. When we got to the robotics [component], I knew I made the right decision. We worked with universal collaborative arms, and that hands-on experience actually got me my first job [at Allendale].' The Advanced Manufacturing with Robotics program at Mahwah is now enrolling students for its upcoming September start. In addition to the Mahwah, NJ campus, CNC Manufacturing career training is offered at Lincoln Tech's Grand Prairie, TX facility. The Mahwah campus, which has served students and employers across the area for more than 25 years, also provides career training for the Automotive, Electrical, HVAC and Welding fields. * Career growth projections can be found at for the years 2022-2032 and are current as of July 13, 2025. ### About Lincoln Educational Services Corporation Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a leading provider of diversified career-oriented post-secondary education. Lincoln offers recent high school graduates and working adults career-oriented programs in four principal areas of study: transportation, healthcare, skilled trades, and information technology. Lincoln has provided the workforce with skilled technicians since its inception in 1946. Lincoln currently operates 21 campuses in 12 states under 3 brands: Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln Technical Institute, and Nashville Auto-Diesel College. Attachments CNC Machining and Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing with Robotics Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with GlobeNewswire. Business Upturn takes no editorial responsibility for the same. Ahmedabad Plane Crash
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26-04-2025
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Lincoln Tech welding instructor building bridges and relationships
CHICAGO — At a space in Melrose Park, students are hard at work learning to create the metal joints that will help construct everything from bridges, skyscrapers, pipelines, and airplanes and it is a source of great pride for Lincoln Tech instructor Joel Smith. 'It's my job to push them to be that welder they know they can be, because they would settle,' Smith said. Eddie Amaya, who nominated Smith back in September, came through the doors of Lincoln Tech intimidated and with little knowledge about welding, but he soon found a father-like figure in Smith. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines 'He is always pushing me. I'll do a bad weld and he'll say 'Just do it again Eddie,' and then I think one time I started crying, but I know it was coming from a good place,' Amaya said. The 30 men and women who are taught by Smith described him the same way, as a teacher who will give students honest and firm feedback, but with a big heart. Smith's father was in the trades and he got interested in welding after talking to an instructor at Lincoln Tech. 'And I remember I was managing a doggy daycare facility, and I went to him, I was like 'You're making $14 an hour? I'm making $9,' and he was like 'Yeah I just went to school and learned to weld and now I got a welding job,' so I honestly give a lot of my credit to a fellow instructor,' Smith said. As soon as he got the job, smith said he knew he also wanted to teach. Smith has now been teaching for five years, taking his students on field trips to make sure they understand the real-life importance of their work. Many of Smith's students will find work welding or even inspecting welds, and after five years and hundreds of students, Smith knows his students are ready for the real world. LATEST CASES: Missing people in Chicagoland 'I don't care what people say about tradespeople or this generation you guys work hard, keep it up break that barrier down I'm sick of tradespeople saying this generation doesn't want to work, you guys show up every day and prove them wrong, continue doing it,' Smith said. To honor Smith as Teacher of the Month, Howard Ankin of Aankin Law presented him with a $1,000 check. Traditionally, the Teacher of the Month check is addressed to the school, but at Smith's request, the money will be donated to Guide Dogs of America, a charity he said is close to his heart. 'We can train an animal to help visually impaired individuals, like c'mon there is no better feeling there,' Smith said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
