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Issuer:     LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP (LINC)
CIK:        0001286613
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-26-010438
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lincoln Educational Services targets 19% Q1 student start growth, sets 5-year outlook at Investor Day
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- Q1 2026 student starts expected to rise 19% vs prior-year quarter, continuing 13-quarter growth streak.
- Provided five-year financial performance objectives through 2030; strategic initiatives focus on skilled trades.
- CEO Scott Shaw cites America's skills gap and growing interest in trades for sustained growth.
- Investor Day held March 19, 2026 at Nashville campus; webcast available for replay.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1286613/000114036126010438/0001140361-26-010438-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1286613/000114036126010438/ef20068385_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-010438

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