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LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ACQUIRES NASHVILLE AUTO-DIESEL COLLEGE

Lincoln’s Nationwide Growth Continues With Purchase Of Their Largest Auto-Diesel SchoolWest Orange, NJ (2/18/03) - Lincoln Educational Services of West Orange, NJ, has announced the acquisition of Nashville Auto-Diesel College (NADC), one of the largest specialized career schools in the Southeast. The addition of NADC brings to 24 the number of post-secondary career schools and colleges that the company owns and operates in 12 states. This latest acquisition also marks Lincoln’s fourth significant acquisition since Stonington Partners purchased the company in 1999.

NADC becomes the organization’s ninth and largest automotive school. It is located in Nashville,TN on 16 acres of land with 14 buildings and a training facility that houses 200 automotive bays. The campus also maintains dormitories for the students who attend the college from any of the 50 states and 61 foreign countries from which the school draws enrollments. NADC has a current student enrollment of 1,500. Founded in 1919, Nashville offers Automotive, Diesel and Auto-Body Repair training as well as an Associate of Applied Science Degree of Auto-Diesel and Auto Body Repair. Nashville’s 83-year history has graduated over 44,000 technicians from around the world.

David F. Carney, Chairman and CEO of Lincoln Educational Services, said, “The prestige of Nashville Auto-Diesel combined with the skill of their graduates is a perfect complement to Lincoln’s standards of exceptional training. In addition, the acquisition enables us to further advance our national growth objectives through the purchase of highly-regarded technical training schools.”

The college offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in five automotive specialties, as well as diploma programs and special manufacturers’ training for such firms as Kenworth, Freightliner and Ford Motor Company. NADC is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology and is approved by the Tennessee Higher Education Committee for the training of veterans, eligible persons and non-veterans.

In the last two years, Lincoln Educational Services has added thirteen career-training institutes to their group of technical training facilities. Lincolnhas successfully expanded their training capabilities in Allied Health and Information Technology with the addition of six Cittone Institutes and eight Computer Education Institutes. In late 2000, Lincoln also acquired the Denver Automotive and Diesel College.

About Lincoln Educational Services Lincoln Educational Services, a leader in Automotive Technology; Information Technology; Electronic Systems Technician; Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning; Business Administration and most recently Allied Health training, has been providing the work force with skilled technicians since their inception in 1946.

Lincoln currently operates 24 schools in 12 states, which include the Lincoln Technical Institutes, The Cittone Institutes, Computer Education Institutes, Denver Automotive and Diesel College, and Nashville Auto-Diesel College. Lincoln Educational Services offers Associate Degree programs and prepares trainees for competitive certification testing. It has a combined enrollment of more than 12,500 students, and it has graduated over 400,000 students since its inception. For more information about the schools of Lincoln Educational Services, please visit www.lincolneducationalservices.com.

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