Enrollment Trends at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 321 where 335 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 340 students in 2017 and was lowest at 283 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 313 to 335 students, a net gain of 22 (7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	313	310	3
2016-17	340 27	331 21	9 6
2017-18	308 -32	300 -31	8 -1
2018-19	318 10	304 4	14 6
2019-20	310 -8	298 -6	12 -2
2020-21	283 -27	274 -24	9 -3
2021-22	340 57	320 46	20 11
2022-23	339 -1	316 -4	23 3
2023-24	324 -15	303 -13	21 -2
2024-25	335 11	314 11	21
Average	321	307	14

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 32.84% and the percentage of black students is 22.69% at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield. 3.28% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 36.12% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 50.48% to 32.84%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.88% to 3.28%. Black student enrollment increased from 12.78% to 22.69%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 26.20% to 36.12%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7079 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6579 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	2	9	40	82	0	158	12
2016-17	3	8	44	89	0	173	6
2017-18	3	6	41	78	1	140	7
2018-19	3	7	46	84	0	149	2
2019-20	1	4	55	89	1	132	9
2020-21	2	4	45	79	0	130	4
2021-22	1	6	60	100	1	157	7
2022-23	3	7	59	108	0	131	23
2023-24	0	4	62	113	0	123	18
2024-25	2	11	76	121	0	110	12
Average	2	7	53	94	0	140	10

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.