LINCOLN TECH STUDENTS RECEIVE PEP BOYS “FIND YOUR DRIVE” SCHOLARSHIPS
August 26 2021 - 1:05PM
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC), marking 75
years in 2021 as a national leader in specialized technical
training, announced that two students from its Melrose Park, IL
campus have been selected to receive the Pep Boys Find Your Drive
scholarship award. Students Derek Deddo and Erick Poole each
received a $5,000 scholarship to continue their pursuit of
Automotive Technology career training. Pep Boys, which was founded
in 1921, is distributing $100,000 in scholarships in celebration of
the company’s 100th year in business.
“Lincoln Tech thanks Pep Boys for their ongoing support of our
students,” says Scott Shaw, Lincoln Tech’s President and CEO. “Many
of our graduates across the country have gone on to launch careers
with Pep Boys. We’re proud of our students’ accomplishments, and
that we have been able to also assist Pep Boys in growing their own
workforce of Auto Technicians.”
"For 100 years, Pep Boys has supported the technicians who keep
America moving and we’re excited to celebrate the students who are
truly excelling in the field," Pep Boys CEO Brian Kaner said in a
statement. "Pep Boys offers automotive technology students the
unique opportunity to work part-time while pursuing their
education, and the company will also sponsor students to earn ASE
certifications while they work.”
The annual scholarship program is part of Pep Boys’ “Race to
2026” initiative that aims to increase the number of trained
technicians and help fill an industry-wide talent gap. Scholarships
were awarded based on academic performance, attendance, character
and commitment to the automotive industry. Students were also
required to submit an essay or video testimonial along with letters
of recommendation from instructors and other individuals.
“It’s exciting for us to have two of our students recognized by
one of the world’s leading Automotive employers,” says Karen Clark,
President of Lincoln Tech’s Melrose Park campus. “We know the
effort both of these young men have committed to building skills
for Automotive industry careers, and all of us at the Melrose Park
campus are looking forward to helping them begin those
careers.”
For Derek Deddo, the scholarship will allow him to continue
working toward an Associate Degree in Automotive Service Management
– a field he originally entered with a very practical purpose.
“I enrolled for Auto career training with no expectations,” he
says. “I wanted to be able to work on my own cars instead of always
taking them to a shop. Now I’ve got an apprenticeship with Pep
Boys, I’m working toward starting my career as a service
technician, and Pep Boys will even help me gain my ASE
certifications after I complete my education.”
“This scholarship came along at a point when I wasn’t sure I
could continue my training,” he adds. “I had been in an accident
and lost my car, so I had no way of getting to campus other than
mass transit. Lincoln Tech helped by setting up my schedule so that
I can complete my general education courses online while I’m saving
to purchase a new car. And the Pep Boys scholarship makes me feel
like I’ve got a second chance to do this.”
Deddo says he looks to his four children as inspiration and
motivation to continue his training – which is now partly paid for
through the scholarship he earned. “I want to show them they can do
anything they put their minds to,” he says. “I want them to see
that hard work pays off!”
With 740,000 openings projected for Automotive Technicians
across the country by 2028 – including more than 29,000 in Illinois
alone* – the industry offers a wide range of opportunities for
graduates with specific hands-on technical skills. Lincoln Tech’s
Melrose Park campus has helped students build those skills through
expert training since 1902, when it was originally founded as Greer
College of Automotive Engineering.
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*This data was compiled from the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, for the years
2018-2028, www.careeronestop.org, captured on January 31,
2021. .
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 five principal areas of study:
automotive technology, health sciences, skilled trades, business
and information technology, and hospitality services. Lincoln has
provided the workforce with skilled technicians since its inception
in 1946.
Lincoln currently operates 22 campuses in 14 states under four
brands: Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology
and Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences. Lincoln
also operates Lincoln Culinary Institutes in both Maryland and
Connecticut.
For more information, go to lincolntech.edu.
- Lincoln Tech Scholarship Winners
Peter Tahinos
Lincoln Educational Services
973-766-9656
PTahinos@lincolntech.edu
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