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Get filing alertsLincoln Educational buys Melrose Park campus property for $18.8M
Filed May 13, 2026 · Period ending May 12, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Lincoln Technical Institute agreed to purchase its leased Melrose Park, Illinois campus property for $18.8 million, with closing expected June 25, 2026. The company currently operates its Melrose Park campus from this location.
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The acquisition converts the company from tenant to owner at an existing facility, eliminating ongoing lease obligations and providing long-term control over the operating location.
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Summary
Lincoln Educational Services disclosed that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lincoln Technical Institute, entered into an agreement to purchase the real property at 8315-8317 W. North Avenue in Melrose Park, Illinois for $18.8 million. The company currently leases this property and operates its Melrose Park campus from the location. The transaction is expected to close on June 25, 2026.
For retail holders, this represents a straightforward conversion from tenant to owner at an existing campus. The purchase eliminates ongoing lease payments and provides permanent control over a key operating facility. The filing characterizes this as an opportunistic transaction rather than a strategic expansion. The $18.8 million purchase price will require evaluation against the company's balance sheet capacity and the economics of ownership versus continued leasing, but the transaction itself is a routine real estate decision for an education operator with physical campus locations.
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Event · Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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On May 12, 2026, Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc. (“Lincoln Technical Institute”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) with Melrose Omni, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (the “Seller”), pursuant to which the Seller has agreed to sell to Lincoln Technical Institute the real property owned by the Seller located at 8315-8317 W. North Avenue, Melrose Park, IL 60160, including the building and improvements and other personal property located thereon (the “Property”), for a purchase price of $18,800,000.00 as adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
Lincoln Technical Institute, a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an agreement to purchase the real property at 8315-8317 W. North Avenue, Melrose Park, Illinois for $18.8 million. The company currently leases this property from the seller and operates its Melrose Park campus there. The transaction is expected to close on June 25, 2026.
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Lincoln Technical Institute currently leases the Property from the Seller from which it operates its Melrose Park campus and determined to purchase the Property as the opportunity presented itself.
The company is converting from tenant to owner at an existing campus location. This acquisition eliminates ongoing lease obligations and provides long-term control over a key operating facility. The purchase represents an opportunistic transaction rather than an expansion into new markets.
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