The Opportunity

$60-80M in Assets.
$1-2M to Acquire.

This deal will never exist again. The Lincoln College campus is available now.

$60-80M
Replacement cost
$1-2M
Purchase price
3-5¢
On the dollar
200
Dorm beds
The Campus

Lincoln College

The only college Abraham Lincoln personally allowed to bear his name. Closed in 2022.

Campus photo coming soon
200-bed dorms
Classrooms
Cafeteria
Gymnasium
$4M sports complex
Solar + Fiber
Timing

Why Now

Campus Available

$60-80M in assets for $1-2M. 3-5 cents on the dollar.

AI Changes Everything

Workers with AI skills are 10x more productive. We train the workforce of the future.

Education is Broken

$1.7T debt. 45% grads underemployed. 3.5M unfilled tech jobs.

Board is Motivated

Bleeding $100K/month. Need to dissolve. Will deal. Window is now.

The Raise

$4-5M Total

Campus Acquisition $1-2M
Repairs & Buildout $500K
18-24 Months Operations $2.5-3M
Total $4-5M

$3-5M: Bare Minimum

Acquire the campus, make essential repairs, operate for 18-24 months while proving the model. Lean operations. Focused execution.

$10M: Rocketship

Full campus renovation. Faster scaling. More tracks. More apprentices. Aggressive product development. Marketing and corporate partnerships.

For $4-5M, You Get

$60-80M
In hard assets
24 mo
To prove the model
First
Mover advantage
Protected
Downside by RE
Business Model

How We Make Money

Lincoln Works is a private, dividend-paying company—not a startup waiting for an exit.

Portfolio Companies

Our own tech businesses generate revenue

Local Partner Projects

Software and services for regional businesses

Workforce Training

Train employees for partner companies

Corporate Sponsors

Pay for talent pipeline access

Campus Revenue

Housing, events, facility rentals

Spinout Ventures

New companies from apprentice innovation

When profitable, we pay dividends. Investors get cash returns—not just equity.

Structure

For-Profit Workforce Company

What We're NOT

  • School or university
  • Issuing degrees
  • Charging tuition
  • Students
  • Regulated education

What We ARE

  • For-profit workforce company
  • Portfolio of tech businesses
  • Local business partnerships
  • AI-powered workforce training
  • DOL registered apprenticeship

No accreditation needed. No higher ed bureaucracy. A real company that makes money and trains workers.

Interested?

Whether you want to invest, partner, or join the team—we want to hear from you.