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AI Boosts Trade-School Stocks 71%; Trump Promises Funding

4/30/2026

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Lincoln Educational Services shares rose 71% in six months as trade-school stocks attracted investors.
Universal Technical Institute gained 7% while three for-profit college providers fell an average 17%.
Analysts link the split to generative AI reducing vulnerability of blue-collar trades such as HVAC and welding.
President Donald Trump pledged to fund vocational education and re-shore manufacturing jobs with money redirected from Ivy League universities.

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Lincoln Educational Services shares rose 71% in six months as trade-school stocks attracted investors.
Universal Technical Institute gained 7% while three for-profit college providers fell an average 17%.
Analysts link the split to generative AI reducing vulnerability of blue-collar trades such as HVAC and welding.
President Donald Trump pledged to fund vocational education and re-shore manufacturing jobs with money redirected from Ivy League universities.