SEGMENTS (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) Segment Location	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
SEGMENTS [Abstract]
Number of locations closed \| Location			10
Number of reportable segments \| Segment			3
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 61,120	$ 61,865	$ 123,009	$ 127,144
Percentage of Total Revenue	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Operating Income (Loss)	$ (3,523)	$ (6,031)	$ (9,785)	$ (11,759)
Total Assets	115,795		115,795		$ 155,213
Transportation and Skilled Trades [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenues	42,085	42,331	84,832	85,490
Healthcare and Other Professions [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenues	19,035	16,911	38,177	34,756
Transitional [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenues	0	2,623	0	6,898
Reportable Segments [Member] \| Transportation and Skilled Trades [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 42,085	$ 42,331	$ 84,832	$ 85,490
Percentage of Total Revenue	68.90%	68.40%	69.00%	67.20%
Operating Income (Loss)	$ 1,740	$ 786	$ 2,416	$ 2,685
Total Assets	84,005		84,005		81,752
Reportable Segments [Member] \| Healthcare and Other Professions [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 19,035	$ 16,911	$ 38,177	$ 34,756
Percentage of Total Revenue	31.10%	27.30%	31.00%	27.30%
Operating Income (Loss)	$ 644	$ (571)	$ 887	$ (258)
Total Assets	10,545		10,545		9,143
Reportable Segments [Member] \| Transitional [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 0	$ 2,623	$ 0	$ 6,898
Percentage of Total Revenue	0.00%	4.20%	0.00%	5.40%
Operating Income (Loss)	$ 0	$ (833)	$ 0	$ (1,401)
Total Assets	0		0		3,965
Corporate [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Percentage of Total Revenue	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Income (Loss)	$ (5,907)	$ (5,413)	$ (13,088)	$ (12,785)
Total Assets	$ 21,245		$ 21,245		$ 60,353

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