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SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Segment	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
SEGMENT REPORTING [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments \| Segment									3
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 73,915	$ 72,594	$ 63,569	$ 63,263	$ 70,113	$ 70,078	$ 61,120	$ 61,889	$ 273,342	$ 263,200	$ 261,853
Percentage of Total Revenue									100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Operating (Loss) Income									$ 5,238	$ (3,954)	$ (4,716)
Assets	194,763				146,038				194,763	146,038
Transportation and Skilled Trades [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenue									193,722	185,263	181,328
Healthcare and Other Professions [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenue									79,620	72,135	63,641
Transitional [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenue									0	5,802	16,884
Reportable Segments [Member] \| Transportation and Skilled Trades [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenue									$ 193,722	$ 185,263	$ 181,328
Percentage of Total Revenue									70.90%	70.40%	69.20%
Operating (Loss) Income									$ 21,979	$ 17,661	$ 17,795
Assets	121,611				92,070				121,611	92,070
Reportable Segments [Member] \| Healthcare and Other Professions [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenue									$ 79,620	$ 72,135	$ 63,641
Percentage of Total Revenue									29.10%	27.40%	24.30%
Operating (Loss) Income									$ 7,588	$ 6,469	$ 3,937
Assets	27,945				14,078				27,945	14,078
Reportable Segments [Member] \| Transitional [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenue									$ 0	$ 5,802	$ 16,884
Percentage of Total Revenue									0.00%	2.30%	6.40%
Operating (Loss) Income									$ 0	$ (5,994)	$ (6,926)
Assets	0				527				0	527
Corporate [Member]
Summary financial information by reporting segment [Abstract]
Revenue									$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Percentage of Total Revenue									0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating (Loss) Income									$ (24,329)	$ (22,090)	$ (19,522)
Assets	$ 45,207				$ 39,363				$ 45,207	$ 39,363