REVENUE RECOGNITION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

REVENUE RECOGNITION [Abstract]

REVENUE RECOGNITION

4. REVENUE RECOGNITION

Substantially all of our revenues are considered to be revenues from contracts with students.  The related accounts receivable balances are recorded in our balance sheets as student accounts receivable.  We do not have significant revenue recognized from performance obligations that were satisfied in prior periods, and we do not have any transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations other than in our unearned tuition.  We record revenue for students who withdraw from our schools only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur.  Unearned tuition represents contract liabilities primarily related to our tuition revenue. We have elected not to provide disclosure about transaction prices allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations if original contract durations are less than one-year, or if we have the right to consideration from a student in an amount that corresponds directly with the value provided to the student for performance obligations completed to date in accordance with ASC 606. We have assessed the costs incurred to obtain a contract with a student and determined them to be immaterial.

Unearned tuition in the amount of $23.5 million and $23.4 million is recorded in the current liabilities section of the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The change in this contract liability balance during the year ended December 31, 2020 is the result of payments received in advance of satisfying performance obligations, offset by revenue recognized during that period. Revenue recognized for the year ended December 31, 2020 that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the year was $23.4 million.

The following table depicts the timing of revenue recognition:

	Year ended December 31, 2020
	Transportation and Skilled Trades Segment		Healthcare and Other Professions Segment		Consolidated
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Services transferred at a point in time	$	12,519	$	4,718	$	17,237
Services transferred over time		194,915		80,943		275,858
Total revenues	$	207,434	$	85,661	$	293,095

	Year ended December 31, 2019
	Transportation and Skilled Trades Segment		Healthcare and Other Professions Segment		Consolidated
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Services transferred at a point in time	$	11,881	$	4,521	$	16,402
Services transferred over time		181,841		75,099		256,940
Total revenues	$	193,722	$	79,620	$	273,342