CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS [Abstract]
REVENUE	$ 99,618	$ 91,813	$ 275,548	$ 256,510
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Educational services and facilities	43,129	39,933	121,251	112,234
Selling, general and administrative	54,485	46,984	156,603	139,503
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	8	16	(30,923)	(178)
Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets	0	0	4,220	0
Total costs & expenses	97,622	86,933	251,151	251,559
OPERATING INCOME	1,996	4,880	24,397	4,951
OTHER:
Interest income	878	0	1,891	0
Interest expense	(21)	(36)	(74)	(114)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	2,853	4,844	26,214	4,837
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	789	1,300	7,009	761
NET INCOME	2,064	3,544	19,205	4,076
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS	0	304	0	912
INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 2,064	$ 3,240	$ 19,205	$ 3,164
Basic
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.1	$ 0.64	$ 0.1
Diluted
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.1	$ 0.63	$ 0.1
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	30,163,745	25,381,447	30,114,926	25,692,094
Diluted (in shares)	30,698,475	25,381,447	30,455,155	25,692,094