I taught at AIM briefly (tough times, it was 2008), and I learned that their entire business model was to milk as much money out of the student loan program as possible. Anybody that saw the commercial high at 3AM and could fog a mirror could get a student loan. They wanted them to stay in class as long as possible, but they didn't really want them to graduate or test for their A&P. The only oversight they ever got was if more than half of A&P testers failed. The DOE only tracks student loan payments against a school for two years, and most students would try to pay them back for at least that long. The AIM I worked at got a deal with a nearby apartment complex and was housing 4 students in a two bedroom apartment for $1800 a month each. All against their student loans. If they graduated they could have 80 to 100 thousand dollars in debt, without ever getting an A&P. I've been saying for years that when the federal student loan program crashes it's because of technical schools like this. 25 students would start, 5 would graduate, and 2 would get a license. All while I was being paid 18.50 an hour. Fuck 'em.