Unless you can consistently work and make enough to cover a good portion of your tuition and living expenses its extremely stupid to work. They look at your income for your loans and if you are earning money during the program they award you less. You can;t consistently work during the program unless you are like that PA when you barely need to study and have a job that will allow you to work very flexible hours. Also, while the program is expensive its manageable with the salary you will be making as an AA. Is the 15-20K you make working very part time over the program worth it?