@manymak - my understanding is that it is about more ME command time in the log book, rather than being about the cost or quality of training.
Are these students actually getting command on a seminole? It is my understanding that the students will use 172 aircraft to build up the appropriate command time for the CPL test then use the seminole simply as a dual aircraft. I may be wrong, however if I am correct then they will have plenty of worthless dual time on an expensive aircraft when the money could be better spent on actual command time once they have completed their cpl if they choose to do so.