Talk about trolls...
... -8 & CRJ are by definition large aircraft...
Anyway, I can't offer much on schools other than go where you like the instructors, it's convenient and ideally the cheapest - and probably where you can live at home and not amass a pile of debt - and do it as fast as you can to get on the job market...
If you don't plan on a degree/diploma from a university or college maybe consider one of the 2 year aviation programs but honestly it's a big maybe... I'd probably rather do college/nightschool/correspondence while hammering off my flight training as quickly as possible. No reason you can't have CPL/MIFR in a year if you set to it and have the funding.
Good luck.