Hey Specmanz,
it is true that SFC doesn't take private students. Frankly, the standards in SFC is wonderful as I have some friends from there too.
It is true what cav-not-ok said about MFA (Money Flying Away) or what I like to call them as (Mother ******* Assholes) sucks. The academy is a sub-standard school which discriminates all PRIVATE STUDENTS. To be honest with you, MAS has stopped sending their cadets to MFA due to the standard of aircrafts. They have started the first MAS batch in Langkawi Aerospace Training Centre (LATC). Rumours spread that Airasia will be withdrawing their cadets from MFA to LATC too. Currently, LATC has 2 batches conducted now which the first batch are MAS Cadets and the second batch are private students.
I really wished there was an LATC during my times in the academy. Yes, I was a pittyfull pathethic graduate from MFA and I am sharring my experience with other innocent and naive future pilots.
Why don't you try visiting MFA one of these days and listen to the Principal's bull!!!!? It's very interesting watching his conman skills in action.
Wish you all the best...