It does not matter what school or course you have completed, it is down to YOU to ensure that your name is in the mind of employers. Sure if you have done well at your course you would hope to be put forward by your collage if a airline asks them for names, but your name should be there before they have to do this.
I completed a self sponsored 509 course had a interveiw within 2 months and started within 4 months, my collage did supply a reference but only after the airline asked about me through my contact with them.
YOU are investing in your future, YOU must sell your self.
This will never stop YOU must perform in the type rating ground schoool, YOU must perform in the sim, YOU must completed the line training. YOU must make a good name for yourself in you empolyment and the industry.!!!
See the trend here it is all down to YOU and your drive to succeed.
All that said do try and get help and contacts where ever you can regardless how lose those contacts may be and good luck !!
