Stay Away From Kemper Aviation
Do not, I repeat DO NOT entroll at Kemper Aviation. That school's management is completely abusive, lacks the most basics customer service skills, and continuously disregards the laws of the United States. I am a former international (Indian) student of the school and wouldn't recommend Kemper to my worst enemy.
Three people lost their lives in aviation-related accidents last year. One plane went down because of engine failure. Instructors and students had been squawking problems with that plane for days before the accident and no maintenance action was taken. The plane's tail number was N-8155C in case you want to go to the NTSB website and read the investigation report, which showed that something was not right with the fuel filter. The the plane went down and an instructor + student lost their lives. I knew them both! There was also a passenger in the backseat who survived and had to undergo several surgeries to get back in shape. I didn't know that guy very well because he was a new student, however he and his wife sued Kemper (whose official name is Rohan Aviation, Inc.) and the maintenance company, also owned by Kemper, for negligence. The case is Godghate v. Day Trippin Airlines and is pending with the Palm Beach County courthouse.
They also ripped off the international students all the time. Whenever we did something wrong, they would charge us: forget to tie down a rope: $30! Hair a little too long (subject to the whim of the Indian owner): flight cancelled! Would like to pay by credit card? 2% surcharge! They had these abusive rules only for the international Indian students. American customers were treated much better because the owner knew that if he pissed them off they would sue his sorry ass.
Even one of the dipatchers told us that Kemper did a lot of illegal things. He said that there is a Florida law that makes it a crime for a business to charge credit card processing fees to customers who elect to pay by credit card. He even told me the number of the law but I don't remember it now. He was was rude sometimes and some students didn't like him, but he was honest and outspoken. He said that in a way we deserved to be treated like that by the management because we didn't do anything to sue the school or complain. Many students didn't like him but in truth he was on our side. He was right that we don't do anything to complain. We let management take advantage of us. There are a few of us that would like to set our foot down, but the majority of the international students is intimidated. My former instructor said that the dispatcher was fired but ended up filing a lawsuit against the school last month.
Please do yourself a favor and steer clear of this school. This is of course my personal opinion and you don't have to believe it, but research any school you consider attending. I wish I had researched Kemper more before I spent $40.000 on my ratings.