I am doing my FAA licence right now in Oregon, at
www.hillsboroaviation.com
And I am quite happy that I went here instead of Bristow, we have mountains, coast, good and even bad weather here.
I like the school here, the instructers are freindly and they are good pilots.
I also heard about guys doing their complete FAA/JAA and not getting a job with not much time left on their visa, but that can happen as well here.