I did all ratings at Epic. I did my PPL in 41.7 hours, had IFR just over 100 hrs, and took both my CMEL and CSEL add-on in the same day at Epic at 250.4hrs. Start to finish, all part 61, June 15 to Jan 16. It can and has been done in 6 months. You just need motivated students that actually study.
Housing is 8.5 miles away from the airport and the trip there takes 20 minutes by bus. Having never done the return trip I cannot comment on how long it is.
Epic is a good school with good maintenance, new planes, and good instructors. Not the cheapest by any means but the quality is second to none. You get out of it what you put into it. Remember that.