Le Ann...hiya.
I always have to bite my lip when i hear this question - as I've never understood how anybody with no flight experience KNOWS that they want to be an airline pilot. I tend to find that it is an ideal...once heard it referred to (from an airline wannabe who had never flown) as "a cool job that pays a lot of money"....whilst that might be true (to some), it doesn't strike me as the best reason to attempt to follow the rocky road to the flight deck.
Anyway - apologies for my rambling - I'd be tempted to suggest that he starts with a trip to the local medical examiner. Double check that he will qualify for an FAA Class 1 medical, then consider which four year degree course he will be most suited to (assuming he desires a job with the major airlines at some point).
If you want to start this discussion by e-mail, send me your address through my pprune mailbox and I'll start a one to one.
Take note, though, that I can only offer an opinion - don't take it as fact. The only thing(s) that you should take into account are that I have no interest in any particular flight training company - certainly in Washington - and that I do have a great desire to see student pilots fulfill their dream.