As Checkpoint Bravo reminds us, don't part with all your money at once for ANY flying organisation in the US of A....they promise a special deal to get your rating, and then, alas, they go out of business!
I used to enjoy renting aircraft at Albert Whitted, in St. Petersburg, also at St Petersburg airport north of Albert Whitted. back when I was flying there, a Cessna 172 could be rented for $49 an hour....that was in 1990!
Good folks, both airfields; best to avoid Orlando area and Atlantic Coast for less welcoming outfits.