AnswerAmerica's top 3 flight training schools (as of 2007) are: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, ATP, and Delta Connection Academy. Total cost involved is difficult to gauge, because it will depend on factors such as commercial or not, how much time you spend flying, etc. A good place to begin is here: http://www.pilotjourney.com/how-does-it-cost-to-learn-to-fly-the-real-story/