Ground school is in Dayton, OH. Sim is held in Cincinnati or Charlotte. I had a 3-4 week break between ground and sims. That is changing, I hear it's shorter now since we have more sims.

Training was good. I was prepared well for my exams and Check ride. They give you plenty of instruction. 2 weeks of IPT (procedures training) to get familiar with their checklist, flows, the FMS and profiles. Sims aren't too bad. We had plenty of repetition and practice.