Intheair10,
What are you talking about? I'm not going to bother insulting you, because it's a waste of time.
I did instruct at Mesa's ASU program in 2004. Pete Hayes was my boss and he is a good man. It was a really good program. The Farmington Pilot Development program was good too, but their PACE program in Farminton is a waste of money in my opinion.
A common misconception is that most people associate the university program with the PACE program. They're two completely different programs within the same company. The univeristy program is simply a flight school that takes ASU bachelor's students or San Juan college associate's students from private thru commercial multi and when they graduate, they get an interview with Mesa Airlines with about 300TT. Its similar to Embry Riddle and Perdue's university programs, but cheaper.
Not a bad deal! If you're going into a university aviation program, why not go to one where you can fly a regional jet with only 300 hours?
If you don't think the PACE program will hurt your career, then go ahead and do it. Just wait till you get to the majors where everybody is trying to get in. Why would they take a PFT guy when there are many other's to choose from? Those pilot interviewers are smart guys; they know that PFT programs are one reason their pay is being cut. And even if you do get a job, your fellow pilot's are going to resent you if you pay for training.