The problem with 4 year aviation schools is that they are kind of a rip off.

I have known a couple people who were enrolled in 4 year programs and once they figured out how expensive the school was, they left and went to American Flyers or another accelerated aviation school like Livingston Aviation is Waterloo, IA.

Your husband should go to one of these accelerated schools and do the 7 day Commercial and 7 day CFI.

I think he could still return to the 4 year school for the academic part of the school. The advantage to graduating from a 4 year accredited aviation school is that he can get a Restricted ATP with only 1000 hours. Otherwise a pilot needs 1500 to get a Airline Transport Pilot's license which you need to fly at the regionals and majors.

Four year aviation schools do a good job of educating pilots, but it takes a long time to build your hours if you go to one. The quicker a pilot can get hours, the quicker their paycheck will increase.