I did Spartan back in '87. I just went a short time for the Comm/instr/multi. They had no college degree offer back then. I did that at a non-aviation school before and after Spartan. While I have no major complaints about the flight training, I have no idea what it is like there now. I wanted loans and fast training. The FBO style flight training I had been doing before was slow because it was pay as you fly and I had NO money.
Tulsa sucks. It was a very boring town. I worked at Tulsa airport nights to help pay for flight training. I got out as soon as possible. I got all my CFI ratings at my "home" airport's FBO later.