Originally Posted by
Bowersbum
I did my instrument there, got some good actual and a lot of trips to the westside. The quality of the training depends on the instructor you have there.
What time of the year did you do your instrument? If you did it during the school year they won't let you do much flying on the west side. During the summer it's a different story. Also, if you did it during the summer you can choose your instructor. There are some instructors there now that are afraid to fly on the westside because 100% of their total time is in and out of ELN.
If you are really serious about flying in and out of ELN while going to school consider buying an IFR equipped 150 and get one of the local CFIs to give instruction to you. When you graduate sell the plane it will be cheaper in the long run.