Our daughter is studying to be a pilot. Lots of jobs right now (there is a big chunk of U.S. pilots that are retiring in the next few years). It’s a great time to be a pilot.
We have toured E-R and FIT - they are both good schools. I would say that E-R and UND are considered the best in the U.S. right now. E-R is also one of the most expensive (Purdue is right up there with it). Other good programs are Western Michigan (they just opened up a Florida program that we visited), FIT, Ohio State. There are smaller, less expensive programs around as well: Central Washington, Southern Utah, Southern Illinois-Carbondale, LIberty University, Lewis University, Middle Georgia, Delta University, Delaware State and others - they are cropping up to meet the demand of the airlines.
I have no idea about WizAir - but students at the top aviation programs in the U.S. are getting jobs straight out of college with around 950 hours of flying at regional airlines (e.g. SkyWest, Republic - the most common right now - and also Envoy, etc), IF you go to a R-ATP college. I agree with the poster about getting a degree in something else as a fall back - but to get a job as a pilot more quickly - the R-ATP programs are the way to go. (they require 1000 hours of flying vs. 1500 of flying time). You can become a certfied flight instructor after two years or so - and then start getting paid to instructor younger students (e.g. at around $20 to $25 an hour) which can help with paying for school. Usually school are less expensive in the summer, too.
As you probably know - it’s not cheap as you have to get a college degree along with get your aviation ratings. WMU, for instance, is $65k for four years of college and an additional $65k for flying instruction. So - you are looking at $130k for four years. Embry-Riddle is more than that. Most school’s flight training ranges from $60k to $80k for four years of flight training. It’s not cheap for sure.
There is a Facebook page for Parents of Aviation teens that you might glean some information from : Raising Aviation Teens.
Good luck in your ventures. It’s a great time to train to be a pilot!