The courses at Oracle are fantabulous. The material is top shelf. I finally got some PeopleSh*t training in March and it was 5 large for the week. The three course books I got were 90% white space - nothing like the stuff you get at Oracle.

I'm asking to go to open world this year or maybe a hotsos conference. They are the same money (or cheaper) and I'm willing to bet I'll be able to get a lot more info than a class.