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Formal training is a good idea, you'll get tips and techniques of course but don't forget to socialize with your fellow students.
Find out what your fellow students are shooting and why. Make some shooting buddies. Also see if they are doing some form of competition shooting.
I think competition shooting is a great way to improve your shooting skills and don't think everybody shooting competition is an 'expert' and that you can't compete with them. The vast majority of leagues welcomes new shooters. It gives you regular practice and a yardstick to measure your progress and it's fun to boot.
Disclaimer: I have (once) run across a league where it seemed all the shooters were 'too cool for school' but that was the exception. All the other leagues that I have shot in have been fun and have had a wide range of shooters and have divided the shooters into categories based on their skill levels so you were competing against folk of similar skills to your own.
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