I’d be careful with the community college transfer route. There’s the danger of aging out of H-4 status before enrolling at the 4-year school and getting stuck with an out-of-state tuition bill.
This reminds me. An international classmate from college was trying to get a PhD in aerospace engineering. Most programs told her that they wouldn’t be able to fund her because funding came from sources that required US citizenship. She did end up finding a program that she could attend, but even there, she faced restrictions on which projects she could touch as a non-citizen. ITAR and all.