Florida has Miami-Dade, which is a huge community college that has expanded to include quite a few 4-year programs as well, including Aviation. If the only goal were an affordable aviation degree, this would be the no-brainer option for a Florida student. But for a strong and well-rounded student who would otherwise be targeting top-tier universities, it’s a lot to give up, to take a more vocationally-focused route like this.
OP, have you run the Net Price Calculators for full-need-met private universities outside of Florida, to see how your aid package would compare to an in-state Bright Futures-funded option?
One possibility is to secure admission to a competitive school with a good aid package, and then defer a year, and grind out the initial flight certifications during a gap year, at a non-credit-bearing program. That would make it easier to pursue continuing to get flight hours, etc., while in a non-specialized undergrad program. Some schools have flying clubs that secure group pricing for their members, but it’s harder to start from ground zero in that kind of structure, while also doing school - a gap year head start could help make it work.