Unless you have stellar grades from high school, and a stellar SAT or ACT score, it is going to be hard for you to find the kind of financial aid you will need since you are on your own. So your best bet is probably to study at your own local community college, and then transfer later. Most people do that. One advantage of starting at the community college would be that you don’t need to start out with any specific major, and you can just take one class at a time that interests you while you continue to work. When you finally do have a clear academic goal, you will be able to take the classes that you don’t want to have to take that are required for that degree because you will have yourself focused on that goal.