Though I still think just attending a generic community college might not meet your goals, it occurs to me there are some community colleges with very strong transfer agreements that might be a option if you know that financial aid from the 4-year university is offered after you transfer. These schools tend to attract high quality students looking for an affordable path a degree and you benefit from small classes.
For example, NOVA (Northern VA CC) outside of DC has new transfer agreements with George Mason, Mary Washington, and possibly James Madison, all in Virginia. But yes I think you have to get the Associate’s degree b4 you transfer but you should check… You could look into details and see what guarantees there are in terms of financial aid and qualifying for in-state tuition.
Similarly there are 10 community colleges in central North Carolina with a guaranteed transfer path to UNC-Chapel Hill. It’s called C-STEP and you can google that. Wake Tech in Raleigh would be the strongest community college to attend out of the 10. Again, not sure about qualifying for in-state tuition when you transfer, so you’d have to check that out, but I’m pretty sure they meet need for C-STEP transfers through the Carolina Covenant.
Finally, you can enroll in community colleges into August so you’d still have time to get started this Fall.
Just giving options to explore!