As a non-citizen, your ability to get a work visa would have been hindered. You cannot assume that a US company would have sponsored you to stay and work in the U.S. The colleges and universities are not the US Immigration service. Immigration is very strict. Once you finish your education in the U.S., you are expected to return home if you are not a U.S. citizen.
With CS & CE, I now have two adult children in the field. Recently, our youngest interviewed and was hired. He was required to bring in his US passport and supporting documents to confirm his citizenship.
Our eldest was recently required, by her employer, to update her courses in cyber security and was required to bring in her US Passport to gain admission to the course.
OP If you are willing to apply to the US colleges, go in with full eyes open and understand that you may get in somewhere but it may not be affordable.