UC's FA for "poor-ish" Out-of-State students

http://admissions.ucmerced.edu/wue

Merced with WUE is still $40k - well above the $16k the OP can afford per year.

CSU Monterey is a pretty compelling value at $18k with WUE - a part time job will certainly fill that gap.

https://csumb.edu/admissions/western-undergraduate-exchange

Take a look at Oregon Tech and Western Washington and UNR. They are in a similar price range and worth a look.