<p>My advice would be to take some classes at your local community college - perhaps English and math to start with. Get some grades under your belt, but not necessarily a full load. Then talk with an adviser there about your college dreams. You need not “accept” the credits from the community college - a 4 year school for all 4 years is still possible, but you may find you want to accept the credits from there and transfer in to a 4 year school for just a couple of years. An adviser can talk about the possibilities once you have some actual grades.</p>