Sorry if this comes out discombobulated.
First you have to figure out how much money you need to live? We did this by finding a couple of homes and diving the sale prices by 3. So we need to make 92k between the 2 of us. Which is about $22/hr full time. You can also do rent times 36.
Next list your hobbies
Then your restrictions ie. I have to work remotely
Now you're educational budget:
Full Pell is around 7k x 6 years
State aid
How much you can put towards it a month?
That's your yearly budget
Then if need be add federal loans of 9.5k
Now you take how fast you want to complete it
2 years, 4 years, 6 years...
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Here's how my search went
Income 45k part time or $44/hr
Hobbies: art, research, helping people, technology, video games, cartoons, puzzles
Restrictions: part time, remote, dislike talking to new people, can't handle normal school.
Educational budget $6k over the course of 2 years. Or $250 a month. So the price of community college. Most people's budget
Is around $2k a month or higher
Fields of study computer and/or art.
Graphic design < not enough money/ not remote $18.27
Game Design < not remote $18.56
Animation < to much team work $40
Web design < sounds boring $25
Ux design < yes $53.94
Programming < stressful/ math $50.41
Game development < math $52.15
Ux researcher < too peoplee $54.38
Case manager < not high enough income $22.55
So now I have a major ux design
Now I look for ways to cut costs: Scholarships, third party credits, life experience, portfolio, testing and do them.
Then I look at local and state public schools.
Then regionally accredited schools
Then apply to all.
Wait for financial aid package.
Pick the best school
Apply for university scholarships.
I hope that makes sense. There's also a program called youscience if you have no idea about where your hobbies fit your career.