Look around the Midwest, it’s not so expensive here. You would qualify for in-state rates at Northwest Missouri State University, so tuition would be $8933 and you would get $2500 auto merit. So a year’s tuition of $6433 plus your living expenses. My nephews share an apartment and I think it’s $300/month each. It’s a small town so not as easy to find part-time jobs though. Anyway, there are others, especially ones in the middle of nowhere 
that will offer in-state rates and auto merit.