<p>I think my college (Fresno City College) offers a language major. In addition, your first few years in college will be spent getting general ed out of the way. Community college is good for that. And many UCs have TAG programs with community colleges, making it much easier to get into a UC.</p>
<p>And I seem to recall there is a process to declare yourself financially independent of your parents for school purposes, but I could be remembering wrong.</p>