UC Dropout, Planning to Enroll into USC (2017) NEED ADVICE, Please...

Hello all,

Firstly, thank you guys for taking the time to read this, since this is my first ever thread post on CC. I was enrolled in UC Riverside from 2012 to 2015, completing roughly three years of coursework. I was originally a political science major but switched to philosophy my second year. After about a year, I decided I should go back and finish my degree. I am now enrolled in a California community college and am thinking to transferring to USC because it is near my area and therefore can commute there from my place. I want to enroll as the same major I was in UCR, so a couple of questions:

-Since I would be commuting, will I be saving money as opposed to readmitting to UCR? (If I go back to UCR, I’d have to rent an apartment again and pay more expense on top of mt tuition)
-Will some of my general education classes transfer from UCR (English 1 series, seminar class from junior year for philosophy majors, etc.?)
-Can I apply for FAFSA as a USC student?
-Other academic requirements I should know about?

I guess you can say my main question is should I go back to UCR or enroll as a transfer student at USC? I just want to finish my undergraduate degree for sake of finishing it and getting on with my life. I’m also looking into scholarship programs and have been working full-time since my withdrawal to save up money for school.