I’m not sure you understand what ‘southern Utah’’ means, culturally speaking.
We’re concerned you’re making a choice you may regret.
If you want to attend a university in Florida - which will be cheaper by far than California - attend a cc with an automatic admission system. Broward college, then fiu or fau. Tcc2fsu is another one - automatic admission to fsu if you complete your pre-reqs and have a minimum GPA. The same deal’s available if you want to attend Penn State and ask to start in Harrisburg or Erie but the last two years will likely be too expensive. Same possibility and caveats in Ohio. The Florida cc to university deal is probably the cheapest one for you.