First, don’t go back to California. I am a California native who purposely chose to leave the San Francisco Bay Area over a decade ago to escape the ridiculous housing prices and the ever increasingly crazy politics. My family and I ended up here on the east coast of Florida, and I come to appreciate it more every day. Upon our arrival, we enjoyed an immediate 15% (at least) increase in income thanks to no state income tax and much lower taxes in general. The cost of living is much lower here, your father’s $80K salary goes a lot further here, and housing is a lot less expensive, too. Restaurant food here is more expensive, I guess due to the tourists and all of the senior citizens who eat out all of the time, but that is not a significant factor unless you eat out all of the time.
I graduated from a California university, but my kids, who had even better stats than I did, would have had a difficult time finding a slot in today’s California public university system. It is ridiculous and I am glad we did not have to deal with it. I think if we had stayed in the Silicon Valley, it is very likely my kids would have headed out of state. We have access now to the Florida public university system, which is a great system, and inexpensive, but my kids have still headed out of state to go to college (at colleges that offer a lot of academic scholarships.)
I wish the community college system here in Florida was as inexpensive as the community college system in California (I worked for a community college in the Bay Area for several years), because I would love to take some classes from time to time for fun, but, other than that, the community colleges here do a good job preparing students to transfer to the university system - and many are transitioning into four-year public colleges.
In any case, I hope you can start to feel more encouraged about your situation now that you are in Florida. I realize the move was very upsetting, especially at your age, and I do miss my home state from time to time (especially when it gets so hot and humid around here.) But this move is really going to be good for your family, and it will be good for you. Come down I-95 a bit from where you are, into the Space Coast, and you will find a oasis of high tech jobs, lots of growth, lots of opportunity - almost Silicon Valley-like as far as tech jobs and tech entrepreneurship - but without the stupid housing prices, and the awful traffic. I feel guilty sometimes whenever I complain about the traffic here.
I wish you had taken a full gap year, and then applied to school for Fall 2016, either here in Florida, or at any of the other schools frequently mentioned around here that offer so much academic money. However, all is not lost. I would highly recommend taking a break after this semester ends, because the tuition is just too much for those community college classes. Wait to go back to school next Fall once your in-state residency paperwork is processed and you can take those classes for a lot less money.
While you are off in the spring, get to know your new state. It should be fairly easy for you to find a job given the tourist industry, and you can work this spring, save some money, explore the beaches and the rivers, take your time figuring out where you would like to transfer once you get back in at Daytona State (UCF is one choice, but there are others, including some private schools that may offer the program you want along with some scholarship money.)
Don’t get discouraged and don’t beat yourself up. Florida is going to be really good for you - it really will. You can always go visit California some day. Take care.