Jared,
I think you should decide for sure whether it is because you are desperate to fly. If so, then go for it while you have that passion. If you can raise the cash, then maybe college might not need to come into it, okay, it may help, but at the end of the day the right licenses and reports will be most important. I wish I could get that passion back again, I'd give anything for it. I used to love flying, and did so in various forms (f-wing, gliding, helis) Unfortunately while I was doing my training (fulltime CPL course) I had a traumatic time due to compassionate reasons, and this has left a psycological scar, I'm too emotional just getting into a cockpit, let alone getting airborne, and was unable to complete the course. The thought of flying is great, but doing it causes me unexplained trauma. So I think that if you have "the bug" then go achieve your aim as soon as you can. Make a plan and commit yourself if it's wat you want to do, but be 100% sure, and as said before, have a back up plan. Hope you make the right choice and best of luck.