LH,
I can sympathize with you on this.
However, when I was asked to leave the establishment that I was at, I did not have anybody to fall back on for advice and guidance to the degree that has been presented to you so far and trust me what's above will help you in the long run
The only things I feel that are to be said are these.
i) Give yourself one full day to make the final, final decision.
ii) Seriously consider distance learning, it's not easy, but WILL work out in your advantage.
iii) Whatever you do, good luck and I'm sure that everyone here will help where they can.
All the best
Fra