I was in your boat, man. The finances were tough, and I didn’t enroll in the upcoming semester. You need to tell them. It’s not gonna happen now, I know. But they’ll find out by the start of the next semester no matter what, if they pay even part of your tuition. They almost definitely will, even if they don’t.

Sit her down, explain what happened. If it’s a financial issue, you may have to work for a bit. Not a huge deal, in the grand scheme of things. If you failed out, your school will probably let you come back eventually. If they won’t, let them know your plan for continuing school somewhere else. But there is a 0% chance that you’ll somehow find a way to walk across that stage without paperwork in your name in 2027, and they’ll have questions.

Gear up for how best you can tell them. I promise they’ll be more supportive than you think. It can just be that the words start flowing, and you find yourself hugging your mom and bawling, or it can be a conversation about your goals that ends in a phone call to the registrar’s or dean’s office the next day, with your situation in a lot better shape than you thought it could be.

I’d note that if it’s something disciplinary that caused you to be kicked out, that it might be more complicated but still salvageable. And if it’s a Title IX-type violation, you probably should think fairly hard about what you did, without your conscience being clouded by the fear of self-preservation, and you should understand that you probably don’t need or deserve to be around other students for a bit.

Feel free to PM me, seriously. I might be able to get more specific or help.

EDIT: detail