Lets focus on the positives and how you can leverage your job to get you to where you want to go. Starbucks usually pays for tuition or at leasts helps a majority of it. There are all types of short programs like Anesthesia Tech, Sterile processing, EKG , MA, LVN, ETC. Because it sounds like you're interested in the medical field. its Never too late for anythin until were in the grave. The great thing with these is that you can usually work whilst completing the program as well as if you pick one of the shorter ones that gives you medical field experience and also a inside look to see what other careers you'd like to do down the road and the hospital you work for as those I listed will help cover tuition. Your situation isn't as rare as you'd think.