What would you do ?

Freshman year I had the grades to get accepted into a college club that helped students stay on track so they would be anole to go straight to a UC after high school. I had the perfect grades to get accepted into my dream school. I worked hard my freshman and sophomore year, and made sure I stayed on track. Junior I moved here to Mayfair and the whole process was too much, last year was the worst academic year I've ever had, but I plan on making up for it this year. My question is should I spend all this money trying to go to a state college and just stay there? Or should I start at a community college, get all my credits up and take the classes that I'm need to transfer to a UC ? Mind you, my application prices came out to $300. What would you do?