Some cities and counties have workforce reeducation programs.
Depending on where you live, your county, city or community college may have continuing adult education courses. They might be cheaper and require less paperwork than enrolling at a community college course, at least they have been in my experience. For example, my county has classes in math prep for construction trades (welding, HVAC, etc), Microsoft/Google programs certifications, etc. I think where I live is better than most, and some courses may cost more than others, but it’s worth a Google search in your area.
Also, many times if you don’t have much money, some programs would have financial assistance.
E - Also, many community colleges offer low-stakes courses on career exploration. Tools for self-analysis on maybe what you would like to do and matching your skillset. As well as what the path to those careers would look like.
In terms of a job, become an RBT! It’s like a behavior therapist for people (mostly kids) with disabilities; they’re very often no experience/on-the-job training and many places have an education stipend. Very easy to get into and very needed services.
The CEO of Costco started out stocking for Costco, and so did the previous one.
A guy that worked for me “at a dead-end retail job” is still with the company over 20 years later as part of the district staff.
It depends where you live - our community college is absolutely awesome here. They have a lot of trade school options (cosmetology, CDL, truck mechanic, welding, woodworking, etc.) as well as more traditional academics. And it is dirt cheap. They have excellent career counseling. If you have access to a community college, start by talking to them. It might not be the education you need, but it might lead you somewhere that you don’t expect.
Skillcat has good basic starter courses. You also Google free training v certifications for things like PLC’s.
Try Coursera and EdX.org. Try free options to see if you like accounting or whatever you choose to try. Good luck!