Out of State - Non-resident CC Tuition

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Good morning!
I found some online prereqs for my science courses at Colorado Northwestern. However I live in CA, so the tuition is non-resident. It's $4,000 for 2 classes at a total of 9 units. Even with federal aid that's insane.

I am trying to find California schools with online science, but the pickings are slim. What I do seem to find, doesn't seem to be what I need at all: https://cvc.edu/courses/?q=biology&order...%5D=summer

Any thoughts on how I can either decrease the cost for out of state, or find an online class in California?

I need a General Biology I class that can be used as a prereq to other higher-tier science classes such as A&P, and Chem.
Thanks!

EDIT: I should add that while NMJC and several others offer online courses, none have mid-term starts or half/accelerated. I'd have to wait until summer session to begin. That puts my timeline 4+ months behind. I'm not ready to accept that waiting is my only option yet.