I'd just read up on my own. Use that money to build up your own studio and get your own equipment. That way you can teach yourself at your own pace, and just play around, have fun as you learn. You'll teach yourself some nifty tricks along the way and learn everything all the same once you educate yourself enough anyways. Thing is, if you buy your own stuff, it's yours. Noone can say of you can only come here between this time & this time to work on your projects. It's a much more 'lax environment. And with all the information out there in books, videos, tutorials, and articles, you'll learn everything you need to with enough time & experimenting. I guarantee you that.