Thinking of going back to college at 30. Need insight on someone that's done it.?

I'm a recent dislocated worker. I "officially" lose my job in July. I currently have an ociates in electronics however in the course of my 9 years in the field I've learned that I don't want to move up to designing stuff. So I've kinda hit my plateau. I'm seriously considering going back to school to get a bachelor's in accounting which is something I've always liked (money, budgets, finance, etc...). What I'm curious about is how do cles work at a university. Are cles spread out over the whole day. When I went to a tech school I had 4 cles a day one right after the other, 8am-noon. I want to know because I'm going to have to move back with my parents to do this and have a 30min commute to the university. Cles spread out would suck. Also, how hard was it for you all to go back to school later in life (30's or higher)? Since I'm going to miss enrollment for this fall 2009, does this mean I have to wait until fall of 2010? I can't start in Jan of 2010? Any stories or motivation for me would be welcome. This is a huge decision and will determine a lot in my life.