One step at a time, please. It’s not a sprint, it’s a 40-year career. I’d work on flight training and some local state college towards the degree, then apply to the regionals once you the 1,500 hours. Getting to 1,500 hours is challenging enough without trying to short cut the process.

Right now, you won’t go from CFI to major without a stop in the regionals or serious 135 time unless you are ex-military.

GF