I did it the other way around. I didn't finish highschool. I went to work with my father and learned how to build custom cars after 9th grade but I already had

I did it the other way around. I didn't finish highschool. I went to work with my father and learned how to build custom cars after 9th grade but I already had an above highschool level education by then so when I quit so I was ready to move on. I had to move on to keep learning. And I learned a lot. If you really want to learn engineering you need to learn trade skills. Go buy an old beater car and restore and customize it. You'll learn at a pace you can set and you can acquire the tools you need and learn how to use them as the project moves along. When it's done you'll have something pretty cool. There are a lot of very good YouTube channels and videos that can help you along the way. One of my favorites is a channel called "RÜNGE CARS". This guy builds cars from the ground up like I learned how to do it from my father and the guys he worked with. He just finished a car he'd been working on for 5 years and it is awesome. I don't build custom cars anymore, and I drive old beaters. But I do fix cars for family and friends and keep my old beater running. I've worked on four this month already, mine, my wife's, and two of our daughters. Just little stuff. Master cylinder, a shock absorber, an alternator, and tune up on my wife's car. You learn how to restore an old car and you can pretty much jump in on most anything and get up to speed fast.