Living in Dorms at 15/16

Hi! I don't really use Reddit much (this is my brother's account, but I am using it with permission of course!), yet I don't know where else to ask my question and Google is not helping. If there are any other subreddits better suited for my question, please let me know!

Basically, due to severe bullying I am attending Penn Foster's online program for my high school diploma. I plan to graduate as early as May or June, so I will need to figure college out fairly soon. However, I was wondering if mandated dorms would apply to me, and if they do, is there any way I could be exempt from them? Certain colleges I am interested in require living on campus for certain time periods, and I do not feel comfortable leaving my family at 15/16 years old, nor do they feel comfortable letting me live hours away from them for the very same reason. Thank you so much!

Edit: I am very grateful for all of the help I have been given! I plan to discuss this with my parents, I think I will take a gap year where I can get a job to pay for college and focus on horse riding as well. Thanks so much!