Is there a way I can go to some type of college to become a successful new age healer?

Ever since highschool, I've thought about working in the holistic health industry, specifically because I really want to work as a self employeed massage therapist and new age healer. The only problem, my grades weren't the best when I was in highschool but I still got a highschool diploma and I'm thirty years old now. I'm really looking into going to trade school and doing college courses online so I can hopefully become certified. But I don't have the money for that and a friend of mine is telling me that if I did a gofundme to raise money to save up for trade school that I'd basically be asking for a handout at that point simply because this is for people who have to have surgeries but don't have the money. I applied online for some of these college courses and they said that they'll except me since I still have a highschool diploma but would they really?