I am NOT taking Students or Interns at this time. My studio is too small. I suggest you take a modern approach to learning pottery with YouTube instruction. Keep watching a bunch of videos from a variety of studios. I still watch 1 to 2 videos a day for ideas and tricks. Use my website as notes for what I did for workarounds and tricks to making pottery. Keep your equipment simple but size it so you do not need to buy larger as your skill level expands.
The cost of my small studio is equal to the cost of a good ATV. You may be able to reduce costs if you buy used or build it yourself rather than buying new readymade. I started with a mid-priced wheel designed for up to 25 lbs clay and a mid-sized kiln measuring 16 inches wide by 22 inches tall. I have slowly added other equipment as my skill level improved and my physical challenges mandated a change to reduce pain.
Pick a good general purpose clay, glaze family and firing temperature and stick with it. It is crazy to try and keep track of multiple clays and glazes required different firing temperatures. It can be done but still crazy.
Best advise is to
Keep learning and practicing.
Do not quit until you have purchased and used at least 150 lbs clay.
If you can not throw a 1 lb pot on a wheel before using all the 150 lbs clay there is nothing I can teach you.
When you get stuck there is a YouTube video for that so look for it.