I have been studying the topic of career change for some time and what I have found is that a lot of people need to find such a path which will not be too long or too expensive. But most  important is that there should be a guarantee or at least a very strong chance to find an employment with a new profession acquired. Here is an article from Wikipedia about the Portnov Computer School, which may become just the chance for you. You don' t have to have any computer education to be admitted to the School. You can be a musician or a teacher of Geography - your education background and experience are needed only as the basis for general learning skills.

Founded in 1994 the Portnov is the world' s oldest Software Testing (Software Quality Assurance) school providing career training to individuals changing their career path.

The career change program includes short-term classroom training, internships with companies, and job placement services.

Training is offered primarily to college educated individuals coming from various professional backgrounds varying from Science (Math, Physics, Biology, Chemistry) and Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil) to non-technical fields (Education, Linguistics, Music, Accounting). The school attracts educated immigrants from India, Russia, Iran>, China, Israel, Pakistan as well as local residents changing their career path, especially those coming from non-technical areas.

The school claims it has close to 100% job placement rate with 2000+ graduates working locally in Silicon Valley, in many states of the United States, Canada, Israel, Russia, and the UK.