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If you can stand another year and a half with your parents, and deal with their rules I'd say stick around. The fact that you think 18 credit hours and a full time job is near impossible tells me that you might not be ready to accept such a load.
But, this is coming from someone who has lived on his own since I graduated high school, and has not graduated college. But, I also consider college expensive entertainment, because I enjoy learning, and don't consider it my means to a career path.
There are means to an end in your situation if you do want to move out. Financial Aid, Loans, and so on. Yeah, your parents tax bracket might take you out of a lot of options because you haven't hit that magic 23 number (who came up with that number?), but if you can formulate a solid written reasoning as to why some scholarship should fund your college then you can talk yourself into a job that would help you pay for a place to live and continue taking classes. Or, find out who runs the work-study program at your school. Sure, on paper you are excluded from being offered a position because of your parents income, but find someone who makes decisions, see if you can pencil in a time to discuss your options face to face with them. If it's a decent college they will try and work with you, but you have to go through the effort of finding the right people to talk to.
Kind of comes back to that "it's not what you know, but who you know" statement.
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