guyx, are you wanting to learn classical guitar, or are you wanting to play pop music on a classical guitar? Those are two very, very different things. If you want to learn classical technique I have a few pointers for you:
1.) Pick up Scott Tennant's Pumping Nylon. Absolutely fantastic book for learning technique, and many (if not most) teachers in the States today use this book as one of the main foundation texts. If you don't know how to read music, you can learn that online, as well as the standard tuning of the guitar and how to read music in relation to the guitar, etc. Outside of those basics, Tennant's book is a wonderful primer for good technique.
2.) When you begin, don't grow nails on your "picking" hand. The technique is actually easier to learn without nails, and good fundamentals need to be built first. As you progress then start to grow and shape your nails to get the tone, attack, and volume that you need.
3.) I'd start off teaching myself some of the very base fundamentals, especially how to at least basically read music and make your fingers basically go where you want them to. Spending a lot of money on very basic teaching isn't financially the best way to go (and this is coming from a guitar instructor). We can't really do a whole lot to help you until you are familiar enough with the guitar to start learning. I think at most I'd suggest one lesson a month until you really become comfortable enough with the guitar to begin real learning. Bad habit's can be broken, and most bad habits are fairly easy to break if you've only been playing for 6 months.... lifelong bad habits are harder to break, but they certainly can be broken, from personal experience. Until you are comfortable with very simple chords and moving between them, and playing basically in rhythm, then lessons are a waste of money, imo.
4.) Once your really ready to start learning (I'd say anywhere between 4 weeks and 3 months, depending on how quickly you pick it up and how much you practice) I'd DEFINITELY try to find a college instructor to take lessons from. Private tutors are great when that's the only thing you have, but the opportunity that a college offers is just better all the way around... dedicated practice facilities, opportunities to play in ensembles, masterclass opportunities, opportunities to play in front of other guitar students to get feedback from multiple sources and encouragement to keep it up, and even opportunities to play in halls, in small groups and solo. It's a great experience and will drive you to preform much better than the private tutor experience can give you, imo.
Anyway, those are some quick pointers for a beginner... Good Luck!