Looking for help on where to start

[gremlinbrawler]

Yes, the best way to start is to start as noted above. In parallel, make a short list of schools you would like to attend for your JD. In particular, research their admissions policies, both on their official websites and on social media with actual students, to see what you need to focus on. Separately, search for stories of people who have gone to one of the Big3 or WGU or any other school you considering and who got into ANY law school. Ask them what their path looked like.

That will help you narrow down exactly what bachelor's you'd like to earn and whether you need to get a certain number of graded credits which will in turn help you decide what school to get your degree from.

With that said, don't get stuck on a path you won't finish. For instance, if you know you simply won't finish 60 butt-in-seat credits at a CC, then don't accept a plan that requires you to do that. In the end, know that you can probably completely test out of a degree and find a law school SOMEWHERE, that will accept you.

In my opinion, community college is so frustrating (and so few cc students actually graduate in a reasonable amount of time) that it is probably worth it to test out even if that limits your law school options. But that's something you should decide for yourself!

Totally off-topic, but 2 reasons CC's have low graduation rates is that many (maybe even most) students don't actually want to graduate.

1) If they're seeking job skills, they don't need to get an AA to get those, so they take what they need and move on (in CA, you don't need a full AA to get an RN from a CC, nor do you need to get an AA to become an EMT or Paramedic - and those are just the ones I've looked at).

2) If they're transferring to a 4-yr school, they don't need an AA to do that either (at least here they don't).  Once you get your full complement of IGETC/CSU transfer requirements (somewhere between 34-52cr), they can transfer to a 4-yr school.  Why get an AA which includes PE, Counseling, and some other stupid courses, when you don't need to get them.

Yeah, I guess the actual graduation rates can vary for a lot of reasons but at least in my area even getting a couple classes is very difficult.

In my area, I can go right now and take all kinds of courses, and they're CHEAP ($46/cr).  Getting an AA here at a CC is ~ $3000, plus books.  So maybe $4000 out the door.  And that's not even including the grants that are going on, so local kids who graduate from a list of public schools get free tuition and books for a year.  There are several CC's in CA that are doing this (and not on the government's (our) dime which is a nice change).

Wow that's awesome! I know so many people who try everything to get a class and have such a hard time with it. A lot of them are very dedicated. I think they are just too full in my area. They are also very affordable in my area though so that's nice!