Going community college isn't so much for your own skills, it's to move you into the "Some College" box for HR. two important additions i'd like to mention abo

Going community college isn't so much for your own skills, it's to move you into the "Some College" box for HR. two important additions i'd like to mention about community college: 1) it allows networking and access to employment opportunities that may not have existed prior. (job fairs, lab employment, on-site training, random placements, etc) 2) it opens doors for bigger and better academic opportunities, which compound the effects of the first point. 3) It allows entry for a class of jobs that OP was previously un-allowed to even apply for: "BS minimum/5+ years experience in relevant field"