[Nightblood.]

There are no "grade levels" in college. I think that's where one of your problems is coming from. If you chose to go to a community college first, you would do a "two year" degree to receive your AA. If you wanted a bachelors after community college then you would transfer to a "four year" school and complete a degree but you more than likely wouldn't need to do 4 years. When you get a bachelors from a university, you generally need to complete general education requirements (things like history and english) which would be the same as an AA.