CC vs 4 year (your opinion based on how you judge me)

CS is a very challenging and time consuming major at every campus. To succeed, you’ll need to engage in your courses day 1 - and stay that way until you graduate.

As long as your budget allows, I’d nudge you toward Chico. The residential environment gives you a chance for a full re-set. Nearly all freshmen live on-campus. It is big enough that you won’t see the 3-4 people from your high school. Your local CC will feel like an extension of high school - with familiar scenery and faces. Perhaps it would lull you back into your old habits.

Sac has a good CS program but, most students commute from family homes in the surrounding area. You won’t get the college town experience.

Good luck