I’m interested in becoming a paralegal

I’m currently attending community college for a Bachelors in Accounting with the hopes of attending law school afterwards. I want to become a paralegal so that I can pay for my school on my own and I can get the experience which will only help in the long run. From the research that I have done, the associates program in San Jacinto college has one of the best success rates, would only take me 12 courses to complete since I already have the basics out of the way. However, hcc offers a associates in paralegal technology which I don’t really know what it is. I really need help picking out a program because I’m not sure what to be looking for and I want to don’t want to the most out of my career.