OP, how did you get into Northeastern Illinois University with a GPA less than 2.0? Were you in good standing when you left your community college?
I’m in total agreement with @Sportsman88 about what your target GPA should be, including your CC courses. Going the PTA >>>> PTA to PT route might be in your best interest. You don’t want to end up with a Bio degree and sub-optimal GPA and then what?
What were the issues behind your “poor” performance at your prior CC and have those issues been resolved going forward?