While still in high school, Pat is taking a basic selection of gen-ed courses at community college. By the time he finishes high school, he should have 40 hours or so of guaranteed-transferable (in-state) college credit. His long-term plan involves Computer Science.
It won't be too long before all Computer Science is done by computers. In the spirit of "if they replace your job with black boxes, get a job making black boxes" have him focus on AI.