JC timeline?

Getting strong interests from a competitive JC that says it has sent 36 players onto 4 year colleges in the past 4 years, including 19 to D1 programs.  I have no idea whether that's an exception, average or below average track record of success.   

The  kid is intrigued, since he has had some interest from D1 programs, but no concrete offer yet.   So I'm not at all  sure how to think about this.  I'd be happy for him to play D3 personally.  But the kid wants to preserve his D1 options.  (And of course it is ultimately his decision).     I was thinking that it's early in the game for a JC to be making such a strong push. I was thinking we wouldn't have to start focusing on the JC route, if at all, until maybe toward the end of senior year, if nothing more  desirable turned up.   But they seem really interested in the kid.  Is this unusual for a JC to be so proactive?  When do JC's usually get around to finalizing their rosters?  If they were to make an offer, how long could the kid sit on to see if anything  else turns up? 

Insight appreciated.

What is your son's graduation yea? If he's a rising senior, 2015, then this would be within the normal parameters. 

From what I've seen locally, the JC's in our area signed 2014 players beginning in January of their senior season until June and some more will probably sign right up until August. However, I'm sure some of those kids who signed in January committed much earlier.

There are some very good JC programs in N.Cal and given that in California a JC student who completes a full 2 year program can verily easily get into a good 4 year (D1) program, I'd say such claims by any of the "good" JC programs is likely trustworthy.

Yes, some of the JC's there in NorCal are indeed very proactive as they are probably the ones and make quite an effort to have a good baseball program.   

I don't have any direct experience with these JC's but several of my son's teammates from travel ball went the route of some of those JC's AND went on to some nice D-1 college. . .AND even on to pro-ball.  So, in MHO, taking the route of one of those good JC programs is an excellent economical route to either a D-1 program and on to playing professional.  

JC's have a lot of turn over due to the nature of a 2 yr. JC program.  Players move on either from transferring to a 4year college or being drafted at the end of their 1st or 2nd year at a JC.  So, it's hard to say how long a player might sit. . .but generally speaking, it's really not that long (especially if you're a verily decent player).