Should I take the job for experience or pass it off so I can move as planned

Hey chimps and apes, I need some advice or some solid feedback on my situation. Currently haven't reached out to anyone else yet but want to start here.

So I'm currently a sophomore studying for my accounting degree in a small city at a tiny school. I'm set up to finish my associates and can transfer to university by next fall of 2022. I go to school full time and work PT 30-36 Hours. Not a heavy workload but could change with this job opportunity that was proposed to me last week. About me; I work at the bank right now, I have sold consumer loans for 8 months(company closed and layed off), and had one internship doing books and payroll my freshman year. 

The concern comes from my ambition to move to the closest major city I live by due to majority of my classes being online/hybrid. I got close friends up there and lived there before and life was more better when it came to meeting new people and having a social life. I was offered last week a opportunity to work my own schedule at a accounting firm in town. The owner wants to show me how to do income taxes, books, and payroll hoping I can be a full timer once i graduate. I don't plan on staying here in my current city once I graduate, I'm here to be closer to my family who retire this year and cheap living so I can manage my finance and save because I own my fathers property that I'm renovating and ready to star renting out by December.  

My issue is, should I consider staying in this small city for another .5 - 1.5 years just to get the first job offer and get something under my belt or keep my plans unchanged so I can move to a major city where the outcome can be more or equal to my chances of getting experience and work. I do want to continue my studies into a university so staying makes me feel like I'm turning my back on my plans and being complacent or "just good" or "safe" for now. 

Ask me anything if things are not clear 

 

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