There is a bias in medical school admissions against community college classes but not in way you are doing it. The bias comes against university students who opt out of courses known to be particularly difficult at their home institution by taking summer classes at CC. A student who takes two years at CC to save money followed by 2 or more years at a university is not in the same boat. The key is to do very well (nothing less than an A- in CC and then to do as well or better after transferring.
Typically, a student takes the introductory courses in CC and then takes advanced courses in the university. If you hold off and take intro bio, intro chem, intro physics and organic chem at the university you'll be in with a bunch of underclassman in huge classes. That's not ideal when you only have 2 years on campus and a need for letters of recommendation from faculty who know you well. Major in whatever you want. Take those intro courses. See if you can meet with an admissions counselor at Perdue and an academic counselor at the CC to determine the optimal course of study so you can transfer from CC, have the credits count toward your Bachelor's degree, and graduate on time. Schools are "rewarded" for having students graduate on-time so it is in their best interest to help you in this way.
Also, you may not know that taking the MCAT in your senior year means you 'll have a gap year between college and medical school. This is rather typical and you can plan for it by lining up a one-year master's degree or a job in a lab or clinic (or elsewhere) during the gap.
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Which classes should I take at community college?
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