Now I feel stupid for not realizing this sooner... The A Minor and C Major scales are practically the same scale, only they start at different steps in the scale. By looking at the Notes of the C Major Scale, we can see it has C, D, E, F, G, A, B and C. By looking at the A Minor Scale, we can see that it has A, B, C, D, E, F, G and A. Both Scales hit the exact same notes. The only difference is that A Minor starts two "steps" lower than C Major.

It may not be the best way to memorize scales, but only having to remember one pattern that can be moved around as needed is a lot easier for me than remembering 24 different patterns, depending on the scale I want to practice.