[pincubator]

I think most of the CS programs will just waste your time --unless you attend to a very good university. Given that best hackers I've met are self-taught programmers, you can definitely work it out yourself. I think these are amazing times; there are many pretty good online courses & materials, places to get help, etc.

I recommend Programming Languages course on Coursera. But if you are impatient, you can start from learning Python (it has a very low learning curve): learnpythonthehardway.org/book/

[microtonal]

Given that best hackers I've met are self-taught programmers,

And the best hackers that I have met, were among top N% of their program, finishing their degrees with honors.

To repeat a cliche: the plural of anecdote is not data.