[M_Six]

Learning to write code is like learning another language. If you can become fluent, you're way ahead of the field. If you just muddle by, it's obvious. However, no matter what IT specialty field you end up in, the ability to write some code and scripts is a huge bonus. Database admins write SQL code. Sys admins write scripts for automation. Web designers write PHP and Java code. So take programming classes first and decide then if you want to be a hardcore programmer or not. If you decide to get into another IT field, the programming stuff will not have been wasted. You'll always use the skill.