Programming in the key of C

Well, I'm killing time in the DeAnza computer lab. My presence is required by my C Programming class even though I finished the lab assignment last week. I suspect the assignments are going to get harder later on in the semester.

I must say, I really like structured languages over the old version of BASIC I used in high school. I'm told more recent versions, such as Visual BASIC, are more structured.

Anyway, I'm wondering how long it would take to get a computer science degree, or at least enough of a background to get admitted into a CS-related master's program.