Undergrad Programs

I have the ability to take course work for free (Military funded) from undergrad certifications to a masters degree.  I don't think I have the patience to acquire a masters, or even a bachelors degree in software engineering or computer science, so I'm looking at various undergraduate programs in the field.  I'm not looking for a job in the field, yet anyways.  I figure its a free way to get my feet wet in programming.  No I do not expect to become an EXPERT PROGRAMMER by taking on these courses.

My dillemma is that I can't find any undergrad programs designed around C or C++, most of them contain optional courses in the subjects though.  All of them contain at least some java (which, while I'm not against learning, I dislike java), and most of them are centered and based on java programming. 

TL;DR, Is it beneficial to learn java, when considering other practical languages?

>>9
This can can be disproven too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalltalk#List_of_implementations
    * #Smalltalk [1]
    * Ambrai Smalltalk
    * Athena - a Smalltalk scripting engine for Java >=1.6
    * Bistro
    * Cincom Smalltalk, ObjectStudio and VisualWorks by Cincom (wiki, blog)
    * Dolphin Smalltalk [2]
    * Eclipse - IBM: Bringing Smalltalk to Eclipse
    * F-Script
    * GemStone/S [3]
    * GNU Smalltalk
    * IBM VisualAge Smalltalk [4]
    * JSqueak is a Squeak interpreter written in Java [5]
    * Little Smalltalk
    * LSW Vision-Smalltalk, including a .NET version
    * OSVM small Smalltalk for embedded devices [6]
    * Pocket Smalltalk runs on Palm Pilot
    * Potato is a Squeak interpreter written in Java, a direct derivative of JSqueak [7]
    * S# [8]
    * Smalltalk MT compiled Smalltalk for Windows
    * Smalltalk/X, an open source Smalltalk [9]
    * Smalltalk YX [10]
    * Sport
    * Squeak, an open source Smalltalk
    * StepTalk (uses Smalltalk language atop an Objective-C runtime)
    * Strongtalk [11] (for Windows, offers optional strong typing)
    * Susie: Scripting Using a Smalltalk Interpreter Engine [12]
    * Bits of History a Smalltalk-76 implementation as a Java applet.
    * VA Smalltalk follow-on to IBM VisualAge Smalltalk [13]
    * Visual Smalltalk Enterprise and family, including Smalltalk/V.
    * Vista Smalltalk for IE7 and Windows Vista


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