Long story short, I'm at a dead-end job that was just bought out by a call center business. I will be doing exactly what I am doing now, only getting paid by the new company.

This new company, I haven't a clue what they will have available. They are a call center business and have call centers throughout the world. I'm sure they have an IT department but don't know where or if each call center has one of their own. I'm thinking that might be my ticket into getting my foot into the door so-to-speak. Might not be programming, but will be in the IT area.

But does it basically mean I'm SOL about landing a programming job because of my age?
Should I attempt at getting the BS degree?