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You sound like several Electrical Engineers I've known that got their degrees, then left and started coding. They're impatient and can easily put down a few lines of code, run it and see the working product.
I would recommend starting to teach yourself. CodeAcademy, Coursera, Lynda.com are all great resources to start teaching yourself.
I'd also HIGHLY recommend getting Python for Kids. I know your not a kid, neither am I. I wanted to get into coding and all the sites assumed you already knew the basics. This book teaches you everything from the ground up, and while it is titled "...for Kids" the author also wrote it with adults who are brand new to coding. It is amazingly well done. Python is also commonly used by server admins and database guys. Since you like the electrical stuff, those go hand in hand. Get the book, teach yourself some Python. Then go to community college and take a course or two (very part-time student) for your COMPTIA and server stuff. Within a year/year and a half you'll have a solid foundation for Junior Admin/Ops/Database.
P.S. If you do get Python for Kids, it tells you to use the official Python IDE, it sucks, I hated it. I'd recommend getting PyCharm instead. Both are free.
This gets me excited.
I've been looking for excuses to learn more programming.
I have found this post to be incredibly helpful, particularly with the recommendation to begin learning Python with Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming.