I started my education working for an IT degree and like Steve decided it wasn’t for me.  The degree it sounds like you are looking for is a web designer and there are several really good programs out there that will earn you a bachelors degree.

http://www.elearners.com/search/online-degrees/web-design.htm

These programs cover all of the grit of web design from TCP/IP to hosting protocols to web and server languages.  Being you are in e-commerce there are several deep layers from behind the scenes like the database (I use SQL) and the interface language (I use ASP) as well as the final form page (the easy part).  There is really a lot of technology to web site design and with the push to convert programs over to web hosted applications this should be a field with a potential for growth .  There is also the art side of design which is really all everyone sees.

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