Breaking down things into smaller easier problems is exactly what mathematics teaches you. And yea, okay , You don't have to like math but I bet you use it in your day to day programming activities. This person is saying they can barely pass college algebra. If they don't have the motivation to break down their algebra problems into smaller easier to manage thing what are they going to do when they get into a huge code base or something they don't like. Foundations in math are used in programming.

I am aware its not an "Old Boys' Club".

If you don't like math programming isn't for you. You're learning the easy stuff right now, but once you really start learning it math is going to become a factor. Its just another thing to learn and to be scared of it is silly. What will you do if you can't figure out a complex programming problem?

If you're still set on it then I recommend picking up a theory class like Data Structures.

C++ all the way I have a need for speed! I also like assembler but I'm still a beginner. C# also isn't bad but I don't really care for Java I like control over what everything is doing.