Do i need an SSD in order to upgrade to 16gb of RAM upgrade????

Hey there,
I've been the proud owner of an MBP 15.4" late 2011. I have already upgraded my RAM to 8gb (2X4gb) but I continue to hit some bottle necking when working on projects.
I am a free lance web developer, which means I have illustrator and photoshop windows open, plus a FTP client (cyber duck) and text wrangler, plus a browser. I try to minimize my programs to only what I need, but I still experience sluggish haults when I run anything in conjunction.
I'm thinking of upgrading to 16gb of RAM, but I wanted to know if I need and ssd to do that? Will 16gb work without an ssd? I have just the stock HDD (750gb) right now.
I also have a day job as a networking engineer, so I run multiple VMs at once, which chokes my mbp with the current RAM available.
I don't want to do an ssd right now, but I will down the line when the prices are more reasonable. I would like to just upgrade the RAM first if its effective.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Rich

No. You don't need an SSD to upgrade your RAM. Here's what you can install:
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2 - 204-pin PC-10600 (1333 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
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