I am guessing your janitor attended this DC area for-profit school. It’s a wild story.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Northern_Virginia
The problem here is that Community Colleges are a decade behind in always grasping work skills and creating classes to fit into emerging markets. Then when they do get to the work skills level....they refuse to market the great deal they have. No billboards....no advertisements...nothing.