Not particularly surprising. There are some bright or at least intelligent kids at CCs because of money or other situations, but a fair number simply wouldn’t have gone to college at all in the days before CCs. A lot of them don’t make it and should be concentrating on a trade (which you can also get in CC). In fact, I’d love to take culinary arts just for the heck of it.
I’ve often thought I’d enjoy chef’s school.