Infosec is the latest in college "cash cow" programs, like IT certifications were a few years back. If the courses are training you for a certifying exam, they

Infosec is the latest in college "cash cow" programs, like IT certifications were a few years back. If the courses are training you for a certifying exam, they will use the same tricks as any other exam prep company. Low in-person contact, lots of video presentations and online tests. This allows them to take in many more students per batch than would be allowed in a traditional college course setting.