Hrm...well your school is smaller (our grad class will be around 180, but granted, the average grad class there is around 100)

Personally, I think it's because of a lack of teachers. All the English teachers want a Creative Writing class, but they're too busy with teaching the basic English credit. I think the school's more focused with passing people so they get more state funding (not that I agree with it, but what can I do?) But, at least the teachers are nice enough to read my stuff and give me their input. :)