Which is exactly what I would expect to hear from them as well.
Even around here their more than happy to take your application .... money .... even if you don't have a rats chance in hell of getting in let alone getting any "assistance" that they seem to so proudly offer to the "lower class". (i.e. non-existant)
I generally recommend tech schools anyways..... there will always be a demand for the skilled hands on types. And a degree doesn't always make for good management either, I like my bosses to at least have a clue as to what my job consists of.