@NJSue: I don’t know the details, but UIUC shut down their FT and PT MBA programs in order to devote more resources to their online MBA program, so I’m sure it makes economic sense for them.
As for students knowing how to be students: Yes that is the standard expectation in higher ed in most of the world. ETH Zurich is one of the top STEM unis in the world (it’s essentially the MIT of Europe). Not terribly tough for Swiss students to get into, but tough to graduate from and no hand-holding.