Brooks College
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Brooks College was a system of two for-profit colleges in Long Beach
and Sunnyvale, California
. They offered career college programs in a variety of areas. The school in Long Beach was best known for its fashion design
and fashion marketing programs (and their ads on late-night television). These schools were owned by the Career Education Corporation
and accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
.
magazine 60 Minutes
. Three recent graduates who were in the top of their class were interviewed. They were unable to find jobs in the fields in which they were trained for and they blamed Brooks College for making misrepresentations to them regarding placement statistics among other things.
The property in Long Beach that was leased by Brooks College was sold to the California State University, Long Beach
Foundation for use as CSULB student housing.
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
and Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley located in the San Francisco Bay Area...
. They offered career college programs in a variety of areas. The school in Long Beach was best known for its fashion design
Fashion design
Fashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
and fashion marketing programs (and their ads on late-night television). These schools were owned by the Career Education Corporation
Career Education Corporation
Career Education Corporation , founded in 1994, is a postsecondary education provider with campus-based and online curricula. On July 1, 2003, Career Education Corporation merged with competitor Whitman Education Group, Inc., gaining control over the latter's Sanford-Brown Colleges, Ultrasound...
and accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
.
Controversy
Brooks College was the subject of an unfavorable examination of for-profit trade schools in the CBS newsCBS News
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magazine 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
. Three recent graduates who were in the top of their class were interviewed. They were unable to find jobs in the fields in which they were trained for and they blamed Brooks College for making misrepresentations to them regarding placement statistics among other things.
School closure
In June 2007, Career Education Corporation announced that it would close both campuses of Brooks College. The Sunnyvale campus closed in June 2008, while the Long Beach campus closed December 2008. Shortly after the announcement of the closure, San Francisco's Academy of Art University announced that Brooks College students who enroll at the academy can transfer up to 66 units for BFA programs and up to 33 units for AA programs.The property in Long Beach that was leased by Brooks College was sold to the California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
Foundation for use as CSULB student housing.