Brooks Institute
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The Brooks Institute was a private for-profit art school in Ventura, California. It was formerly the Brooks Institute of Photography and was originally based in Montecito and Santa Barbara.[2] Brooks Institute offered four majors and two graduate programs. The college was last owned by Gphomestay.[1] The college consolidated and moved operations from Santa Barbara to the Ventura Campus before autumn 2015.[3]
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Motto | Passion. Vision. Excellence. |
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Type | Private for-profit art school |
Active | 1945–2016 |
President | Edward Clift[1] |
Provost | Victoria Liptak |
Location | Ventura and Santa Barbara , , U.S. |
Campus | Suburban |
Website | www |
The college abruptly announced it was closing on August 12, 2016. The last term was the summer 2016 semester.[4][5] Enrollment had declined by 90% to 250 students, completion rates ranged from 3% to 40% by program, and there was controversy surrounding advertising using inflated job placement rates,[6] unusual loan policies, and surprise fees.[7]