Brooks Institute of Photography
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| Established: | 1945 |
| Type: | Private, For Profit |
| Location: | Santa Barbara, California, USA |
| Campus: | suburban |
| Website: | Brooks Institute |
Brooks Institute is a for-profit college based in Santa Barbara, California and Ventura, California which is owned by Career Education Corporation.[1] Brooks offers four majors. The Professional photography program is based in Santa Barbara, and the Graphic Design, Film and Video Production and Visual Journalism programs are based in Ventura.
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[edit] History
Brooks Institute of Photography was founded in 1945 by Ernest H. Brooks, Sr. The school was sold by Ernest H. Brooks, Jr. to Career Education Corporation (CEC) in 1999. Since then, CEC has expanded the school, including the purchase of a former production studio in which to base the school's motion picture program. In 2007, the school changed its name from Brooks Institute of Photography to Brooks Institute.[2]
[edit] Programs of Study
Brooks Institute has four separate academic programs.
Professional Photography, based in Santa Barbara, focuses on the following areas of specialization: Digital Imaging, Commercial, Advertising, Industrial/Scientific, Portraiture and Digital Media.
Film and Video Production, based in Ventura, is a study of filmmaking and production techniques, including proposals and budgeting, scripting, directing, and editing. Majors include, Feature Filmmaking, Commercial Filmmaking, Visual Effects and Animation.
Visual Journalism, based in Ventura, concentrates on teaching photojournalism.
Graphic Design is based in Ventura.
[edit] Campus
Brooks Institute has campuses in both Santa Barbara, California and Ventura, California. The Professional Photography Program facilities are located at the Santa Barbara campus. The Visual Journalism, Film and Video Production and Graphic Design classes are located at the facilities in Ventura. Brooks also has two libraries, one in Santa Barbara and one in Ventura, that contain thousands of books, journals and other publications. [2]
[edit] Accreditation
Brooks is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools[2] which offers accreditation to mostly vocational schools. National accreditation should not be confused with regional accreditation. Most public and private universities are regionally accredited.[3][4][5][6] There are numerous regionally accredited schools, such as UCLA, USC, CSU Channel Islands, or UC Berkeley, which will not accept transfer credits from nationally accredited schools.
[edit] Controversy
In July 2005, the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE) accused Brooks Institute of Photography and its parent corporation Career Education Corporation of persuading prospective students to enroll by "willfully misleading" them, "falsifying and omitting critical information." [7][8][9] Brooks was given only a conditional approval to operate for the next two years with a hearing scheduled for February 2006, and ordered to provide "equitable restitution" to students going back to 1999. However, Brooks appealed the decision and at the hearing the judge determining that BPPVE had not complied with the mandatory provisions of the Education Code, and that it had wrongly denied Brooks Institute an opportunity to contest the Bureau's action prior to the time it was imposed. The California Department of Consumer Affairs (which oversees BPPVE) later reached the same conclusion.[10] Brooks ultimately received unconditional renewal of its licensure.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ CEC directory of schools
- ^ a b c Brooks Institute website
- ^ Demanding Credit, Inside Higher Education website, dated Oct. 19, 2005 by Scott Jaschik
- ^ Tussling Over Transfer of Credit, Inside Higher Education website, February 26, 2007 by Doug Lederman
- ^ What is the Difference Between Regional and National Accreditation, Yahoo! Education website
- ^ Types of Accreditation, Education USA website
- ^ California Agency Alleges Brooks Institute of Photography "Willfully" Misled Students, The Big Picture, July 28, 2005
- ^ Calif. Reins In a For-Profit College, Inside Higher Education, July 20, 2005
- ^ The School That Skipped Ethics Class, Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times, July 24, 2005.
- ^ Department of Consumer Affairs Invalidates Actions of California Bureau against Brooks Institute, Career Education Corp. press release, May 16, 2006
- ^ Career Education Corporation Announces Renewal of Unconditional Licensure for Brooks Institute of Photography, Yahoo Business, April 21, 2007
[edit] External links
- Brooks Institute of Photography - official web site
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