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The report of the ACCJC visiting team relates only to the Brooks College campuses in Long Beach and Sunnyvale, and has no bearing whatsoever on the accreditation status of any other Career Education Corporation schools.
- ↑ McAllister, Robert (August 17, 2007). "Brooks to Shutter Campuses in Long Beach, Sunnyvale". California Apparel News. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ "Career Education Corp. Will Close 3 Colleges It Has Tried to Sell". Chronicle of Higher Education. 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved June 29, 2007.
- ↑ "Brooks College Sunnyvale". brookssv.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009.
As of June 24, 2008 the Brooks Sunnyvale Campus is no longer open.
- ↑ "End of the year is the end of the line for Brooks College". Press Telegram. 2008-12-31. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ Fisher, Marla Jo (August 14, 2007). "CSULB to buy Brooks College site". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ Leung, Rebecca (February 11, 2009). "For-Profit College: Costly Lesson". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
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- ↑ "CSULB buys Brooks College campus for $11.1 million". Daily 49er. California State University, Long Beach. August 16, 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2022.