Brooks College had two campuses owned by Career Education Corporation:[1] in Long Beach, California, and in Sunnyvale, California.
[2] Brooks College was founded in 1964 as Collegiate Inn to provide student housing to California State University, Long Beach.
[1] In 2007, Career Education Corporation announced that it would close Brooks College, and began attempting to sell Brooks College because of accreditation problems and "scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Education".
[5][6] A 2009 exposé by CBS News reporter Steve Croft said Brooks College was "facing allegations that it deceived investors, the federal government, and students, who say they've been taught a very expensive lesson".
[7] 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.