RRM remodeled a 1930s school building to accommodate the relocation of the Santa Barbara Middle School to the 30,000 sf campus.

Jefferson School was opened in the Riviera District, on Alameda Padre Serra, first occupied by Brooks Institute of Photography and now Santa Barbara Middle School

Local alumni reflect on the glory days of the campus as students fill the halls for the first time in 40 years.

Brooks Institute, a visual arts school whose alumni include Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize winners, is permanently closing Oct. 31.

Fabled Photography School Will Shut its Doors October 31.

Andrew Whyte was awarded the 2007 Bob Tulloch Scholarship from the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography, which gave him assistance to attend the "Brooks in a Week" workshop.

The Brooks Institute has been sold during a restructuring by the struggling public company that has owned it for the past 16 years.

Fall classes cancelled, questions loom

The Brooks Institute, a for-profit Ventura visual arts school, is shutting down immediately, amid questions from students, faculty, and alumni.

The Brooks Institute of Photography held the first Photography Hall of Fame as part of the University Museums in 1977

There's big news that's making waves in the world of photography education: the well-known photo school Brooks Institute has announced that it will be closing, ending a 70-year run.

From their current campus location on Ventura Ave, Brooks Institute is becoming an integral part of Ventura with several planned locations in the downtown area.

The Brooks Institute was an arts college centered on the visual and media arts based in Ventura, California.

Santa Barbara Middle School will relocate to the historic Brooks Jefferson campus in the Riviera neighborhood of Santa Barbara in the fall of 2011.

Current and former students discover themselves - and their potential.

Santa Barbara Middle School's Teen Press grows from a club to a documentary, continuing to educate and inspire youth.

Will Move to Brooks Institute of Photography's Jefferson Campus Next Fall

After seven-year search, school reaches deal to move in to Brooks Institute site on Alameda Padre Serra.

The private Santa Barbara campus uses the outdoors to teach students life skills.

Parents and teachers with ties to SBMS join five hundred local volunteers seeking out the most vulnerable homeless in an effort to get some of them permanent housing.

SBMS honors Mike deGruy's legacy of inspiring and educating students.

Former owner of Brooks Institute entrusts legacy of making a difference to school’s forward-thinking educators