The biggest name in photography education is closing it’s doors for good! 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.

VC Reporter reports that the Ventura, California, for-profit school announced at a staff meeting yesterday that the doors will permanently close on October 31st, 2016, and that all classes in the fall semester have been cancelled.