A search for a Brookline College lawsuit turns up two different kinds of legal trouble. The college itself has not been the defendant in a widely reported lawsuit, but its parent company, Unitek Learning, has been sued twice by employees in California, and Brookline’s Phoenix nursing program spent years under discipline from the Arizona State Board of Nursing before regaining full approval in 2025.
Employment Lawsuits Against Parent Company Unitek Learning
Brookline College is owned and operated by Unitek Learning, a Newport Beach, California company that runs a network of healthcare education institutions.1Unitek Learning. Brookline College Celebrates Grand Opening in Albuquerque Two employment cases have been filed against the parent.
In September 2023, a former employee named Julie Morales sued Unitek Learning in Kern County Superior Court under California’s Private Attorneys General Act, which lets a single worker sue on behalf of the state for labor code violations affecting a group. The filing identified 462 aggrieved employees across more than 12,600 pay periods. It settled in June 2025 for a gross amount of $506,000, of which roughly $177,000 went to attorney fees, $30,000 to litigation expenses, $25,000 in PAGA penalties payable to the state, and $7,500 as an individual award to Morales.2CABIA. Julie Morales v. Unitek Learning, Inc., et al.
A second suit, Hampton v. Unitek Learning Education Group Corp., was filed in November 2023 in Alameda County Superior Court. It names Unitek Learning and TVG-Florence Holdco Corp. as defendants and has been designated a class action deemed complex by the court. Public docket summaries do not spell out the specific employment claims, and the case appears to remain pending as of mid-2026.3Plainsite. Hampton v. Unitek Learning Education Group Corp.
Arizona Board of Nursing Discipline
The bigger story on the college’s own record is regulatory. In 2020, the first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate for Brookline’s Phoenix Bachelor of Science in Nursing program fell to 76.51%, below the 80% minimum set by Arizona administrative rules. The Board of Nursing found this violated a provision of the state Nurse Practice Act addressing conduct potentially harmful or dangerous to patients or the public.4Arizona State Board of Nursing. Brookline College Decree of Censure
In June 2021, the Board issued a Decree of Censure. Brookline admitted the findings of fact rather than contest them at a hearing. Censure is the lowest level of discipline the Board can impose, but it signals that further problems can escalate.4Arizona State Board of Nursing. Brookline College Decree of Censure
That is what happened. In September 2022, Brookline entered a Voluntary Consent Agreement placing the BSN program on 24 months of probation. The consent agreement was amended three times over the next two years: in September 2022, August 2023, and July 2024.5Arizona State Board of Nursing. Programs With Current or Recent Violations The Board’s public listings do not detail what each amendment changed.
Probation was terminated on September 26, 2025. The program now holds Full Approval status with the Arizona Board of Nursing, and the earlier Decree of Censure is scheduled to be removed from the college’s record on June 21, 2026.6Arizona State Board of Nursing. Brookline College
Withdrawal From Master’s-Level Nursing Accreditation
Around the same time as the BSN censure, Brookline’s Master’s Degree Program in Nursing voluntarily withdrew from accreditation with the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, effective July 1, 2021. The master’s program had first received CCNE accreditation in September 2014.7American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Accreditation Actions A voluntary withdrawal means the institution chose to give up accreditation rather than proceed through a review; the specific reasons have not been publicly disclosed.
Where Things Stand
The Arizona nursing discipline is closed, with the program back in good standing. The Morales PAGA case is resolved. The Hampton class action against Unitek Learning is still open. If you’re researching Brookline College because of a personal situation, the practical takeaway is that the searchable “lawsuit” record belongs to the parent company and involves employees rather than students, while the college’s own most serious legal trouble was a state licensing matter that has now been lifted.