# The Foothill Campus and the Media District Academy: Auditing Woodbury University, the Historic University of Redlands Merger, and Burbank’s Higher Education Landscape

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Forensic investigative audit of higher education in Burbank: auditing Woodbury University’s 22.4-acre Verdugo Hills campus (AIN 2401-042-011), its historic July 2026 merger into the University of Redlands to form URLA, certified IRS Form 990 filings ($47.0M revenue, 89.3% tuition dependency ratio, -$735k operating deficit), executive compensation, 100% California Welfare property tax exemption (~$1.1M–$1.5M annual tax shelter), the national higher ed demographic cliff, and New York Film Academy’s commercial Media District outpost at 3300 W Riverside Dr.

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