Virgil Elings | Credit: Courtesy

Two Santa Barbara Unified programs are getting major upgrades to their facilities.

Dos Pueblos High School is constructing new state-of-the-art facilities that will support Career Technical Education pathways in manufacturing, product development, media arts, and design. At Santa Barbara High School, the Visual Arts and Design Academy (VADA) will be constructing a new building specifically designed for the specialized education that VADA offers.

The schools came up with the funds through different means. At Dos Pueblos, lead philanthropist Virgil Elings gifted $4 million to the facilities, enough to have the facilities named in his honor. 

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