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Revision as of 20:32, 22 July 2003 by Dougjih (talk | contribs) (new article)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Cooper Union (full name "The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art") is a private, four-year college that offers full-tuition scholarship to all its students. Currently, Cooper Union offers programs in architecture, fine arts, and engineering to a total of nearly 900 students. Cooper Union is located in East Village in New York City, near New York University.
Cooper Union was founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper (1791-1883), an inventor and entrepreneur from a humble background, to provide educational opportunity to poor people in the neighborhood. In the beginning, Cooper Union offered adult education in night classes on the subjects of applied sciences and architectural drawing, as well as day classes for women on the subjects of photography, telegraphy, "type-writing" and shorthand. Cooper Union evolved over time into the current form of four-year college with three schools (architecture, art, and engineering). Regardless of the changes, the tradition of tuition-free education has always remained.