<p>Had to revive this thread again. Yep, Cooper is leaning towards implementing a tuition.</p>
<p>[Cooper</a> Union’s Free Tuition Days May Be Over, Says President: Gothamist](<a href=“http://gothamist.com/2013/02/16/cooper_unions_free_tuition_days_are.php]Cooper”>Cooper Union's Free Tuition Days May Be Over, Says President - Gothamist)</p>
<p>I know it’s odd to be so concerned with one college. But it still makes me sad and slightly worried for the students who attend. Graduate students have to pay nearly $40,000 a year. I couldn’t find the exact numbers for undergraduate tuition, but I predict it will be on equal pricing to what graduate students pay. </p>
<p>This may be the elephant in the room, but should a tuition be implemented, it would be especially harmful for art and architecture students. Both art and architecture have shaky job prospects in this recession. Coupled with high tuition/ student loans… it’s a scary prospect. I love the arts but monetarily speaking it is an incredibly risky field.</p>
<p>Here’s an interesting question: would Cooper need to loosen the admission standards so more people could get accepted (and thus more tuition money comes in?) I mean, if they start charging tuition, they can’t say “we offer full-tuition scholarships” as a reason for selectivity. Or maybe it’s irrelevant.</p>