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Q: How do I notify The Cooper Union that I have health insurance through my parent(s)?

Health insurance is automatically billed with your tuition on every student bill. If you wish to decline coverage, you must request the insurance waiver through the health insurance company. If you do not decline coverage by October 15, you will be responsible for the charges. If you are planning to use your own insurance, you will need to submit proof of coverage and should ask your provider if you are covered in New York state. For additional information, please visit the health insurance company website.  

Q: What mental health resources are available to Cooper students? 

During the academic year we offer several different types of mental health resources. Drop-in and scheduled sessions are available with our Cooper counselors. We also have short-term counseling with our network of off-campus counselors and via www.CooperCare, a tele-health service that is accessed through the website or phone app, and provides services for physical health issues, brief and immediate mental health support, and ongoing scheduled therapy sessions. 

 

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.