Cooper Union, in full Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, private institution of higher learning in New York, New York, U.S.It was endowed in 1859 by merchant and philanthropist Peter Cooper for the “advancement of science and art,” and its financial resources were later increased by the Hewitt and Carnegie families.

The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union offers a five-year program leading to the Bachelor of Architecture, a first professional degree accredited by the NAAB. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to as Cooper Union, is located in New York's East Village neighborhood. One prof taught at Cooper and another art school in nyc in the same time and he said the class discuss make the cooper kid really learn more and it is so quiet in another school. cooper student is talented and they learn from teacher and student. 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.