iOS app Android app  Patrick O'Connor   A Free College Is Free
No More (Sort of) -- What That Means to You  Posted: 05/10/2012
5:45 pm  For those of you who like to read tea leaves about
applying to college, I'm here to tell you the Boston Tea Party
happened about two weeks ago in Manhattan.  That was when Cooper
Union announced its plans to start charging tuition for some of
its graduate students, starting in September 2013. Highly
regarded as a leader in the fields of art, architecture and
engineering, Cooper Union has been tuition free since 1902, and
plans to remain tuition free for undergraduates at least through
the 2013-14 school year. But at least some of the graduate
students -- total population of about 100 -- will be paying some
tuition.  Is this really a big deal in the college world? No and
yes. No, because the number of students impacted by the decision
is small; because all Cooper students have always had to pay
room and board (a cost that can be reduced or eliminated based
on financial need) -