[8] In the aftermath, Wright and the school faced a barrage of lawsuits from teachers seeking unpaid wages, creditors, and disgruntled students.
The challenges persisted, however, with encounters with city inspectors, fire code violations, and ongoing unrest among faculty and students.
[8] By the spring of the next year, Cooper faced a shutdown,[8] with bankruptcy proceeding against the school initiated by three creditors (those charges were later dismissed).
For many years, the school was located at 6300 Euclid Avenue, near the intersection of East 65th Street, on the second floor of an industrial building, sharing occupancy with the Cleveland Engineering Institute.
Former deans at the school included Nick Livaitch, Joseph Hruby, Charles "Chuck" Bowen, and Samuel Evey.
[14] Other faculty included Chuck Bowen, Jose Cintron, Bruce Cline, Paul Denis, John W. Dorsey,[15] Lucy Eidimtas, Sam Evey, Vincent Ferrara, Ken Fritz, Ed Glynn, Joseph Hruby,[16] Terry Johnson, Mary Koster, Paul Missal, Andrew Russetti, Anthony Schepis, Susan Bodenger Skove, Marv Smith, Reed Thomason, and Lois Vance.