Jobless graduate sues her college

Date: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 4:34 AM

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One of my biggest gripes about colleges and universities is that they don't
offer a money back guarantee. If it's as easy to find jobs after graduation as
they claim, then there should have no problem with this type of consumerism.

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Tech grad who can't find job sues to get tuition back

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8180806.stm
Jobless graduate sues her college

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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136209/Tech_grad_who_can_t_find_job_sues_to_get_tuition_back_?taxonomyId=1

Tech grad who can't find job sues to get tuition back Offers for college grads
are down generally because of the recession Patrick Thibodeau

August 3, 2009 (Computerworld) Job offers for IT graduates are generally down
across the board, but that's not stopping a New York woman from suing to get
her tuition money back.

Trina Thompson, of New York, is suing Monroe College's office of career
advancement because she claims that the college has "not tried hard enough to
help me," according to court papers.

Thompson, who graduated in April with a bachelor's degree in information
technology is seeking $70,000 in tuition costs. The lawsuit also seeks an
additional $2,000 "for the stress I have been going through looking for a
full-time job on my own."

The lawsuit, a handwritten claim with few details, according to documents
available online, was filed July 24 in Superior Court in the Bronx.
Thompson could not be reached for comment. The New York Post was the first to
report on the suit.

In response to Thompson's action, Monroe College's Director of public
relations, Gary Axelbank, said in an e-mailed statement that the college still
wants to help Thompson find work. "While it is clear that no college,
especially in this economy, can guarantee employment, Monroe College remains
committed to working with all its students, including Ms.
Thompson," the statement said. Monroe said it "has increased its staffing of
career counselors" to help students deal with the "challenging economy."

Monroe offers an IT program that focuses on practical job skills, with a
curriculum that includes programming, hardware, networking, security and
database management, among other things.

For graduates generally, "the job prospects are down all across the board,"
said Edwin Koc, director of strategic and foundation research at the National
Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) in Bethlehem, Penn.

About 49% of the computer science students received at least one job offer
prior to graduation, according to NACE's survey of graduates this past spring;
In 2007, nearly 70% of the students received offers. The only students who
were more likely to have a job offer prior to graduation were accountants, at
just over 53%.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8180806.stm

Monday, 3 August 2009

Jobless graduate sues her college

A New York woman who says she cannot find a job is suing the college where she
obtained a bachelor's degree, the New York Post reports.

Trina Thompson, 27, filed a lawsuit last week against Monroe College in Bronx
Supreme Court.

She is seeking to recover $70,000 (#42,000) she spent on tuition to get her
information technology degree.

Monroe College spokesman Gary Axelbank said Ms Thompson's lawsuit was
"completely without merit".

The ex-student, who received her degree in April, says the college's Office of
Career Advancement did not provide her with the leads and career advice it had
promised.

"They have not tried hard enough to help me," she wrote about the college in
her lawsuit.

Her mother, Carol, said her daughter was "very angry at her situation"
having "put all her faith" in her college.

With her student loans coming due, the family would be saddled with more debt,
the graduate's mother added.

Monroe insists it helps its graduates find jobs.

"The college prides itself on the excellent career-development support that we
provide to each of our students, and this case does not deserve further
consideration," its spokesman said.

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