Unemployed Graduate Sues College For $70,000 In Tuition

A Bronx woman is suing Monroe College to get back the $70,000 she spent on tuition because she has not been able to find a job since graduating in April, according to a published report.  You can't make this stuff up, folks!

Trina Thompson, 27, field suit in Bronx Supreme Court after failing to find employment since she earned her bachelor's degree, according to a New York Post story.

The information technology student accused the school of not doing enough to help her find a job, the story stated.  She alleged that the college's Office of Career Advancement has not delivered on its promise of providing leads and career advice, according to the report.

A Monroe spokesman told the Post the lawsuit is without merit, insisting the school helps its graduates with their career development.

The graduate who lives with her mother, Carol, a substitute teacher, is barely making ends meet at the moment, according to the story.

From my viewpoint as a college planner, this excerpt from the story jumped out at me:

As if being unemployed weren't enough, Trina's student loans are coming due, saddling the family with more debt, the mom said.

"We're going to be homeless, and we'll still have a student loan to pay," Carol said.

We all know the economy is bad and it's a very tough job market out there.  But once again, as a college planner, I can't help but wonder: If Thompson had done some meaningful planning on how to fund college, perhaps she would at least not have all this debt hanging over her head now.

Bad enough she can't find a job, but now she's going to be dragged down further under the weight of huge student loans.

Don't let this be you.  There is a better way.

Comments

[Alexandra]

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[Your career guide]

one can't blame the school because she isn't getting a job. Most people from her school must have landed into one and those who haven't must b for other reasons in these tough times. Suing your alma mater actually wouldn't help.

[Graduate Dissertation]

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