<<<<< JOB DESTRUCTION NEWSLETTER  No. 2047 -- 8/05/2009 >>>>>

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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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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