Not only do they guarantee that their graduates will get a job, they will make the payments on student loans for up to one year or longer for those that can’t get employed. All I can say is “WOW”
In lieu of making the student loan payments, Thomas College will also allow unemployed students to come back and take an unlimited number of classes for free for up to 2 years!
Now you know that this deal comes with a catch. Thomas College is certainly not going to pay for someone to sit on a couch in their parent’s basement for a year, covered in cheese puffs and surrounded by empty pizza boxes while they play their favorite game on Nintendo Wii. I am guessing some parents may object to this as well!
To be eligible, a student must satisfy the following:
- Sign a written agreement with the College
- Graduate with a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade-point-average from a baccalaureate degree program. A minimum of 90 credits must be completed in the undergraduate day division
- Complete a three-credit-hour internship within your program of study
- Register and work with the College’s Career Services Office
- Be in good financial standing with both the College and student-loan agencies
Apparently, the Guaranteed Job Placement Program (also known as G-Job) at Thomas College has been around since 1999.
“We generally find that 95 percent of our students find a position six months outside of their graduation date, so in the past 10 years of the program, we’ve only had to pay out six times,” said Edwards (Thomas College Provost). “And of those six times, five have been payouts in the sense that students have come back to get more education at the graduate level, often times looking to move in a different career path.”
I know this information doesn’t necessarily fall along the CheapScholar.org theme of helping to make college affordable. However, going to a College or University that guarantees a job after graduation sure does make the educational investment/expense more inviting.