According the sources at the Associated Press, she is hoping to recover the $70,000, she spent on tuition because the college failed to provide her with the career advice that they had promised. Tina and her family are facing a severe financial crisis because of Tina's student loan debt.

Should she have known better than to take out a 70k loan? Of course! (But it's easy to say that once you've been duped yourself.)

Does she have a valid lawsuit? Hell no! She should take accountability for her actions and not hold the school responsible for her not having a job.

However…

Posted on the school's website: http://www.monroecollege.edu/aboutmonroe

"Monroe offers Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, and Master's degree programs leading to employment in the most relevant areas for today's rapidly changing global economy."

Colleges all over the country make these types of claims. From ridiculous tag lines to outrageous promises, people are blatantly led to believe that college is the solution to their success.

Poor Tina with her useless IT degree. Just for giggles, I checked out their IT program to see what courses they are offering in this "rapidly changing world." It actually looks very similar to the same program that I took -which was already outdated in 2003! Good luck with that.

CT-290 – Internship    (doing what?!)
CP-101 – Introduction to Information Processing   ("information processing" is vague. It could be how to send email for all we know)
CP-117 – Programming Logic Using C++    (Well, okay. But you don't need 70k to learn this)
CP-215 – Visual Basic    (outdated)
CP-223 – Computer Hardware    (not necessary unless you plan on building your own)
CP-270 – Cisco I: Cisco Networking Basics (go to Cisco.com and get Cisco certified instead) 
CP-275 – Cisco II: Cisco Basic Routing  
CP-295 – System Analysis & Design    (Vague)
CP-303 – Operating Systems    (Vague)
CP-315 – Management Information Systems   (Vague and probably outdated)
CP-330 – Database Management Systems (USING ORACLE)    (Better off going straight to ORACLE to get certified)
CP-335 – Telecommunications   (What?!)
CP-360 – Network Security   (For who? What company? This is hard to generalize)
CP-415 – IT Project Management    (You can't learn this stuff in school)
CT-101 – Introduction to Information Technology   (Ready to sleep through your 70K education?)
CT-155 – Computer Software (Vague)