NEW YORK ( CNN ) -- A recent college graduate is suing her alma mater for $ 72,000 -- the full cost of her tuition and then some -- because she can not find a job . Trina Thompson has sued her alma mater , Monroe College of New York . Trina Thompson , 27 , of the Bronx , graduated from New York 's Monroe College in April with a bachelor of business administration degree in information technology . On July 24 , she filed suit against the college in Bronx Supreme Court , alleging that Monroe 's `` Office of Career Advancement did not help me with a full-time job placement . I am also suing them because of the stress I have been going through . '' The college responded that it offers job-search support to all its students . In her complaint , Thompson says she seeks $ 70,000 in reimbursement for her tuition and $ 2,000 to compensate for the stress of her three-month job search . As Thompson sees it , any reasonable employer would pounce on an applicant with her academic credentials , which include a 2.7 grade-point average and a solid attendance record . But Monroe 's career-services department has put forth insufficient effort to help her secure employment , she claims . `` They 're supposed to say , ' I got this student , her attendance is good , her GPA is all right -- can you interview this person ? ' They 're not doing that , '' she said . Thompson said she has fulfilled her end of the job-search bargain , peppering companies listed on Monroe 's e-recruiting site with cover letters , résumés and phone calls . But no more than two employers have responded to her outreach , and those leads have borne no fruit . Her complaint adds , `` The office of career advancement information technology counselor did not make sure their Monroe e-recruiting clients call their graduates that recently finished college for an interview to get a job placement . They have not tried hard enough to help me . '' She suggested that Monroe 's Office of Career Advancement shows preferential treatment to students with excellent grades . `` They favor more toward students that got a 4.0 . They help them more out with the job placement , '' she said . iReport.com : `` Do n't sue your alma mater '' Monroe College released a statement saying that `` 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 , who graduated only three months ago , to prepare them for careers and to support them during their job search . '' Thompson says she has not hired an attorney to represent her because she can not afford one . When she filed her complaint , she also filed a `` poor person order , '' which exempts her from filing fees associated with the lawsuit . Asked whether she would advise other college graduates facing job woes to sue their alma maters , Thompson said yes . `` It does n't make any sense : They went to school for four years , and then they come out working at McDonald 's and Payless . That 's not what they planned . '' CNN 's Kristen Hamill contributed to this report .
Monroe College graduate says career office did n't help her with job placement . She seeks $ 70,000 for tuition and $ 2,000 to compensate for stress . Comment: College says it is `` committed to working with all its students ''