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Thomas College Guarantees

We’re so certain your Thomas education will get results, we guarantee it.

Guaranteed Job Program™

We guarantee your first job after college.

Thomas sets itself apart from other colleges with our Guaranteed Job Program™. We’re so confident in the relevance of our students’ education that we can guarantee they will find a job within six months of graduation.

In this one-of-a-kind program, you’ll work with Career Services throughout your college career to take steps that have been proven to lead to success in the job search. If you do your part and still don’t land a job related to your major within six months of graduation, we’ll either make your monthly federal student loan payments for you for up to a year, or we’ll let you start a Thomas master’s degree program for free.

GJP Requirements

  1. Review and accept the Guaranteed Job Program™ contract
  2. Register with Career Services
  3. Participate in Professional and Career Development
  4. Create, then update resume at least once a year
  5. Demonstrate leadership
  6. Perform community service
  7. Complete an internship for academic credit
  8. Graduate from Thomas College with a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum
    cumulative 3.0 GPA and complete at least 60 credits in the day division
  9. Be in good financial standing with the College upon graduation
  10. Meet with Career Services within 30 days of graduation, and monthly
    until employed

If the student is unemployed at six months after graduation,
the student may elect ONE of the following:

  1. Thomas College will make monthly payments of federally subsidized student
    loans for a period of up to 12 months.
  2. The student may enroll, tuition-free, in up to six evening graduate
    courses at Thomas College.

GJP Benefits

If the student is employed within six months of graduation but the current position
is not in his or her field of study, the student may elect ONE of the following educational benefits:

  1. The student may enroll, tuition-free, in an unlimited number of
    undergraduate courses at Thomas College.
  2. The student may enroll, tuition-free, in up to six evening graduate
    courses at Thomas College.

The Career Services staff is ready to assist you at 207-859-1106 or CareerHelp@thomas.edu.

Locked-in Tuition

If you maintain a 3.8 overall GPA at the end of each academic year we will guarantee your tuition cost will not increase for the following year.

Thomas in Four

You’re guaranteed to graduate within four years if you follow the steps in our plan. That means you’ll enter the job market on time and avoid paying for an extra semesters of study.

Golf Networking

We guarantee six weeks of free golf lessons as part of a networking class you can take during your senior year. At the end of that time, you can enter a golf scramble (at no cost) that brings you together with alumni and area business leaders.