Diploma: private colleges can not charge for the standard diploma
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SAO PAULO - After four or five years of studies and tight budget, get the diploma is not always a sign that the cost of college completed. Many institutions charge for the certificate, however, according to standard Ministry of Education, the standard diploma must be delivered at no cost to the student.
The technique of Fundação Procon-SP Márcia Christina Oliveira explains that when the student pays the college is paying out for a service. "The bill includes the provision of service," he said. "It is an obligation of the institution to provide it."
The Normative MEC 40, December 2007, prohibits the collection of the certificate. Marcia says that the decision came after a series of lawsuits against institutions for students who considered the charge abusive. "It is a law student, can not be charged," he emphasizes.
Before and after the standard
As said the standard of the ministry, the default certificate must be provided free of charge. "If students want a different role, the institution may charge, since the figures are not abusive," explains the technique of body defense.
She also noted that students who paid for the standard certificate within five years prior to apply the order of the MEC - in December 2007 - may appeal and request refund of the purchase price will be paid back double.
However, Marcia points out, the collection is prohibited for simple scripts, the default type. Any further detail that the student wants the diploma may be charged.
Defaulters
The technique of Procon-SP also remember that, even in default, the student is entitled to the diploma. "There is no need to renegotiate the debt before he can apply for the certificate even though I had debts, lists of defaulters and even with the debt protested," he points out. "It is a right that the institution can not deny."
In cases of professions that do not require as a mandatory qualification for the exercise, the certificate must be provided in the contract. Marcia points out that, if not, the institution may charge.
In Justice
In Campinas, in São Paulo, the Federal Public Ministry filed a public civil action against four private institutions in the region asking for compensation for amounts charged by law alumni and considered improper. The lawsuit seeks the return of double harmed consumers.
Marcia points out that there are several actions being filed in the state for that reason. She argues that these cases always hang for compensation for the student, who is the weakest link in the consumption process.
Source: InfoMoney
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