AL cosmetology school bonds.
$1,500 flat. Soft pull.
Alabama requires every cosmetology or barbering school to file a fixed $50,000 performance bond to be licensed (Code of Alabama §34-7B-26). It protects students if the school closes. Ours is $1,500 flat — 3% of the bond amount — with one soft credit pull.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your school license is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the application.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, an underwriter reaches out within 48 hours. The soft pull never affects your score.
File with the Board
Pay online and receive the executed $50,000 bond, ready to file with your school license application to the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. Wet-ink original on request.
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$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the school bond actually guarantees
Alabama licenses cosmetology and barbering schools through the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering under Code of Alabama §34-7B-26. To operate a school, an applicant must file a $50,000 surety bond — a student-protection guarantee so students aren't left paying for an education they never receive if the school closes.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the school/principal), the surety carrier, and the Board (the obligee), with enrolled students as the protected parties. If the school closes before students complete the training they paid for, the harmed students can recover against the bond.
The $50,000 bond is one piece of the licensing requirement — the Board also requires proof of liability insurance (commonly at least $500,000). The bond must stay active for the life of the school license. It is not insurance for the school; if the surety pays, the school repays the surety.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time soft credit pull. The executed $50,000 bond is ready to file with the Board.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$1,500 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.