Every Arizona private college, university, or career school files a bond with the State Board for Private Postsecondary Education under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 30 to protect students’ tuition. The amount starts at $15,000 and scales with revenue — we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for the standard education bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the PPSE Board. Here is the whole thing:
Your school’s details, the bond amount the Board set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board insists on them.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the PPSE Board set and the premium updates.
Arizona licenses private colleges and career schools through the State Board for Private Postsecondary Education (PPSE) under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 30. A bond is a condition of that license, and it is a student-protection guarantee.
The bond stands behind your faithful compliance with Arizona and federal law and protects anyone financially harmed by an unlawful act of the school — including breach of contract, or a failure to deliver the education described in your catalog, brochures, or other publications. A student harmed by the school’s failure can recover against the bond.
The minimum bond is $15,000; above that, the Board scales the amount to a percentage of gross tuition revenue (the percentage depends on accreditation status). An applicant may post a cash deposit with the State Treasurer instead — but a surety bond costs the flat 3% premium rather than tying up the full amount in cash.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Board set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the PPSE Board set and file the same day.